888-509-2894

This caller claims to be a collection agency collecting for a Yellow Page ad called local directory, which is non exsistent in our city. He also faxes a phony bill. The company is out of reno,nv.The callers name is David Murphy. Watch out for this scam.

Just got a call from Chris Davidson from 888-509-2894 in collections. Very bogus! Even altered voice authorization.

Got a call from David Murphy as well. He played an altered phone recording and stated that a verbal agreement is valid.  Have filed complaint with BBB, FTC, and the FBI

I got a call at the bakery that i work from some yellow pages company they sounded very profesioinal and they asked me all of these questions. later they called the bakery telling my boss that i authorized some internet advertisment. they then peiced together from an earlier conversation we had over the phone a recording of me saying that i authorized a $500 internet advertisment. i called back the "yellow pages" company at 1-888-509-2894 at ext.403 a Mark Jordan answered the phone i told im that this was fraud and that he cost me my job he cancelled the fees for the bakery. soon after his supervisor Candice Hawkins got on the phone and said they dont care if i turn them into the police and she said she would then turn the $500 amount into collections. If you get a call from these people DO NOT ANSWER!!!!! or give them any of your personal information...

Beth,

Report them to the BBB, FTC, Nevada State Attorney General's office. BBB in Reno, NV is already aware of this scam.

RECEIVED THE CALLS CLAIMING I AUTHORIZED AN AD....I DID NOT
HAD TO TALK TO SOMEONE TO GET A CANCELLATION NUMBER
RECEIVED THE FAXED INVOICE FOR 499.99 PLUS INTEREST + ADMINISTRATION FEE OF $40.
PLAN TO REPORT TO BBB & FCC.
WILL NOT PAY ONE PENNY

I have dealt with these scam artists for the last several weeks.  Same old story as everyone else. What I have is the solution to end this and some facts you need to know and what you should do:

-This is a clear and dry directory listing scam.  Ignore their demands. All of them.
-Try and get them to email you an invoice to a spam email account you use to review.  Once it is received, confirm the address on the invoice.

As of right now, they are operating out of:
200 South Virginia Street 8th Floor, PMB-42
Reno, NV 89501

PLEASE BE AWARE, they do not physically call you from this location. (Calls come from 775, which is a vegas area code).  This is in fact a virtual office location. If you see a "PMB" or other initials that don't indicate a suite or another physical address, they are operating out of a virtual office just like this one.

Now here is the facts:

The virtual office is run by a company named "Regus" www.regus.com. They are a company that runs virtual offices around the country.  

Link is here: http://maps.google.com/maps/place?cid=6375581 ... 86&spn=0,0&z=16

Regus do in fact have the REAL CONTACT INFORMATION for the owner of this company and not the bogus one they send you. It is possible to get this information through a subpoena if you choose to take this further. (and I would love to see someone do it and I will support them.)  

Here is what you can do in the meantime:

1. Call Regus' Reno location directly: (775) 686-2400.  Ask to speak with the Center Manager, (Her name is Wendy, but just ask for the manager and confirm later that it is her you are speaking to.)

-Confirm that Yellow Local Directory is in fact one of their clients.
-Tell them that you have been receiving harassing calls from this client for money and that they are trying to scam you and your company.
-Tell the manager to contact their client and tell them to STOP CALLING YOU IMMEDIATELY OR YOU WILL SEEK LEGAL ACTION.
-Tell the manager you will contact the Regus corporate  as well.

2. Call Regus' Corporate Legal Office in Texas.  (972) 361-8100 x7. This number connects you with Michelle Hargus, head of Regus' Legal department.  If she does not answer, leave a message stating you want to report a client of theirs and leave a call number back. Keep leaving message if she does not return your call.

3. Report the scammers to the FTC, local law enforcement, BBB, and get on the do not call list registry. This helps with pushing the government to get involved, and to stop further scammers from contacting you in the future.

4. If the scammers call back, tell them you have done all of the following above and you won't get a single dime from you so stop trying AND STOP CALLING!


I hope this helps some of you out. It seems to be the most productive way at this time.

I HOPE THE SCAMMERS ARE READING THIS NOW. YOU WILL NOT WIN. WE WILL FIND YOU AND JUSTICE WILL BE SERVED!!!

SUCK ON THAT.

~JM

Thank you JM for all the advice and info you have given.  I have printed it off and will go through all the steps.  
I have been harrased by them now for a week.  I did not ok this transaction, they got a person in my office to answer enough questions to make it sound like she could order this.  They are mean and intimidating - no real company would act this way.
They faxed me a bill that showed I owed the $499.99 plus the $40 administration fee plus interest charges.  
This is a scam!!!  Do not give them information, do not fall for their crap.

Thanks for the info JM.  we just got hassled this afternoon from the same exact scam.  It's extremely frustrating.

http://www.bbb.org/reno/business-reviews/adve ... eno-nv-90011891
Thanks for all of your information JM.  You rock!  I contacted the BBB with a complaint.  Hopefully it will be resolved soon.

This is a follow-up to the information I have provided above. As of today, 4/28/11, I have not received a call from these scammers since the day of my last post (2/17).  Keep fighting the good fight guys!

Yellow Local Directory tried the same scam at our office.  They had a recording of my secretary saying yes to receiving an invoice.  She remembered the call, because she had felt badgered and asked the same questions over and over again.  She does not remember being "recorded"- which did sound on the recording to be at a different volume than the conversation.  
When looking on the website, they had 7 clinics in my town listed, 4 of which had been closed for years.  According to the BBB in Reno, NV, Yellow Local Directory was established in 2006.  Some of these clinics closed prior to 2006.  When I asked "Mark Jordan" of Yellow Local Directory if all of the people on the website were paying customers, he said that they were.  I asked them how they could be if they had closed their businesses prior to Yellow Local Directory starting theirs. His response was that he was just in collections and did not deal with that part of the company.
According to a news report I read someone from the FTCstated that they are not a legitimate company and do not have reporting capabilities with the credit reporting bureaus.  Do not pay them a penny.  Let them know that you know they are fraudulent.  Contact the ftc, royal canadian mounted police, your state attorney general, and let other businesses in your area via newspaper articles and chamber of commerces know of what a scam they are.  I wish we had heard about them prior to January!

I just got a phone call from these people.  The first guy was Ronnie David and I was pretty mad when he told me that I had this outstanding invoice for something I didn't authorize.  He got very rude with me and I hung up the phone, he called back right away and was even more of an ass to me.  Finally I said fine, give me the cancellation number.  He transferred me to Tiffany in "quality control" and she asked me yes and no questions.  "Is it ok to record this conversation for future training, do you confirm the cancellation, there is a final invoice that we will be sending out for $499.00."  I never set any of this up in 2009 that I can remember.  I for sure would not have agreed to ever pay anyone $499.00 for what is a free listing in the yellow pages!

2585 State Route 11 #1-108, Mooers, NY 12958 is the listing for yellow local directory. No such address. It is a vacant lot next to a cemetary in a little town near the Canadian border.

1940 Duke Street Suite 200 #100 is Regus, a virtual office. Regus is aware of the scam. CCRecovery.biz's URL is registered for only ONE year. Any reputable company would go for much longer.

Note: Oral or verbal agreements are only good for less than $500.  INTERESTING that the amount is ONE CENT less!!!!

THIS PLACE SCAMMED A FILE CLERK. WE ARE BEING RELENTLESSLY HARASSED BY THESE PEOPLE. THIS JAMES MOHR IS THE CALLER. JUST CALLED 4 OF OUR BUSINESS LINES AND PUT THEM ON HOLD. FTC HAS ORDERED THEM TO STOP THE SCAM.