I received a cold call from a Real Estate office (RE/MAX Pickering) about advertising my business in their folders. Sounded unique so I said what the hell. I've tried Yellowpages and 411.ca and this sounded like the same deal. $400 no big deal.
So I show up at the office and it's not RE/MAX doing the deal, it's another company called CORP COM (CORPCOM). Guy was super nice and so he told me all the legal stuff was standard, just sign here. Ok no prob thank you see you later.
Took a while to get my logo up properly and didn't hear back from anyone for 6 months. They said they printed the stuff but I never got a copy. Whatever my loss, should have known better, should have looked these clowns up. The reviews all state the same racket.
They called me up the next year and I said NO THANK YOU I do not want to use your services any more, I did not receive a single phone call from your services.
So three years later, I notice an odd charge by this CORPCOMM company in North York (Toronto). I call up Visa and aparently they've been charging me $281 a year, every year for the last 3 years, on top of my initial $400!
Now I'm ticked off. Ok maybe the fine print was there, but do professionals use fine prints? Not really. These guys are scammers, and it's legal. They are a huge outfit and go all across Canada and the USA.
DO NOT USE THEIR SERVICES OR GIVE THEM A CC NUMBER.