If you are asked to put this on your car, it's a scam, says the police in a new warning
You could end up losing your hard money won if you fall for this cunning crook.
Cars are commonTarget for criminals, because they offer different opportunities for thieves to earn money quickly. You can fear that your car can be stolen or that precious items can be torn off if you leave yourunlocked doors. But sometimes the thieves are not interested in the handbag or the mobile phone left on your front seat; Instead, they will use your car as a lure to steal from you in a more creative way. Read more to discover what people are now invited to put their cars, and why the police say that you should be wary of this offer.
Read this then:If you see this on your car, "don't remove it with your bare hand," warns the police.
Car scams are nothing new.
The latest vehicle scam is only one of the many criminals. During the summer, the county police of Fairfax, Virginia and Atlanta, Georgia, received information reportingFraudulent parking tickets left on people's cars. The tickets found in the two states were convincing, using seals of authentic appearance and a formal language to deceive the victims. Tickets in Atlanta even had a QR code printed on them. When scanned, he opened an illegitimate payment website called "ATL quotes".
QR codes have also been used in a parking program, where criminals affix stickers to meters in the hope that people will scan them and, once again, pay on a fraudulent website. Now the crooks do not target your car in a public environment - they try to challenge you while you are at home.
You could receive something questionable by post.
The scams per mail are quite common, and a new one has just surfaced in New York. On October 17, Waverly police issued a warning after receiving a worrying report from a village resident. According to an article on Facebook, the resident "received a letter from afraudulent company, "Ask to pay him to install vinyl decals on his car.AE0FCC31AE342FD3A1346EBB1F342FCB
There are companies that will pay you to put stickers or wraps on your car, acting essentially asmobile advertising For brands, according to Dollarsprout. This can be a quick and easy way to make money, but the Waverly Police Service (WPD) asks you to be wary of the companies with which you are committed to.
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There are common signs of fraud which you can take note.
According to the WPD scam alert, fraudsters included a false check "with poorly written instructions for the check is deposited". After the deposit, the letter asked the resident to Waverly to "quickly transfer a large part of the money to the company". As payment of advertising, the resident was informed that he could keep a small part of the deposit for himself.
"The resident would continue to be paid in future payments in Amazon gift cards," said WPD in the Facebook post. "Fortunately, he knew it was a scam immediately and stretched out to let us know."
To stay safe, the police warned the residents to keep an eye on these scams and avoid placing checks from an "unknown source".
It is not an isolated incident.
Unfortunately, these scams have been performing for years. In 2016, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a warning concerning "wrap scams" andHow to spot them. The agency warned that a message indicating you to put a check and cable money is a dead gift, a bit like it was in the Waverly affair.
The deposited check bounces after having already wired the requested funds - and if it comes to this point, you are not lucky. "The money you have kept as" your share "disappears, and the money you have been wandered for a long time - does not recover it," said the FTC. "In addition to that, you are on the hook to have reimbursed your bank for the false check. And, of course, no one rolls up your car."
Wrap schemes increased duringCOVID-19 pandemic , according to Aarp, capitalizing on the fact that many had lost their jobs and sought income. Letters to rigid copy are not the only way you can be targeted either. You could get an SMS or see an ad on a job advice or a social media site to announce an energy drink, a soda or a snack, and according to the Better Business Bureau (BBB), you could ask you to pay via a money transfer application Like Venmo or Cash App instead of a bank transfer.
If you lose money against these crooks, you can file a complaint With the FTC and report it at the BBB Scam Tracker.
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