Are you tired of getting charged or invoiced for a directory listing you never placed? What about those purchase orders for supplies you never even ordered. Well guess what? You are not alone.
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the nations consumer protection agency, says that businesses,churches, fraternal and charitable organizations are losing millions of dollars a year to bogus firms that mislead them into paying for unordered and unwanted directory listings.
According to the FTC, con artists trick an organizations employees into providing a name and address so a deceptive seller can bill the organization for an unordered and often useless business directory listing. These scammers often pretend to verify or renew a companys existing directory listing. Employees often provide the information, because the scammers claim theyve done so in the past. The scammer then send as many urgent invoices as it takes to get paid, sometimes including a useless directory, sometimes not. They create confusion and count on an organization paying to avoid their hounding.
If and when this happens to you refuse to pay, the scam sellers may try to use high-pressure tactics,...
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