Comments on: Directory Listing Checks are the Worst Non-Internet Scam http://www.coyoteblog.com/coyote_blog/2004/11/directory_listi.html Dispatches from a Small Business Sun, 12 Feb 2012 02:42:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Fong http://www.coyoteblog.com/coyote_blog/2004/11/directory_listi.html/comment-page-1#comment-224 Fong Tue, 05 Sep 2006 21:21:33 +0000 http://coyote-blog.com/wordpress/2004/11/directory_listi.html#comment-224 <p>Jami, not true, the phone company has no control over 3rd party bills. They don't receive the 27.50, so it's not theirs to credit. </p> Jami, not true, the phone company has no control over 3rd party bills. They don’t receive the 27.50, so it’s not theirs to credit.

]]> By: Jami http://www.coyoteblog.com/coyote_blog/2004/11/directory_listi.html/comment-page-1#comment-223 Jami Tue, 25 Jul 2006 22:54:37 +0000 http://coyote-blog.com/wordpress/2004/11/directory_listi.html#comment-223 <p>Your best bet is to short pay your bill by this amount. Then call the provider and tell them that this was not authorized regardless of who cashed the check. If they will not issue credit, you can usually call your phone provider and ask them to reverse the charge off of the bill.</p> Your best bet is to short pay your bill by this amount. Then call the provider and tell them that this was not authorized regardless of who cashed the check. If they will not issue credit, you can usually call your phone provider and ask them to reverse the charge off of the bill.

]]> By: Kelly http://www.coyoteblog.com/coyote_blog/2004/11/directory_listi.html/comment-page-1#comment-222 Kelly Wed, 28 Jun 2006 05:03:04 +0000 http://coyote-blog.com/wordpress/2004/11/directory_listi.html#comment-222 <p>YP may have a great service to offer however their approch is about as devious as it gets. If they have a product they are proud of why not present it in a professional manner. NO, they have to weasle (small carnivorous animal) their way into the homes and offices of people just trying to do business and make a living. Their back door marketing leaves me with a bad taste and I would not recommend their service to anyone. As for the fact that they actually got the phone companies to bill for them is shocking!!! I will definitely call Verizon and let them know that I am not pleased with them as well. </p> YP may have a great service to offer however their approch is about as devious as it gets. If they have a product they are proud of why not present it in a professional manner. NO, they have to weasle (small carnivorous animal) their way into the homes and offices of people just trying to do business and make a living. Their back door marketing leaves me with a bad taste and I would not recommend their service to anyone. As for the fact that they actually got the phone companies to bill for them is shocking!!! I will definitely call Verizon and let them know that I am not pleased with them as well.

]]> By: Mike http://www.coyoteblog.com/coyote_blog/2004/11/directory_listi.html/comment-page-1#comment-221 Mike Thu, 25 May 2006 00:23:47 +0000 http://coyote-blog.com/wordpress/2004/11/directory_listi.html#comment-221 <p>YP.com called earlier today. The foreign sounding caller clearly identified himself as representing YP.com and the purpose of his call was to "verify my company information" as listed on YP.com's online Internet Yellow Pages directory. (I quickly comfirmed that this YP.com 'Yellow Pages' website actually exist; it does.) After confirming that my company information as listed was accurate, the caller stated he would be transfering me to another person for verification that I am "over 18 and authorized to place an order for my company." This second "verifier" opened by saying "I'LL BE VERIFYING YOUR ORDER INFORMATION NOW." Upon hearing this I immediately stated: "There is NO ORDER to verify!", whereupon she promptly disconnected the call!</p> <p>I don't know what kind of confidence game YP.com was trying to play, but I assure them I have enough information about YP Corp., their parent company to have Mr. Daniel L. Coury, Sr. (YP Corp.'s new Chairman & CEO) answering to investigators from our state's Consumer Protection Agency as well as to Federal Trade Commission investigators if an "ORDER" of any kind results from this call.</p> <p>If YP.com isn't running some sort of scam on the companies it calls, its' solicitors certainly act like they are. In the future I'll be call forward their incoming calls directly to our Attorney Generals "Fraud Hotline" and cut out the middle man, me.<br /> </p> YP.com called earlier today. The foreign sounding caller clearly identified himself as representing YP.com and the purpose of his call was to “verify my company information” as listed on YP.com’s online Internet Yellow Pages directory. (I quickly comfirmed that this YP.com ‘Yellow Pages’ website actually exist; it does.) After confirming that my company information as listed was accurate, the caller stated he would be transfering me to another person for verification that I am “over 18 and authorized to place an order for my company.” This second “verifier” opened by saying “I’LL BE VERIFYING YOUR ORDER INFORMATION NOW.” Upon hearing this I immediately stated: “There is NO ORDER to verify!”, whereupon she promptly disconnected the call!

I don’t know what kind of confidence game YP.com was trying to play, but I assure them I have enough information about YP Corp., their parent company to have Mr. Daniel L. Coury, Sr. (YP Corp.’s new Chairman & CEO) answering to investigators from our state’s Consumer Protection Agency as well as to Federal Trade Commission investigators if an “ORDER” of any kind results from this call.

If YP.com isn’t running some sort of scam on the companies it calls, its’ solicitors certainly act like they are. In the future I’ll be call forward their incoming calls directly to our Attorney Generals “Fraud Hotline” and cut out the middle man, me.

