SPAM in A New Journey

  • March 27, 2017, 3:03 p.m.
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I got a call if I was interested in helping advertising for APPLE/IPhone, they specified that I would have a decal on my car and since I do a lot of driving daily. I was interested. So I gathered some info and only gave them my name…(not full name), gave them my email address. SO they said they would email me all the info and I would go from there,
So I was told thru the email I would receive a $2000 check in the mail and it was on Priority mail, THEN As I fully was reading the whole email. I had noticed it stated.
This is part of it......

And we have been informed that Payment of $2000 was send to you that will cover the decal expenses and your first week payment and for your “Apple” Auto wrap Advertisement today via United State Postal Service (USPS) with the Tracking # (9405501699320112212233) which should be deliver to you today.

You are to take DEPOSIT the check via online mobile deposit or ATM ONLY , have it deposit for 24hours till tomorrow/next business working day, when cash would be available. Once the payment clear into your account, deduct $500 as your weekly wages and the rest balance should be send via Western Union Money Transfer in a minute service to the expert carrying the advert on your Car, so they can make all the necessary arrangement for the supplies needed for the wrap placement, and the wire charges to send the fund should be deducted from the specialist fee not from your weekly wages. Below is the specialist information you are require to send the fund to below;

Specialist Name: Jessie Moses
Specialist Address :42220 10th St W #108
Specialist City: Lancaster
Specialist State: CA (California)
Specialist Zip: 93534

We will like you to email the Western Union transfer details for Confirmation upon completion of payment within 24hr you receive the Check.
1. 10 DIGIT MTCN NUMBER as it is appears on the receipt,
2. Best time that the Specialist can meet up with you at your residence for the placement of the Wrap on your Vehicle.

Note: Apple will take full responsibility for placing and remove decal on your car and it will not resort to any damage. And also you are entitle to receive $500 weekly wages for you carrying out our decal on your Car and upon the process for the wrap placement, you will receive an agreement form to sign by the specialist the same day the wrap will take place at your residence.

Acknowledge receipt of this email immediately.

SO I received the check last Friday and immediately I knew it was a scam. SO this morning I called the POLICE as I had received a Terrorist Threat from the emailer. As the Police took photos of all our correspondence and the last 2 was definitely showing it was fraud, one thing we all noticed NO name or phone number and the EMAIL had no IP number. SO the Police took my check and they are getting FBI involved.

Very interesting how this world has come into be, I was very surprised of how this can happen, as I do not give out my full name and never my social to any one, ALSO the other day someone was calling me asking me for my medicare number and I refused to give it out on the phone, as it has your SOCIAL on it,
SO every one please be aware of who you give out your info to. IF YOU do not know them don’t give them anything.

Take Care


GypsyWynd March 27, 2017

Good for you for calling the police!

EvequeFou March 27, 2017

Interesting variation on a pretty common scam. Send you a fake check. You deposit it, wire real money out of your account, then you're on the hook for both the wire transfer and the fee your bank will assess when the check bounces.

Deleted user March 30, 2017

A friend of mine here in town almost got caught up in that one but luckily she too figured it out before any damage was done. Glad you called the police!

Misty Michael April 01, 2017

Glad you figured it out before it went any further! Sounds a bit complicated...that's usually a clue.

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