Phony directories or yellow page scams usually target small to medium sized businesses. The scam manifests itself in the form of solicitors calling businesses and seeking to verify the company's name and physical location, and allegedly calling to "renew" or "re-enroll" an existent yellow pages listing or advertisement.

Many companies or their employees are misled into accepting the alleged "renewals." The illegitimate directory provider immediately sends an invoice for this service, usually in the amount of hundreds of dollars, and threatens businesses with collections or credit report damage should they dispute the charges or decline to pay.

Don't be taken into this scam this is theft and its illegal.

the scam gets worst lets say you do pay one of these companies either using your credit card or by check little do you know they reprocess your card a year later because they have all the info on file not only that but then they sell your company profile to another telemarketing office with your credit card info as will for a generous profit and still be even bold enough to send you a final invoice to close off the account just around the time your getting your new card.

If you've paid by check then what happens is a shocking discovery. not only to they take your checking info someway the get authorization to withdraw from the account.

There are limits on how far telemarketers can go, that is why we provide information on how to put an end to telemarketer calls and more efficiently, how to correspond with them about your account and/or to dispute a collection action and can teach you what are your rights in terms of privacy.

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