]]> By: Your Mom http://www.coyoteblog.com/coyote_blog/2004/11/directory_listi.html/comment-page-1#comment-220 Your Mom Wed, 17 May 2006 20:03:37 +0000 http://coyote-blog.com/wordpress/2004/11/directory_listi.html#comment-220 <p>Wow, goes to show how well you all run your biz. Quit your bitching cause you have retarded fuckers working for you, Its clearly printed on the back on the check, If you see something written on the back of a check wouldnt you read it. fuck ya'll are stupid. own up to your mistakes dont bitch cuz you were to fucking stupid to take the 30 seconds it takes to read! </p> Wow, goes to show how well you all run your biz. Quit your bitching cause you have retarded fuckers working for you, Its clearly printed on the back on the check, If you see something written on the back of a check wouldnt you read it. fuck ya’ll are stupid. own up to your mistakes dont bitch cuz you were to fucking stupid to take the 30 seconds it takes to read!

]]> By: Jason http://www.coyoteblog.com/coyote_blog/2004/11/directory_listi.html/comment-page-1#comment-219 Jason Sun, 30 Apr 2006 21:20:05 +0000 http://coyote-blog.com/wordpress/2004/11/directory_listi.html#comment-219 <p>You guys are dumber than a steaming pile of whale poo.</p> You guys are dumber than a steaming pile of whale poo.

]]> By: James http://www.coyoteblog.com/coyote_blog/2004/11/directory_listi.html/comment-page-1#comment-218 James Fri, 21 Apr 2006 02:43:17 +0000 http://coyote-blog.com/wordpress/2004/11/directory_listi.html#comment-218 <p>It is amazing that some of you are not bright enough to read 12 point font on the back of a $3.25 check yet you still own and operate a business. This really baffles me, can one of you idiots explain this to me? I see that some of you are CEO's, CFO's, bookkeepers, and accountants. Where did you receive your education? </p> It is amazing that some of you are not bright enough to read 12 point font on the back of a $3.25 check yet you still own and operate a business. This really baffles me, can one of you idiots explain this to me? I see that some of you are CEO’s, CFO’s, bookkeepers, and accountants. Where did you receive your education?

]]> By: Paul Schuster http://www.coyoteblog.com/coyote_blog/2004/11/directory_listi.html/comment-page-1#comment-217 Paul Schuster Sat, 08 Apr 2006 20:07:44 +0000 http://coyote-blog.com/wordpress/2004/11/directory_listi.html#comment-217 <p>At least you all seem to have received checks. I received a notice that I had agreed in some phone call to list my business (an especially neat trick since I have been out of the office for some time). Thanks for the postings. Its good to know what kind of dirt is out there.</p> At least you all seem to have received checks. I received a notice that I had agreed in some phone call to list my business (an especially neat trick since I have been out of the office for some time). Thanks for the postings. Its good to know what kind of dirt is out there.

]]> By: David Carney http://www.coyoteblog.com/coyote_blog/2004/11/directory_listi.html/comment-page-1#comment-216 David Carney Thu, 09 Mar 2006 20:51:46 +0000 http://coyote-blog.com/wordpress/2004/11/directory_listi.html#comment-216 <p>We got taken by this in 2005. We filed an on-line Mail Fraud Complaint with the US Postal Service (www.usps.com/postalinspectors/fraud), then forwarded a copy of the complaint along with a nastygram to the director [then W. Chris Broquist- Telco Dilling Inc., dba YP.com, 101 Convention Center Dr., Ste 1002, Las Vegas, NV 89109], stating we had no intention of paying their invoice, that it was a fraudelent attempt at solicitation, and they were directed to remove our company from their mailing list and cease any and all collection efforts for any "services" we may have inadvertently "purchased" through their scam. Oh, we also offered to return their $3.50. I ensured they saw that I had also Cc'd the US Postal Inspection Service Support Group (for our state) and our Legal Counsel. </p> We got taken by this in 2005. We filed an on-line Mail Fraud Complaint with the US Postal Service (www.usps.com/postalinspectors/fraud), then forwarded a copy of the complaint along with a nastygram to the director [then W. Chris Broquist- Telco Dilling Inc., dba YP.com, 101 Convention Center Dr., Ste 1002, Las Vegas, NV 89109], stating we had no intention of paying their invoice, that it was a fraudelent attempt at solicitation, and they were directed to remove our company from their mailing list and cease any and all collection efforts for any “services” we may have inadvertently “purchased” through their scam. Oh, we also offered to return their $3.50. I ensured they saw that I had also Cc’d the US Postal Inspection Service Support Group (for our state) and our Legal Counsel.

]]> By: RC http://www.coyoteblog.com/coyote_blog/2004/11/directory_listi.html/comment-page-1#comment-215 RC Wed, 08 Mar 2006 14:24:22 +0000 http://coyote-blog.com/wordpress/2004/11/directory_listi.html#comment-215 <p>Wow this discussion has been going for over a year. I too received checks from yp.com & Directory Billing LLC and our bookkeeper deposited them. Fortunately I was able to cancel both in time. Now I tell her to give me any checks we receive for less than $5.00. Another scam that they try to get us with a lot is the copier toner scam. Someone will call and ask the receptionist for the model number off of our copier. They will then use this info to send us way over priced toner. I have told everyone in our office that they are not to give out those numbers. Now when they call they put them through to me and I put them on hold until they hang up. </p> Wow this discussion has been going for over a year. I too received checks from yp.com & Directory Billing LLC and our bookkeeper deposited them. Fortunately I was able to cancel both in time. Now I tell her to give me any checks we receive for less than $5.00. Another scam that they try to get us with a lot is the copier toner scam. Someone will call and ask the receptionist for the model number off of our copier. They will then use this info to send us way over priced toner. I have told everyone in our office that they are not to give out those numbers. Now when they call they put them through to me and I put them on hold until they hang up.

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