When Yellow Pages Invoices Are Bogus [PDF]
Tips to help protect businesses from Yellow Pages billing schemes.

Office Supply Scams  [PDF]
Telemarketers use a variety of ploys here. Sometimes they call organizations, asking for the name of the person responsible for ordering supplies. They call that person, saying they want to send a a "free sample" -- light bulbs, pine cleaner, or the like. Instead of shipping a a "free sample", the con artists send supplies followed by a bill.

Five Steps to Avoiding Office Supply Scams [PDF]
Any organization lacking adequate purchasing controls can become a victim of an office supply scam. You can protect your organization from paying for unordered goods and services.

Business Directory Scams Try to "Give You the Business" [PDF]
Warns consumers about scams where businesses, churches, fraternal and charitable organizations lose money to firms that mislead them into paying for unordered and unwanted directory listings.

Web Site Cramming [PDF]
Telemarketers tout the benefits of doing business on the Internet and offer to design and host Web sites for a "free" 30-day trial. Even if businesses decline the trial offer or cancel within 30 days, they're charged on their phone bills during or after their "free" trial period.

Public Safety Fund-raising Scams [PDF]
For-profit companies solicit small businesses by phone, asking them to buy ad space in publications with law enforcement, public safety or other civic purpose themes. In many cases, the publications lack the implied connection to legitimate law enforcement and are rarely distributed in the community as claimed.

What's Dot and What's Not: Domain Name Registration Scams   [PDF]
The FTC says consumers are getting fax and email solicitations that offer a chance at a new top level domain name, for a fee, as soon as it becomes available. Some registration services are guaranteeing new top level domain names or promising preferential treatment in the registration process. But, the agency cautions, these offers may be misleading.

Scams Targeting Small Businesses and Organizations [MS PowerPoint 2000]
PowerPoint presentation on office supply fraud and other scams with tips on detection, avoidance and remedies. Download and use at meetings, seminars and training sessions. [Download]

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