Long ago – around 1986 I believe I bought a book from one “David Bendah” called $2000 Per Hour – Claim Your Share of $25,000,000,000 the government holds.
I was young, naive, and like many – dreamt of “easy wealth”. The book seemed reasonable as it showed how to recover unclaimed assets for people – we have sites to show you how to recover your unclaimed assets free here.
Ah, but if only it were that easy.
It wasn’t the worst idea in the world, but apparently things went downhill from there for David Bendah.
According to the San Diego reader:
“In November 1999, U.S. District Judge Judith N. Keep sentenced Bendah to 41 months in prison. He had pleaded guilty to one count of mail fraud and one of money laundering”
Which is quoted from an article that starts:
“San Diego — David Bendah, San Diego’s mail fraudster extraordinaire, is out of prison and back at it again. Better Business Bureaus across the country are warning consumers that if they get mail from Bendah, they should turn it over to postal inspectors.”
Hi this David Bendah is at it again with mail.He sent me a letter wanting my permission to put my name on these brochures that people sent you money and then you keep 67 dollars and he get 3 this is another scam.
I just received a letter from “David Bendah”, which read that if I sent him 19.90 to cover the cost of publishing my name and physical address on his brochures and mailing them out. I will be receiving $70.00 USD check or money orders for me to deposit and process the information with a $3.00 fee for each envelope I sent back with the credit card applications.
What a concept? I see no harm Bendah trying to save on rent, but there must be a catch. What if these checks or money orders bounce and I have sent him three dollars already. How do I recover for each of the checks processed with a three dollar fee and insufficiently withdrawing from my personal account? Be careful. BAnks only deposit and dont tell you immediately about checks or money orders that are fraudulent, but after maybe two or three weeks later. Then you are stuck having to cover every three dollar fees you spent in advance and receiving nothing for it.
You will be scamed, if you take a chance you cannot afford.
The FBI and other agencies are very slow to act on these swindlers.
I have also just received a letter from this man, David Bendah. Regarding the same so-called work at home business where I would send him $19 along with my name, address and signature that states I will agree to allow him to use me as one of his processors.
He would then use my name and address on his brochures, he never explains what sort of brochures will be used, and then all of these brochures would be mailed directly to me to be processed.
I’m assuming that each mailing would include $70 and I would keep for myself $67 and send him $3. I immediately saw SCAM written all over this so-called business. What idiot would even think about signing up for something like this.
If it is a known fact that he is breaking the law and the fact that he has spent time in prison…why is he still doing the same thing and why can’t something permanent be done to stop this man?
I’m a senior citizen and maybe he’s just preying on the elderly and if this is so, something must be done to bring him to justice once and for all. Everyone can use extra cash, I know I can, but I saw right through this. I’m sure there are alot of seniors out there that would jump on this opportunity without thinking twice. IT’S A SHAME!!!
this man is a joke i recieved a letter also im not happy he took money away from my childeren he belongs in prison again i wish we can stop him with this 19.99 fraud
I can’t understand how this continues. Senior Citizens are being scammed right and left. This man is a danger to society. Let’s all write to the Attorney General and get him off of the mail……
i received mail from this man, david bendah, read the letter and proceeded to put what he wanted together to mail it to him, however, being very skeptical, in these last days, decided to research this man, and i found this site. all i can say is thank you to all of you, i almost made a mistake. this man needs to go back to jail, evidently, he has not learned..
Just received a letter. My lettter states Collect $70.00 and send in $13.00. This letter is 4 pages long, and just repeats itself on each page. Why? When you have to convince someone of something you are selling, it generally is a scam.
Home business, this is a big scam letter. I beleived him. He took my $223.oo dollar, and I received nothing. When I asked the money back, he did not return my phone call. Yes, he is belongs to the jail…for a long time…what I say, when someone doing this with me-I wish for her/him to spend my money on medication…God wach over us.
Hi, I am David Bendah
Please send me any information about the money you sent David Bendah.
The address is:
David Bendah
914 E 8th Street, Suite 111
National City, CA 91950
Phone: (619) 474-9200
Fax: (619) 474-9209
Hi, I am David Bendah
Please send me any information about the money you sent David Bendah.
The address is:
David Bendah
914 E 8th Street, Suite 111
National City, CA 91950
Phone: (619) 474-9200
Hi Potential fraud victims,
I received a letter from David Bendah yesterday ,03/30/2011 asking for me to send him the sum of $23.65 to cover expenses of shipping his program that he calls 15% Royalties that would be taken out of the many checks, money orders that would be forwarded to me with my name for me to place into my bank and I hve to send the money less 15% to a list of people that he would supply the names off, and I could do whatever I wanted to do with my 15% from the sums in all denominations, and that on a lot of days one could make as much as $2,ooo a day. He purports to be sendng a 205 pages document explaining the process.
I just got the same (or similar) letter that promises me 15% royalty checks for some project related to some binding contract. The cost is $22.65. The letter is poorly written and repeats itself several times. After finding this and other information about David Bendah online, I have passed on this “opportunity.”
Here’s the latest: Received on today July 26th, 2011
I received one of those today, letter poorly written and repeats itself, asking for $22.65 to send 205 pages of materials to serious people only, to learn the business, there are testimonials, pictures and the whole works.
Unlike most fake businesses, his has a phone number a fax number, and a full return address tells you he has been in that stuff for a while. Do your your due deligence people , the better business bureau is free for all, I agree that this man needs to be stopped, he’s praying on the poor, and senior citizens who are trying to finding honest work to make an extra dollar. He needs to return to jail where he came from. I will sent his letter to what authority will take him on. David you may keep your 15% Royalties, you would get even “richer”
Learah and anyone else who wants to file complaints.
I have a list of how and why to file complaints to U.S. law enforcement authorities here:
How to file consumer complaints
This man David Bendah is at it again, he just sent me a letter today is 09/27/2011. This time he changed his plot he is promising royalities in the amount of $10,000 to $20,000 and up he deviated just a little bit from when he was/is preying on senior citizens. I happen to be much younger but wiser, I research things that even sound like a business opp, there are so many scams going around in these last days you can’t throw caution to the wind.
I’m like Ben Franklin, “A penny saved is a penny earned.” I will forward this letter to the postoffice general. Remember, always type in the persons name in the google search engine to see what you can find out about the company/person.