Comments on: More on the Who’s Who fax spam http://www.stevecoates.com.au/random/more-on-the-whos-who-fax-spam/ Wed, 25 Jan 2012 23:23:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: wanda http://www.stevecoates.com.au/random/more-on-the-whos-who-fax-spam/#comment-43925 wanda Wed, 31 Aug 2011 20:18:02 +0000 http://www.stevecoates.com.au/?p=718#comment-43925 Yep, this is silly vanity stuff. I got the same worded fax today in Louisiana, USA. SO ridiculous, why does "the director" think I might be biographically interesting - didn't even know my company name, much less my name.... Thanks for the quick confirmation that this is just a load of spam. Ask yourself - "Have I ever known anyone who READ a random "who's who" book???" Only the people looking for their own name. hahaha. What "exposure". Sent a few black pages too. :) thanks again Yep, this is silly vanity stuff. I got the same worded fax today in Louisiana, USA. SO ridiculous, why does “the director” think I might be biographically interesting – didn’t even know my company name, much less my name…. Thanks for the quick confirmation that this is just a load of spam. Ask yourself – “Have I ever known anyone who READ a random “who’s who” book???” Only the people looking for their own name. hahaha. What “exposure”. Sent a few black pages too. :) thanks again

]]> By: mosunmola http://www.stevecoates.com.au/random/more-on-the-whos-who-fax-spam/#comment-43910 mosunmola Tue, 21 Jun 2011 15:37:18 +0000 http://www.stevecoates.com.au/?p=718#comment-43910 they are all bunch of thieves. imagine tellin that BABATUNDE FASHOLA is a member. they don't even know who i am. he john Andrew had the guts to ask for my credit card number. pls be careful o. they are all bunch of thieves. imagine tellin that BABATUNDE FASHOLA is a member. they don’t even know who i am. he john Andrew had the guts to ask for my credit card number. pls be careful o.

]]> By: Mark http://www.stevecoates.com.au/random/more-on-the-whos-who-fax-spam/#comment-43909 Mark Mon, 20 Jun 2011 11:56:03 +0000 http://www.stevecoates.com.au/?p=718#comment-43909 I too got caught in this scam. I actually paid for the next level and reiterated my order - when I next checked my bank account they had put the carge through at the premium level. I contacted the bank and they reveresed the charges - they stated this company is known to be a scam from USA. I use linkedIn but ignore ALL advertising and other promotions based on this experience - plus the fact that this company is known to be a scam and yet they remain with a high profile. LinkedIn's own ethics are now questionable. I too got caught in this scam. I actually paid for the next level and reiterated my order – when I next checked my bank account they had put the carge through at the premium level.
I contacted the bank and they reveresed the charges – they stated this company is known to be a scam from USA.

I use linkedIn but ignore ALL advertising and other promotions based on this experience – plus the fact that this company is known to be a scam and yet they remain with a high profile. LinkedIn’s own ethics are now questionable.

]]> By: Melanie http://www.stevecoates.com.au/random/more-on-the-whos-who-fax-spam/#comment-43900 Melanie Wed, 27 Apr 2011 03:28:27 +0000 http://www.stevecoates.com.au/?p=718#comment-43900 Aha I was subjected to this scam today! An American named Frank tried calling yesterday which I found odd with it being a public holiday for ANZAC day. My partner answered & asked him to call back tomorrow. Which he did and I told him off for calling on a public holiday (my office is home based and we are small business owners) especially ANZAC day. I asked if he was in Australia and he said yes (hmmmn why was there a couple of seconds silence when I first answered the phone?). Then the spiel began too which I didn't give him an inch. He was trying all the usual sales tactics but stroking my ego is not my thing! 'And how would you like your name to read on your certificate?' I started to zone out and waited for the inevitable money part and it was as has being described from previous comments. What I am concerned about is that I too filled in an advertisement on LinkedIn for a free business listing. Who doesn't when you are in small business? They are really getting in there by hanging on the coat tails of a legitimate business networking site. Or is LinkedIn legit? Do they endorse them or just want their advertising money? I'm very interested in others opinions on this. Thank you for this Steve and lets keep spreading the word so that no one falls prey to these vultures. :) Aha I was subjected to this scam today! An American named Frank tried calling yesterday which I found odd with it being a public holiday for ANZAC day. My partner answered & asked him to call back tomorrow. Which he did and I told him off for calling on a public holiday (my office is home based and we are small business owners) especially ANZAC day. I asked if he was in Australia and he said yes (hmmmn why was there a couple of seconds silence when I first answered the phone?). Then the spiel began too which I didn’t give him an inch. He was trying all the usual sales tactics but stroking my ego is not my thing! ‘And how would you like your name to read on your certificate?’ I started to zone out and waited for the inevitable money part and it was as has being described from previous comments. What I am concerned about is that I too filled in an advertisement on LinkedIn for a free business listing. Who doesn’t when you are in small business? They are really getting in there by hanging on the coat tails of a legitimate business networking site. Or is LinkedIn legit? Do they endorse them or just want their advertising money? I’m very interested in others opinions on this. Thank you for this Steve and lets keep spreading the word so that no one falls prey to these vultures. :)

