BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) – Scammers are constantly looking for people to fall for their traps, and this time it was Michelle Zuckert.
Zuckert received a text message in mid January asking her to join an advertising program that was involved with a big name company. The text said, “Put a small decal on your car and you will make $750.”
After receiving this text, Zuckert was intrigued. She was excited to find a way to earn extra cash while she is a retired Army veteran of 26 years. The company claimed that she would only need to put a sticker on her car to endorse the company in order to earn cash every week. This program was said to last 16 weeks.
On Feb. 5, Zuckert received her first check of almost $3,000. The check came in a Fed-Ex package with a tracking number. But, when she went to the bank to cash the check, the teller told her that it was fake.
“It sounded too good to be true. It all seemed to be falling into place… I mean big corporation. I did the due diligence, I did my research… I checked out the bank, I checked out the company. It all seemed real,” Zuckert said.
The Federal Trade Commission said that one in 10 adults in the United States will fall victim to a scam or fraud every year. A majority of these scams happen online. Financial experts notice the communication that scammers typically use to contact victims is a red flag. Especially when looking at this scam, being a text oriented scam.
“A company is not going to text you about employment. Typically…
