We just received a marketing letter from Honest-1 which said they were sending us a “rebate check”. The letter contained what looked like a negotiable check. It had a date and a check number, was on colored check-type paper, with a company signature and endorsement lines on the back. The “For” line on the check says it is an “auto repair rebate check”. Upon looking more closely, we noticed fine print saying “NOT REAL CHECK”, “Patent Pending”, and “expiration date.” That told us that this is a coupon for future work, not a rebate for past work. In other words, calling this coupon a “rebate check” is a lie. This is a dishonest and misleading marketing scam, designed to mislead customers. No doubt some customers will believe that this is a real check and will take it to their bank to deposit it. Apparently it did not occur to the company how embarrassed those folks will feel when their bank tells them the check is a scam. The company should be ashamed of itself. With this kind of marketing, this company needs to change its name to Dishonest-1.