Email Fraud Alert received from: Al
I recently received an email with this subject line: PAYMENT /INSTRUCTI?ONS ( CAR COVER JOB)ACKNOW?LEDGED ASAP????? and I am concerned that it could be an attempt at defrauding me. Let me know in the comments section what you think, please.
The full contents of the suspected fraudulent (phishing / scamming) e-mail appear below:
PAYMENT /INSTRUCTI?ONS ( CAR COVER JOB)ACKNOW?LEDGED ASAP?????
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adsworld outdooradvertinc
12:19 PM (7 hours ago)
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Hello Al,
How are you doing today? Hope great, Kindly accept our apologies for the delay in the delivery of payment. We are already behind schedule on the Monster/red | rain Energy Drink®. This is to inform you that you will be receiving the upfront payment envelope for your Monster/red | rain Energy Drink® Advert, which will be delivered to you today via USPS. Below is the tracking details. Kindly be on the lookout for the delivery.
Tracking Details :
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Tracking Number:9470101699320007837189
2 Money Orders Total Amount : $1900
Track at : http://www.usps.com
Follow the Instructions below Carefully
You will make use of the Funds in completing your Monster/red | rain Energy Drink® Car Advert, It also covers part of your weekly salary. Upon receiving the Payment, I would want you to proceed to the Bank and Deposit the Money Order,kindly Visit your bank to get it cashed at your bank and if you are unable to get it cashed instantly kindly go ahead and deposit it into your bank account and funds will be available for withdrawal 24hrs after it has been deposited, Withdraw Immediately at the point of deposit or after 24hrs. Remove your Upfront Payment of $350 and $150 for transfer charges and run around fee to get the transfer done , and then you will be forwarding the rest balance of $1400.00 to our graphic agent and advert license officer who will be responsible for the advert placement on your car waiting to receive funds in other to get the materials and necessary docs. needed for the advert placement. I hope all is clear to you and well understood. Please send the balance as stated below and send to the agents within an hour via WESTERN UNION after you have immediately withdraw at the point of deposit :,One of Their Graphic agent staff will come to your location immediately after the payment have been received to have the ads placed on your car.
This transfer should be done via WESTERN UNION
SEND TO (Graphic agent)…….
Name—–Melinda Comrie
CITY——Lauderhill
STATE——FL
ZIP CODE——33311
There is always a charge for any funds sent through WESTERN UNION , You are to deduct these charges from the $150 that you set aside for the funds to be available in minute and get back to me with the following information :
WESTERN UNION MTCN Number #:
Test Question And Answer:
Amount Sent After WESTERN UNION charges:
Sender’s Full Name And Address:
Our agents and officers shall contact you as soon as they receive the funds, Ensure that you include the WESTERN UNION MTCN number given to you after sending funds through WESTERN UNION so i can get it across to the specialist in due time.
Acknowledge receipt of this email immediately.
Best Regards,
Hiring Manager
Monster Energy Drink®
AdSWorld Outdoor Advertising Inc.
Date: Fri, 9 May 2014 18:25:02 -0400
Subject: Re: Monster Cover Job?
From: alscrogs@gmail.com
To: adsmartoutdooradvertinchiringjobdesk@outlook.com
) Type of Car and Color – crème off-white
ii) Model/Year : Cadillac/Deville 1998
iii) Present Condition and the Mileage: Excellent condition (129,000 miles – new engine)
CONFIRMED
Applicant information:
Full Name: Al Scroggins
Full Contact Address: 26341 W 7 Mile RD #212
City,State,Zip code Redford, MI. 48240 (Detroit metro)
Phone Number: 313 570-8470
On Fri, May 9, 2014 at 5:11 PM, adsworld outdooradvertinc wrote:
Dear Applicant,
Thank you for your swift response and your willingness to work with us and we are sorry for the late response this is due to a lot of applicant that applied for this job, Wrap advertising is the marketing practice of completely or partially covering (wrapping) a vehicle in an advertisement or livery, thus turning it into a mobile billboard. This can be achieved by simply painting the vehicle surface, but it is becoming more common today to use large vinyl sheets as decals. These can be removed with relative ease, making it much less expensive to change from one advertisement to another. Vehicles with large, flat surfaces, such as buses and light-rail carriages, are fairly easy to work with, though smaller cars with curved surfaces can also be wrapped in this manner. Wrap advertising is available to anybody irrespective of the vehicle you drive.
We are currently seeking to employ individual’s world wide. How would you like to make money by simply driving your car or banner wrapped for Monster/red | rain Energy Drink®
How it works?
Here’s the basic premise of the “paid to drive” concept: AdSWorld Outdoor Advertising Inc. seeks people regular citizens, professional drivers to go about their normal routine as they usually do, only with a big advert for Monster/red | rain Energy Drink® plastered on your car. The ads are typically vinyl decals, also known as “auto wraps,”that almost seem to be painted on the vehicle, and which will cover any portion of your car’s exterior surface.
What does the company get out of this type of ad strategy?
Lots of exposure and awareness. The auto wraps tend to be colorful, eye-catching and attract lots of attention. Plus, it’s a form of advertising with a captive audience,meaning people who are stuck in traffic can’t avoid seeing the wrapped car alongside them. This program will last for 3 months and the minimum you can participate is a month.
You will be compensated with $350 per week which is essentially a “rental”payment for letting our company use the space no fee is required from you. AdSWorld Outdoor Advertising Inc. shall provide experts that would handle the advert placing on your car. You will receive an up front payment of $350 inform of Money Orders via courier service for accepting to carry this advert on your car. to this effect you are advise to check your email regularly to get update as to know when your upfront payment will arrive along with Graphic Artist address.
1) You will receive a Money Orders. As soon as you receive the Money Orders, you will cash the check for the decal wrapping on your car, deduct $350 as your up-front payment. The rest of the funds should be transferred to the Graphic artist that will wrap the decal on your car. All you need is to confirm the acceptance and understanding of this email.
2) You will make a transfer of funds to the Graphic artist at the nearest western union or moneygram outlet in your area, the Info which you will make the transfer to will be emailed to you soon.
3) We’ll like to have some Information about your car.
i) Type of Car and Color
ii) Model/Year :
iii) Present Condition and the Mileage:
Note: Please, confirm that you did receive this message so that we can process funds that would be sent to you for the car advert.
It is very easy and simple,no application fees required. Get back with the following details if you are interested in these offer.
Applicant information:
Full Name:
Full Contact Address:
City,State,Zip code
Phone Number:
All other instructions will be sent out to you ASAP.
I……..Confirm to have received this email and understand the content.
Best Regards,
Hiring Manager
Monster Energy Drink®
AdSWorld Outdoor Advertising Inc.
Date: Wed, 7 May 2014 18:25:48 -0400
Subject: Re: Monster Cover Job?
From: alscrogs@gmail.com
To: sawnsew616@comcast.net
ok
Whats the next step?er get mine.
Your contact number gets mine!
A
On Wed, May 7, 2014 at 4:00 PM, wrote:
Do you want your vehicle covered with a monster logo while you make 300 bucks weekly
Get back if interested.
Hiring Manager,
Monster Energy Drink®
The above email was sent by “adsworld outdooradvertinc” from this email address: adsmartoutdooradvertinchiringjobdesk@outlook.com
I, Al, have the following thoughts/comments on this suspected fraudulent email message from “adsworld outdooradvertinc”:
2 CASHIER CHECKS FROM MONEYGRAM