Complaint Review: Ameri-Source Publications - I T DataDirect - Champlain New York

I worked for this company. They operate in Montreal Canada. The key contact is LINDA WILLIAMS; they use their real names telling employees they are legit. They target small businesses. The product is a Hardcover book, a CD-Rom or a web listing or all. It was established in 2001. They call you to update your information then get you a second time on tape agreeing to a price. The word HUNDRED is never used so you get caught. THEY ARE A SCAM. They are also diversifying into other scams. NOTE: THE COMPANY HAS CHANGED THEIR NAME (THIS PREVENTS HITS ON THE INTERNET) JEFFREY SHOLZBERG IS IN ALL SORTS OF SCAMS. - MAYRAND INC. - MAYRAND PUBLISHING - (New Name) MAYRAND PUBLISHERS. - http://www.mayrandpublishers.com/ - http://www.mayrandmail.com/ New Scam 10 MB storage for suckers who buy their cd-rom, directories & website. (Get More free at Hotmail or Yahoo) - http://www.mayrandtelecom.com/ New Scam?* [email protected] THE SCAM PRODUCT IS THE AMERICA'S #1 SOURCE IN BUSINESS TO BUSINESS SOLUTIONS 3867773 CANADA INC. (MAYRAND PUBLISHING) : 2001-03-05 : 2001-02-21 CONSTITUTION (date established_ OFFICE ADDRESS IN CANADA ADRESSE DOMICILE: 8230, MAYRAND BUREAU 300 CODE POSTAL: H4P 2C6 MONTRAL (QUBEC) MAYRAND PUBLISHERS, INC. 100A Walnut Street #6 Champlain, NY 12919 Phone: (866) 733-4756, 514-733-4756 Fax: (866) 733-7773, 514-448-9874 E-Mail: [email protected] Address of primary shareholder: 9082-3402 Quebec Inc AVENUE GREENWOOD 5632 H4W 1Y4 CTE SAINT-LUC (QUBEC) Address and name of owner: SHOLZBERG, JEFFREY PRSIDENT 5632, AVENUE GREENWOOD H4W 1Y4 Phone: 514-487-0404 Call him at home CTE-SAINT-LUC (QUBEC) [email protected] Address and name of vice president: TSAKISSIRIS, JOHN 700, D'ISRAELI H7W 2X4 LAVAL (QUBEC) [email protected] (This b@stard has been in all sorts of scams including the Invoice (no product) Scam.) THROW THE HARDBACK BOOK & CD-ROM IN THE TRASH (THE HARDBACK IS EXPENSIVE SO THEY WILL ISSUE A CALL TAG IF YOU DON'T WANT TO PAY) THEY CAN DO NOTHING, SAY I'M CALLING THE ATTORNY GENERAL AND HANG UP. How you get Caught: SALES CALLS: You get called with a telemarketer saying "I'm calling to update your listing in the Business to Business White Pages. They go over your details, you reply YES, YES YES. QUALITY CONTROL: You get called again to confirm the details for shipping it out. The price is mentioned but in digits. Never is the word hundred is used. This is done very quickly so it sounds like a few dollars. They ask you if you are authorized to make the purchase. This is Taped. Tapes can be altered! The Directory or CD-Rom Arrives. Later a invoice arrives. What do you do? Call or Write your Attorney General immediatly without telling them and throw the Directory or CD-Rom in the Garbage. Your in the Clear and have helped others in your State. STOP THEM NOW! Other complaints for this Scam: http://www.ripoffreport.com/Telemarketers/Mayrand-Publishing/mayrand-publishing-fraudulent-6DDDJ.htm Former Employee - Cote Saint Luc, Quebec Canada CLICK here to see why Rip-off Report, as a matter of policy, deleted either a phone number, link or e-mail address from this Report.

One of the Staff at Barry University gave me this list of 'companies' who do this scam. She writes: " I believe that some of these companies are related and have sprung from the same mothership" - Youll see when you look at their names." E Com Business Directory ---- Philadelphia, PA IBD (International Business Directory) This was the original scam that got us. Michael Mouyal's company is probably the 'mother ship' -- at least it is one of the first of this type of scam operations IT Data Direct Info Chase Info Com (I was told that they bought out World Data Publishers)---- Florence, KY Info Com Direct (publishing the Wilson and Goldberg Goldbook) Informatica - NYC Datalink Directories MDSC Publishing (American Corporate Directory) Mayrand (American Business Guide) ---- Champlain, NY and of course the infamous World Data Publishers Ameri-Globe Publishing, Miami, Fl American Access American Data Business Communications DataLink Directory Datatech Communications DataTel Hanson Publications IT&T, Switzerland InfoCom, Florence, Ky, 41042 Infotek MDSC Publishing, Canada. MNC Publications, Champlain, NY, 12919 National Business Info Newline Publishing, Port Huron, MI 48060 Pin Point Publishing, Canada Quality Submit, Charlestown, MA, 02129 United Media UTP Digital Directories World Data Publishing Please note that all of these entities are scams. You should not pay them a dime and you should report any of them that pester you to the Attorney General.

Dear Karen, Our Price was $399.95 from Both "Companies" Our experience was that "World Wide Source" and "IT Data Direct" would always call about the same time (within the same week) and our "amount owed" was ALWAYS $399.95! So you have been given a bargain (ha ha!) They use different U.S. addresses though. It is amazing how many names I have found for these scam companies. Rest assured, they are as phoney as a three dollar bill! Report them to the Attorney General's office and let them know that you are aware of the Vermont AG's settlement with World Wide Source. That should cool their "collection" activity.