Online Threat Alerts (OTA) - Alerting you to scams and frauds.
Scamming - Fraud
Online scammers are contacting potential victims pretending to be Smart Water, asking them if they want to wrap their cars in an advertising campaign that pays $500 per week. The scammers will ask their potential victims for their names and addresses. They will then send a check to them. The scammers will then ask their potential victims to cash the check, take their share of the money, and wire the rest to a graphic designer.
But, the fake check will bounce. The wired money will actually go to the scammers behind this fraudulent scheme and the victims will then be left to pay back the bank the wired amount and other charges associated with the processing of the check. Whenever you receive offers that are too good to be true, please do your research before participating, even if the offers seem legitimate.
If you have any information about the Smart Water Car Wrap scam, please share in a comment below.
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Received a check for $3,485. 37 via USPS Priority Mail along with a letter from Glacéau Smartwater. The letter came with instructions, I took it to my bank and I texted this Patrick Francis guy and told him they had a hold on the check. Thankfully my bank caught the scam and sent the check back stating the check was altered/fictitious. I did my research and came across this post…sure enough it’s a scam! Thank you so much and making people aware of this. Extremely helpful.
Received a check from Sonsio International Inc. for $3475.64 for a Glaceau Smartwater Car wrap. The letter screams FRAUD! Do your research. Patrick Francis is the contact person (480-934-7625) to “text” after depositing the check. These people are getting better however, it’s not enough to not fall for it. I’m taking this to my bank and also call the PNC Bank listed on the check to report it.
Got a check in the mail for Smartwater auto decal, in the amount of $3485.33, with instructions to deposit the check and who to contact after deposit is made. Both the instruction letter and the check are sketchy and I’m sure it’s a scam. The letter is not on company letterhead paper, the logo is out of focus or blurred, and the wording is poor, unprofessional. The check looks legit but has a badly pixilated signature, no reference to Smatwater or what this payment is for in “Memo” section, no phone number under address of payer nor for the bank it’s written from. Who, what agency do I report this too? What should I do with the check - rip it up and trash or give it to my bank as fraud so they can investigate it?I use my iPad for everything and I realize I clicked on something that initiated this scam. How do I find out if Malware was downloaded?
You can trash it or give it to the police.
Entire family just signed up ...but looked up the information from here Thank God! We will not cash the checks!
Just received a $4000 check from Intense Wireline solutions, LlC but the letter that explains the check makes no sense. The letter from the scammer says Auburn, MI . Looked up the business on check and it is an oil well business.
Sadly, the numerous errors in spelling, grammar and obvious foreign vernacular used in this scam, normally would have SCREAMED "fake ad" and would have been effective red flags in keeping this under control, but for the fact "they" decided spelling and grammar were outdated studies and removed from the curriculum being taught in middle and high schools beginning ten years ago. This is what we get...
I received a check in the amount of $4950.000 and the bank is Mountain America which I googled and is credited bank. My check is from a person name Gabriel R...
I also received a 4950.00 check and a letter from a FedEx package saying to deposit the check by walking into my bank and do it in person, what should I do take it to law enforcement?
SCAM - They are at it again, Glaceau Smartwater Car Wrap check came in by priority mail Identifiable fake information to tell you scam:Patrick Francis(626) 663-7850 or (210) 975-1114Check information:berman mickelson dembo & jacobs LLCIOLA ACCOUNT 684 FARMINGTON AVE.HARDFORD, CT 06105WEBSTER BANK WEST HARDFORD CT, 06117NOTICE THE CITY IS SPELLED INCORRECTLY and the LLC HAS THE WORNG ADDRESS
Same as I recieved only Patrick Francis is now Arlington TX, with a company that is a construction company on check, stating to take photo deposit of ATM deposit. Not today satan, I am good
