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Nashville, TN<\/strong> – The offer sounds simple, lucrative, and fun: Get paid to advertise a well-known company or product just by adding a decal to your vehicle. Unfortunately, consumers are the ones being left in the dust by scammers who eventually drive away with the profits.<\/p>\nThe auto decal scam targets consumers who are contacted by an individual posing as an advertising or promotional company looking for people interested in earning weekly income of $500.00-$700.00 by simply placing an advertisement decal or \u201cwrap\u201d on their vehicle.<\/p>\n
If the consumer agrees, they\u2019ll receive a check, often instructing the consumer to keep a portion of the money and send the rest to be paid to the wrap or decal installer via bank or wire transfer or reloadable gift cards.<\/p>\n After sending money to the \u201cinstaller\u201d, no one ever shows up to install the wrap on the vehicle. Meanwhile, the check sent on behalf of the advertising company turns out to be fraudulent, leaving the consumer on the hook.<\/p>\n Banks must make funds from deposited checks available within days, but it may take weeks to uncover a fake check. Unfortunately for the scammers\u2019 victims, it\u2019s the consumer (not the scammer) who is ultimately held accountable for the entire amount of the fake check.<\/p>\n \u201cA phony check scam is a tried and true scheme, and scammers are constantly crafting new variations of the scam to take advantage of hardworking Tennesseans,\u201d said TDCI Commissioner Julie Mix McPeak. \u201cWe\u2019re encouraging consumers to keep on the lookout for suspicious offers that promise fast, easy money. Always remember: If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.\u201d<\/p>\n TDCI\u2019s Division of Consumer Affairs encourages consumers to review this helpful list of tips compiled by the American Bankers Association<\/a> that could prevent you from falling victim to a car decal scam or other fake check or money order scams:<\/p>\n![\"Scam](\"http:\/\/www.clarksvilleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Scam-Alert.jpg\" "\\"Scam")
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