REMINDER ABOUT THE SCAM. FOLKS, THIS IS NOT A NEW SCAM, BUT IT’S A CON JOB THAT JUST WON’T GO AWAY. HERE’S AN EXAMPLE OF A FAKE INVOICE SENT TO A DOCTOR’S OFFICE IN LANCASTER COUNTY. NOTICE IT’S FROM ...

The Federal Trade Commission shut down two Canada-based schemes after they cheated U.S. small businesses and nonprofit organizations out of millions of dollars. The action should help protect other ...

Directory group Yellow Pages is warning businesses of a fax scam where illegal pro-forma invoices have been sent out falsely charging businesses for online listings. The directory said customers ...

Dear Action Line: Our church got calls from a yellow pages outfit on the "oral contract" we had with them. This was the first we heard of this company or its ads. We are a small church and hung up.

The Yellow Pages have long been useful to businesses and consumers alike. However, fraud schemes are starting to come to light that contractors and other advertisers need to be aware of. Currently, ...

The Federal Trade Commission alleges this Montreal-based company and 14 other associated names have "bilked" U.S. businesses and churches out of $14 million. (US Public Yellow Pages) A federal judge ...

Klaus Mordhorst says scammers have threatened his credit and to file suit to collect fees for a business listing service that was supposed to be free. (Alex Remnick/The Star-Ledger) When an entity ...

HARTFORD -- Small-business owners should be wary of a scam in which con artists are targeting companies, offering them bogus "Yellow Pages" listings in an attempt to get them to disclose financial ...

Dear Action Line: I was mailed a $29.95-a-month "Internet advertising invoice" for my Coweta business from "Yellow Pages Directory Billing" in Boca Raton, Fla. I have never heard of them or authorized ...

Police in Perth are warning business owners to be aware of a scam involving fake invoices for advertising in the Yellow Pages. They say customs officers have intercepted a suspicious package that ...