REMINDER ABOUT THE SCAM. FOLKS, THIS IS NOT A NEW SCAM, BUT IT’S A CON JOB THAT JUST WON’T GO AWAY. HERE’S AN EXAMPLE OF A FAKE INVOICE SENT TO A DOCTOR’S OFFICE IN LANCASTER COUNTY. NOTICE IT’S FROM ...
The Better Business Bureau of Central New England is warning of a scam reported by local businesses that involves fake Yellow Pages invoices and threatening phone calls. According to the BBB, small ...
Attorney General George Jepsen is advising businesses to beware of offers of free Yellow Pages ads being made over the phone. The scam involves operators who call businesses and offer free Yellow ...
The Yellow Pages have long been useful to businesses and consumers alike. However, fraud schemes are starting to come to light that contractors and other advertisers need to be aware of. Currently, ...
The Federal Trade Commission alleges this Montreal-based company and 14 other associated names have "bilked" U.S. businesses and churches out of $14 million. (US Public Yellow Pages) A federal judge ...
The Federal Trade Commission shut down two Canada-based schemes after they cheated U.S. small businesses and nonprofit organizations out of millions of dollars. The action should help protect other ...
The old-school Yellow Pages scam is back in action. In the past week the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has received over 60 reports from SMEs of a scam involving companies pretending ...
Klaus Mordhorst says scammers have threatened his credit and to file suit to collect fees for a business listing service that was supposed to be free. (Alex Remnick/The Star-Ledger) When an entity ...
Dear Action Line: I was mailed a $29.95-a-month "Internet advertising invoice" for my Coweta business from "Yellow Pages Directory Billing" in Boca Raton, Fla. I have never heard of them or authorized ...
Directory group Yellow Pages is warning businesses of a fax scam where illegal pro-forma invoices have been sent out falsely charging businesses for online listings. The directory said customers ...