Today, MX Lab received an email regarding the “World BusinessGuide” directory. At first there seems nothing wrong with the mailing but when looking further there are some points that need your attention.
The messages is from “World Business Register” with different email addresses in use:
info@easyhomecorporation.com
info@easycitycorporation.com
info@bigorganization4you.com
www@companyregpro.net
www@companyregstore.net
www@easycompregonline.com
www@bestcompregpro.com
The subject is “Business Registration 2009/2010″. The body of the email:
Ladies and Gentlemen.
In order to have your company inserted in the registry of World Businesses
for 2009/2010 edition, please print, complete and submit the enclosed
form (PDF file) to the following address:
WORLD BUSINESS GUIDE
P.O. Box 2021
3500 GA Utrecht
The Netherlands
email: register@wbgtoday.net
FAX: +31 20 524 8107
Updating is free of charge!
If you are not the intended recipient, please submit an email to
unsubscribe@wbgtoday.net
Your request shall be dealt with accordingly.
Attached is a PDF document that needs to be printed, filled in and sent to an PO Box address in The Netherlands.
When reading the PDF document carefully you can find the following:
I WILL HAVE AN INSERTION INTO ITS DATA BASE FOR THREE YEARS. THE PRICE PER YEAR IS EURO 995.
While the email itself states “Updating is free of charge!” you will have to pay € 995 each year with a minimum 3 year period by signing the document. This is quite misleading if you ask me.
A few more observations that should warn you about a possible scam:
- the email is sent from easyhomecorporation.com while there is no web site on this place so the registration of this domain is purely for spoofine the real origin.
- and more important, the document needs to be sent to a PO Box in The Netherlands while the company is International Directories Group Ltd located in Spain according to the document.
In the past we have received similar letters by regular post here in Belgium and some organisations like Unizo have instructions (in Dutch) on how to report the illegal and deceptive practices to the authorities.
If you have received such a email, or regular mail, don’t sign the document, sent it to the trash or report to your local authorities.
[Update March, 9th 2010] MX Lab received a new registration PDF from the World Business Directory. Read the article.
