AMP Decals

Victim Location 76539

Type of a scam Fake Check/Money Order

I originally saw the ad for $500 a week for a car decal listed as an ad through indeed. You go online fill out an application, they text you a few minutes later asking an additional question about how much you drive and how long you want the decal on. Then they cut you a check. Received the check for $4,600 a few days later. Was told to keep $500 and transfer the rest to the installer. By this point I was 99% sure it was a scam and just wanted more information to report. Told him (he mentioned his name was Thomas but only once), my bank places holds on all checks over $2,000 for 7-10 days. Said it wouldn’t matter because it was “written with full authorization “ so it would be available next day.

As far as I know, thats not a thing. So scam confirmed. Told him I deposited it (i didnt) and he immediately wanted proof of a transfer to the installer. Then I started asking questions about the size, why it was supposed to be $4,100 to put on a decal, etc. my dad used to work in automotive and did tint jobs for a while, so I know the mechanics if how a decal goes on. And what he was telling me was throwing all kinds of red flags. “ Their $4,100 payment covers for documentations, purchase of materials needed for the decal, transportation down to your house and installation payment and also maintenance all through the months of the offer” a decal if placed correctly doesn’t need maintaining. And for the size it was supposed to be, I could have bought a circut and done it myself for no more than $300. The checked looked real, had water marks and a security sensor, but sure enough about a week after I deposited it the bank called saying it was fake. I did spend the entire week receiving multiple messages a day asking for proof of transfer to the installer and the longer I waited the more frantic the texts seemed. I marked this as a loss so others are aware of what they could lose.