Fake Pay Stub Company Offers Instruction on How to Spot a Fake Pay Stub

“they present accurate information and numbers (as long as the information you provided is accurate).”

With the flurry of synthetic identity fraud running rampant in this world, you would think that the Federal Trade Commission or the FBI would jump all over the companies that provide support to it quickly. Unfortunately, like with all too many things, they clearly don’t seem to be too engaged and let it proliferate. As the result, here’s yet another fake paystub company that’s popped onto the scene to make fraudsters jobs that much easier. What is almost humorous about this one, is that they offer a video to help spot fake pay stubs.

“ThePayStubs” claims to be a national accounting firm based in an unnamed city in California that touts their ability to create realistic looking pays stubs for the claimed purposes of helping their customers keep track of their finances, secure bank loans, obtain credit cards and create paystubs as proof of income for strong work references.

Of course, using fake paystubs can be a form of financial fraud and punishable by law, but ThePayStubs claims that their stubs are legal. Legal provided they are used for legal purposes, they should add, which they bury in the murky disclaimer that they are legal so long as “they present accurate information and numbers (as long as the information you provided is accurate).” As a contradiction, in 2018, they provided a tutorial titled “8 Tips For How To Make Fake Pay Stubs.“

Our Corporate Social Responsibility – We believe that every business and individual should give back to society to improve one’s life, one way or another. We launch initiatives that empower individuals to be financially confident.

Give back to society to improve one’s life = take from lenders. One way or another = fraud. Empower individuals to be financially confident = Provide fake proof of income. But relax, according to their website, They Support our Troops…

I wouldn’t be surprised if it’s true, but their website claims that they’ve been featured in legitimate new organizations like Forbes, Bussiness.com and USA Today. It’s like whack a-mole. They knock one down and here comes another.