A new scam involving newspaper advertisements is predicted to potentially leave people thousands of dollars out of pocket.
Police have been alerted to a scam that involves newspaper advertisements offering to pay £500 a week to anyone willing to have their vehicle wrapped in branding for an energy drink.
Police understand the scammers send a cheque for £6500 ($12,647), along with instructions for the recipient to bank it, keep £500 and transfer the remaining amount — before the cheque clears — to another account to pay for the vehicle wrapping.
The cheque will then bounce, leaving the recipient out of pocket.