Complaint Review: Ameri-Source Publications - Champlain New York

Dear Rose: The unauthorized taping of calls has been illegal as long as I can remember. You (the consumer) must be notified if a tape is being made for "quality assurance purposes" or whatever. As an employee you probably could be considered to have provided your voice to them for compensation so it is likely they can legally use it. The WAY your former employer uses these tapes. Editing them in order to "prove" someone ordered something that they normally wouldn't is clearly fraudulent and is a misrepresentation of you! It would be interesting to have a legal expert weigh in on this particular issue.

Dear Rose: The unauthorized taping of calls has been illegal as long as I can remember. You (the consumer) must be notified if a tape is being made for "quality assurance purposes" or whatever. As an employee you probably could be considered to have provided your voice to them for compensation so it is likely they can legally use it. The WAY your former employer uses these tapes. Editing them in order to "prove" someone ordered something that they normally wouldn't is clearly fraudulent and is a misrepresentation of you! It would be interesting to have a legal expert weigh in on this particular issue.

Dear Rose: The unauthorized taping of calls has been illegal as long as I can remember. You (the consumer) must be notified if a tape is being made for "quality assurance purposes" or whatever. As an employee you probably could be considered to have provided your voice to them for compensation so it is likely they can legally use it. The WAY your former employer uses these tapes. Editing them in order to "prove" someone ordered something that they normally wouldn't is clearly fraudulent and is a misrepresentation of you! It would be interesting to have a legal expert weigh in on this particular issue.

Dear Rose: The unauthorized taping of calls has been illegal as long as I can remember. You (the consumer) must be notified if a tape is being made for "quality assurance purposes" or whatever. As an employee you probably could be considered to have provided your voice to them for compensation so it is likely they can legally use it. The WAY your former employer uses these tapes. Editing them in order to "prove" someone ordered something that they normally wouldn't is clearly fraudulent and is a misrepresentation of you! It would be interesting to have a legal expert weigh in on this particular issue.

Hello I worked for world wide source for a year I was a quality assurance operator, seen alot of shadey things going on in this company, I quit after I realized how much of a rip off this company was we had to tape all of our calls from quality assurance and they are still using my tapes with my voice is this legal to still use my voice after I quit?

On a college library website there was a list of other "companies" running this scam. This information is passed along as I found it: E Com Business Directory ---- Philadelphia, PA IBD (International Business Directory) 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 P ublishing (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

On a college library website there was a list of other "companies" running this scam. This information is passed along as I found it: E Com Business Directory ---- Philadelphia, PA IBD (International Business Directory) 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 P ublishing (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

World Wide Source ..... AKA Ameri-Source Publications..... NEW NAME ......Amercian Solution Information P.S The address of WWS and Amercian Solution Information is 45 Queen Square 10th Floor, Dartmouth Nova Scotia,Canada The phone number is : 902-466-1500 This is the physical address of the offices they use for selling and collection, of the directories. This office has been operation since 2000.

After our unsavory experience with Pavlos Angelatos and "World Wide Source" aka "Ameri-Source" we get a call from someone representing these people. They claim we owe them (yep, you guessed it, $399.95) for a directory listing that we did not order or authorize in the first place. They also claim we have a multi-year contract with them and start to put the pressure on.

But wait! These people are far more gracious than Pavlos and his bunch. We can get out of our "contract" if we purchase their overpriced "Digital Trade Show Guide CD-Rom Companion for only $149.00 plus $15.00 shipping and handling.

We have our suspicions as to a connection with "World Wide Source." After all, the Attorney Generals of several states are putting the screws to Mr. Angelatos' original operation. By the way, "World Wide Source" now operates with this New York address:

World Wide Source
1080 Military Turnpike
Plattsburgh, NY 12901

Please instruct ALL people in your company who answer the phone to refuse to talk to these people. That way you will save yourself a lot of hassle. They can't provide a written, signed contract like your legitimate directories. You are under no obligation to a liar even if he does try to make you feel like you owe him something. If you get harassed by these "directory" people, your state Attorney General should be contacted. They know all about them.

Just got a call from a company called International Business Index (IBI). Same story except the price is now $369.00.

I checked the name out with the Better Business Bureau and lo and behold there are even more aliases: American Business Index and Dynamic Marketing Services Inc.

When trying to search down these new names I ended up at World Wide Source Publishing Inc. They're all the same people and they just call with a different name each time.