Yellow Pages scam

Usually the "collection calls" are coming from the cubicle next door to the scammers making the "sales" calls.

If you got scammed for the first year and they are trying to collect for the second year - just ask them for their "registered agent" or the person who is the CEO, President, Owner etc of their company and tell the scammers that you are filing a lawsuit against them for fraud, mis-representation and to recover the prior funds that you had been scammed out of along with interest.

Then phone your State Attorney General's Office and file a formal complaint and ask that they take action against this fraudster.  Give them all of the info you have on them.  If you paid by check, give them a copy of the front and back of the check.   If you paid by CC or Debit, call the issuing company and get a copy of all of the transaction info.  Be sure to get any and ALL documentation that you can - and pass this onto the Attorney General's Office.   The more evidence you can give them, the better!

That should stop the whole thing in its tracks.

I get these moronic YellowPage add calls all of the time.   I own three businesses and these Gomers have tried EVERY trick in the book to weasel their way into my bank book.    So far, with NO success.

I did see from some of the other posters comments that a few of them had actually paid this out of their OWN pockets to prevent their employer from finding out about this.
That is another trick of the trade for these scammers.  Putting the pressure on those employees  and making them think that their JOB might be in jeopardy if the "boss finds out".  

NEVER pay them.   Tell your emploer that this is a scam, that this caller is trying to extort money from you (and him) and then SHOW your employer this site and any others you find so that you can to PROVE to them that this is an ongoing pile of steaming POOP.  You are not "on the hook" for these charges unless you agree to PAY the baboon.  Never pay the baboon.

99% of the time there is NO actual published product - that's also how they make their money.  Most of these scams say they have an 'online' directory.   I have YET to actually see one.  

If they call and harass you about collections, just ask them to validate the debt.  Tell them you need a WRITTEN copy of the authorization for this ad.  If they come back with some story that it was "verbal" then tell them your company policy does NOT allow for "verbal" contracts and that you won't pay unless they can produce you a written contract SIGNED by an OFFICER of your company (or an owner if you're not a corporation).  That will stop this nonsense in it's tracks.

Remember.  YOU are in control of the situation at all times.  NEVER let someone on the phone wind you up and take control from you.  Be commanding.  Be authoritative.  Assert yourself.   This baboon is in a cubicle trying to steal your money...don't give them the upper hand in the situation.   Make them dance, sweat them and above all don't look weak.

Keep them on the defensive, ask them for info.  Can I get a copy of this ______?  Can I speak to your manager?   Who authorized this?  When?  Who are you?   Where is your company located?   Who is the Owner?   How can I reach them?   Are you licensed to do business in my State?  Under what name?
Let me check that out and I'll get right back with you, what is your direct call back number?

Every one of those questions is designed to give me more info about this bonehead.

Hope it helps.

Same story as above.  They told me repeatedly they were our current company (apparently because they had "given" us a free trial beforehand).  I spoke with the PA Attorney General's office who strongly advised us NOT to pay them a cent - it was a scam.  They also recommended calling the FBI Economic Crimes Unit, which I'm doing.  I'm soooo glad to get out of this 7 month nightmare (fortunately, before paying them anything!)

Hey folks
Don't feel bad. I live in Canada. I fell for the same scam. They posed as the legitimate Yellow Pages Group. Of course, I immediately found it was fraud. So I sent them a letter and email to               accounting@yellowpage-ontario.com that they would not get a cent.
Now I get email from Dr. Christoph Dietze, the director of Factoring International AG, based in Switzerland, saying that they have not take over the account and demanding payment.
I'm not sure what kind of Dr. he is, I would like to guess Dr. Fraud.
DO NOT PAY A PENNY TO THESE THIEVES.

Hey folks
correction.
I meant to say
Now I get email from Dr. Christoph Dietze, the director of Factoring International AG, based in Switzerland, saying that they have NOW taken over the account and demanding payment.

