Scammers using car wrap ruse to trick drivers

A Glen Burnie lost $950 after being told she could make several hundreds a week by agreeing to putting an advertisement on her car.

MAKE HUNDREDS A WEEK.

INEXCHANGE... YOU ALLOW ACOMPANY TO PLACE ANADVERTISEMENT SOMEWHERE ONYOUR CAR.

WMA━2 NEWS MALLORYSOFASTAII SHOWS US HOWCONSUMERS HOPING TO MAKE ANEASY BUCK ARE LOSING THOUSANDSTO THIS CAR WRAP SCAM..BECAUSE IF IT MATTERS TO YO..

IT'S A MATTER FOR MALLORYTHERE'S THE RED BULL MINICOOPERS ..

MONSTER VANS..

CARBRANDING CATCHES YOUR EYE ..AND THIS SCAM BANKS ON YOUHAVING SEEN ONE OF THOSEVEHICLES..

AND BELIEVING THATYOU TOO CAN TURN A PROFIT BYSIMPLY USING THE SIDE OF YOURCAR AS AD SPACE.

LIKE MANY OFUS━ GAIL YOUNG WAS SEARCHINGFOR HER SIDE HUSTLE..

ANDTHOUGHT SHE'D FOUND IT ONFACEBOOK.

Gail Young, car wrapscam victim: 9:54 I sawsomething that said to makesome money easily we wouldlike to put a car wrap aboutour product and make somemoney.

And I thought, well,let's see.

I'm retired, thsounds good to me:17 A COMPANYCALLED KRONIK ENERGY WANTED TOUSE HER CAR AS A ROLLINGADVERTISEMENT..

AND THEY'D PAYHER SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS... A WEEK!

GY: 13:11 so Icounted of course the monies,so much money every week, Isaid hoo hoo SHE SENT IN HERINFORMATION.

A COUPLE DAYSLATER..

A CHECK ARRIVED IN TMAIL.

GY: 10:20 I said,alright, this must be forreal.

So I did exactly what ittold me because they sent aletter as well THE LETTER TOLDHER TO DEPOSIT THE CHECK..KEEP ━HUNDRED FOR HERSELFTHEN WIRE THE REST TOGRAPHIC ARTIST GY: 10:59 andeverything looked cool.

Well,three or four days later, Ichecked my bank account andsaid minus the amount that wason that check and I freakedout of course and I went to mybank and they saidinsufficient funds THE BANKSAID THEY COULDN'T HELP..

ANDTHE COMPANY DIDN'T ANSWER GY:11:26 I didn't get through tothem so I said ━ha!:04 SHEREALIZED SHE'D BEEN SCAMMEDAngie Barnett, president andCEO, BBB serving greater MD:3:32 It is actually a forgery,a fraudulent check.

If yourbank accepts that and youdeposit it, any money that youactually spend out of thatdeposit, you are accountableand responsible BANKS AREREQUIRED BY LAW TO MAKDEPOSITED FUNDS AVAILABLEQUICKLY.

JUST BECAUSE THECHECK CLEARED IT DOESN'T MEANIT'S GOOD.

BY THE TIME THEBANK DISCOVERS IT'S A FAKECHECK..

THE SCAMMER ALREAHAS YOUR MONEY.

GY: 16:05silly me, I thought cashier'scheck meant the money is real,all you have to do is cathem.

Sign them, cash them THEBBB HAS RECEIVED REPORTS ABOUTTHESE CAR WRAP SCAMS FORYEARS.

AB: 5:57 this one wasaround Kronik Energy Drink, Ifound evidence of this beingreported in 2014:05 AND YET..THE RUSE CONTINUES.

THEVICTIMS KEEP GROWING I CALLEDTHE PHONE NUMBER GAIL WAS TOLDTO TEXT..

WHEN I IDENTIFIEDMYSELF━ THEY HUNG UP ON ME.AND SINCE GAIL FELL FOR THESCAM ..

SHE'S RECEIVED THREEOTHER CHECKS IN THE MAIL━THE SENDERS HOPING SHE'LL DOIT AGAIN.

BUT SHE'S GROWNWISER..

HOWEVER JUST LAST WEEKSOMEONE ELSE EMAILED ME ASKINGME IF THIS WAS LEGITIMATE.HERE'S THE THING━ MOSTCOMPANIES DON'T HAVE CAR WRAPPROGRAMS. I REACHED OUT TOREDBULL, MONSTER, ANHEISERBUSCH━ PARENT COMPANY OFBUDWEISER━ THEY ALL SAITHEY DON'T PAY MEMBERS OF THEPUBLIC TO ADVERTISE THEPRODUCTS BY WRAPPING THEIRCARS.

THERE ARE LIABILITYISSUES..

AND THEY DON'T WANTTO RISK THEIR REPUTATIONS.THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSIONRECENTLY SENT OUT A WARNINGTHAT THESE SCAMS ARE ALSOTARGETING COLLEGE STUDENTS.THE AGENCY WANTS TO WARNCONSUMERS THAT IF YOU RECEIVEA CHECK AND ARE ASKED TO SENDMONEY BACK━ THIS IS A SCAM.TALK TO SOMEONE YOU TRUST ORYOUR BANK BEFORE TAKINGACTION.

AND IF YOU HAVE AMATTER FOR MALLORY━ SHEWANTS TO HEAR FROM YOU.

YOUCAN EMAIL HER AT MALLORY ATWMAR DOT COM..

OR FIND HER ON