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BENDEX BATTLES SWEEPSTAKES SCAM THAT USES
COMPANY NAME
May 11, 2008 - Bendix is warning the public about a recent sweepstake scam that is
fraudulently posing under the company name.
Bendix first warned its employees and customers about a similar fraud in late March. The
company has since become aware of a recent wave of fraudulent activity that once again is
targeting the company name. This round has taken on a new twist, the company states, by
playing to the need of some unsuspecting consumers for unexpected cash and employment
benefits, under the fabricated company name "Bendix Spicer Research Marketing."
Bendix states that the parties responsible for the latest scam have distributed fraudulent
letters and fake checks to consumers through the US Mail. The letters claim that based on a
response to a prior survey, the recipient was selected to participate in a paid consumer
research program as "mystery shoppers." The scam entices consumers with a promise of
significant part-time income on a temporary, and then permanent basis.
Recipients of these fraudulent letters are asked to become mystery shoppers and then asked
to evaluate well-known retailers (such as Macy's, JC Penney, or Target). They are also asked
to evaluate the effectiveness of financial payment systems, by completing an assignment at
one of these retailers. The letter, accompanied by false mystery shopper documentation,
requires the recipient to take action by a specified date, and supplies phony reference
numbers relating to the request. The letter also urges the recipient to cash an enclosed check,
and call a telephone number (that is not related to Bendix), to find out how to confirm receipt of
the check.
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Source: Truck News.com
COMPANY NAME
May 11, 2008 - Bendix is warning the public about a recent sweepstake scam that is
fraudulently posing under the company name.
Bendix first warned its employees and customers about a similar fraud in late March. The
company has since become aware of a recent wave of fraudulent activity that once again is
targeting the company name. This round has taken on a new twist, the company states, by
playing to the need of some unsuspecting consumers for unexpected cash and employment
benefits, under the fabricated company name "Bendix Spicer Research Marketing."
Bendix states that the parties responsible for the latest scam have distributed fraudulent
letters and fake checks to consumers through the US Mail. The letters claim that based on a
response to a prior survey, the recipient was selected to participate in a paid consumer
research program as "mystery shoppers." The scam entices consumers with a promise of
significant part-time income on a temporary, and then permanent basis.
Recipients of these fraudulent letters are asked to become mystery shoppers and then asked
to evaluate well-known retailers (such as Macy's, JC Penney, or Target). They are also asked
to evaluate the effectiveness of financial payment systems, by completing an assignment at
one of these retailers. The letter, accompanied by false mystery shopper documentation,
requires the recipient to take action by a specified date, and supplies phony reference
numbers relating to the request. The letter also urges the recipient to cash an enclosed check,
and call a telephone number (that is not related to Bendix), to find out how to confirm receipt of
the check.
Click on the red link above to continue the story.
Source: Truck News.com