The one I received is from Yellow-Pages-USA.com.  Looks like its also called Open Business Directory Ltd.   They sent me a 'final notice' with an amount due of $1238 (including $50 late fee).  I think it came through the fax originally, I never spoke to them on the phone. Haven't tried calling the number listed, but I sent an e-mail to accounting@yellow-page-usa.com.  Have not received a response yet.

They send junk faxes every week to our office, and now list their HQ as Panama City, Panama. Allan, if they try to claim you ordered their bogus service, demand that they validate the "debt" (sic) and next tell them to take the matter to court - they almost certainly won't try to collect on a fraud in court. Stand tough - we're pulling for you!!

I think Open Businees Directory and Yellow-Page or YellowPage or however they choose to phrase it are the same company.  They often call here, asking to confirm an address and use the "Free listing" line.  They also send faxes.

If you read the fine print, you'll see they're based in the UAE.

Here's a good resource as well:
http://yellowpagescam.blogspot.ca/p/about-me-2.html

For all you Canadians out there, the Federal Competition Bureau has declared all contracts signed with these scammers to be null and void.

http://www.competitionbureau.gc.ca/eic/site/cb-bc.nsf/eng/03439.html

It looks like the US Federal Trade Commission is chasing them down as well.  

If they contact you again, no matter where you are, Canada or the USA, I'd point to this.  

Don't pay them. Period.

Happy fighting everybody!

That's great news, but for some reason the crooks just keep calling.    This seems to be the case with a lot of these telemarketing scams, be it "credit card reduction," extended car warranties or bogus security alarm deals.   The civil penalty route just doesn't seem to work that well.

You know, those Yellow Page scam companies are now using Factoring International AG, a Swiss-based company, led by Dr. Christoph Dietze to continue their operations. Please report this company to authorities wherever you live. Do not be fooled by their website. http://factoring-international.com/ These are real crooks.

We just got a few phone calls today from a man telling us to say yes to everything once he transfers the phone call. Luckily our secretary has dealt with this before and knew not to say yes and to start asking for the number, names and invoice number. She got the name "Ron Williams" and he said that they were calling from Albany, New York and the business was called Online Investing. But he never gave the business number and never gave the invoice number. He also kept telling her to just say yes. He actually got pissed off enough to tell her to just hang up on him! Wierd...

Instead of letting these worthless freaks control the conversation, you should control it and let him/her know that their desperate games won't work with you. They'll ring you over and over again with the help of their little robocalling/spoofing software but if they don't get what they are after, they lose even if their fraud master pay the slaves to do his dirty work. If they are independent scammers, screw them as well. Screw em all. I love talking to honest people but I hate talking to crooks.

Dont pay another dime, I don't know what state your in. I'm in California. The State Attorney
General has a banner on its website that simply says "Do no pay Yellow Page invoices" They cannot enforce a verbal contract with a doctored recording.

Yellow Page Network tried this on me. Then sent the invoice to collections, ESB Collections
in Miami Florida. I got repeated calls from Rip Hamilton. So many in fact that I laughed so
hard at his threats, he hung Up. I filed a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission.

I sent a letter to Rip and informed him that any further attempt to collect will
result in Lea gal Action.

We are a non-denominational, multi-cultural church and when we continuously receive unwanted faxes, it uses valuable ink that we need for the various outreach ministries we provide.  Feeding the homeless, clothing the homeless, mentoring, youth outreach, prison ministry, etc. We really need this scam company to stop faxing us!  Any assistance you could render would be most helpful.  Thank-you for posting this valuable information for others to benefit from.

I was scammed by Your yellow pages. I was called to verify the address and a few months later I got the phone calls like all of you did as well. I was stupid and paid them. Last week, they started calling again for the next payment. They first called me from the 866-209-1854 number at my work. I told them they were trying to scam me and asked to see an invoice before I do anything.  Her name was Olivia Hayes. They sent me an email in gmail which was a red flag. The e-mail is: yellow.pages.invoicing@gmail.com. The name bill brasky comes up as the name of the user. I contacted the FTC and filed a complaint against this company and hope they get what they deserve. The address of this company is:7950 NW 53rd Street suite 337 Miami, Fl 33136.
I hope this helps others.