]]> By: Bonnie http://www.stevecoates.com.au/random/more-on-the-whos-who-fax-spam/#comment-43879 Bonnie Wed, 23 Mar 2011 01:42:35 +0000 http://www.stevecoates.com.au/?p=718#comment-43879 I received a call from an American today, Kathy Mitchell, who was from Stanford Who's Who Australia. My pride was all puffed up from our short interview until she asked me to pay $789 for a Platinum Membership. What!? I thought this was going to be free, based on my accolades as an expert Professional! (Mind you, I have been in business for just 3 months!) I told her to call me back later so I could check with my husband & I have been researching & came across this forum. Thank goodness for your honesty! Kathy offered me a 5 yr program ($500ish) and then a 3 yr program for $389, all with the 2 round trip airline tickets included! An additional $199 was to be paid when my biography was completed. I think I must have completed a form using LinkedIn & that's how they got my details. You can be assured I will have a forthright chat with her this afternoon. PS. If Brian Green (see 2009 posts) really is a Marketing Professional - he needs to go back to Primary School. His Language Skills are terrible! His grammar is grotesque, his sentence structure is sad and it makes teachers everywhere (like me) shudder. I received a call from an American today, Kathy Mitchell, who was from Stanford Who’s Who Australia. My pride was all puffed up from our short interview until she asked me to pay $789 for a Platinum Membership. What!? I thought this was going to be free, based on my accolades as an expert Professional! (Mind you, I have been in business for just 3 months!) I told her to call me back later so I could check with my husband & I have been researching & came across this forum. Thank goodness for your honesty! Kathy offered me a 5 yr program ($500ish) and then a 3 yr program for $389, all with the 2 round trip airline tickets included! An additional $199 was to be paid when my biography was completed. I think I must have completed a form using LinkedIn & that’s how they got my details. You can be assured I will have a forthright chat with her this afternoon.
PS. If Brian Green (see 2009 posts) really is a Marketing Professional – he needs to go back to Primary School. His Language Skills are terrible! His grammar is grotesque, his sentence structure is sad and it makes teachers everywhere (like me) shudder.

]]> By: Bruce http://www.stevecoates.com.au/random/more-on-the-whos-who-fax-spam/#comment-43877 Bruce Fri, 18 Feb 2011 01:32:24 +0000 http://www.stevecoates.com.au/?p=718#comment-43877 Hello all. I have to confess I was duped by these guys. But courtesy of the Commonwealth Bank I have all charges to my card blocked. I am embarrassed to say I should have known better, but their collateral is fraudulent, their delivery slick and their business integrity is nil. They have not one shred of decency with which to cover themselves. These people are thieves - pure and simple. Hello all. I have to confess I was duped by these guys. But courtesy of the Commonwealth Bank I have all charges to my card blocked. I am embarrassed to say I should have known better, but their collateral is fraudulent, their delivery slick and their business integrity is nil. They have not one shred of decency with which to cover themselves. These people are thieves – pure and simple.

]]> By: Nicki http://www.stevecoates.com.au/random/more-on-the-whos-who-fax-spam/#comment-43850 Nicki Tue, 09 Nov 2010 00:32:58 +0000 http://www.stevecoates.com.au/?p=718#comment-43850 Hi, I received one today from Lisa Smith. Amazing really, as we run a real estate office and it would not be at all difficult to get all our details off the internet and fill them in and then send on asking for verification. I also thought I would google the name after receiving these faxes for quite some time. I replied to their fax with details relating to Bugs Bunny and his enterprise - hopefully they will get the message. Also wrote all over their fax telling them to get lost and added another page just in case they didn't understand the first page. Oh well - I guess I will just have to go back to being a nobody now. This website makes for interesting reading - thank you. Hi, I received one today from Lisa Smith. Amazing really, as we run a real estate office and it would not be at all difficult to get all our details off the internet and fill them in and then send on asking for verification. I also thought I would google the name after receiving these faxes for quite some time. I replied to their fax with details relating to Bugs Bunny and his enterprise – hopefully they will get the message. Also wrote all over their fax telling them to get lost and added another page just in case they didn’t understand the first page. Oh well – I guess I will just have to go back to being a nobody now. This website makes for interesting reading – thank you.

]]> By: Shirley Twilliger http://www.stevecoates.com.au/random/more-on-the-whos-who-fax-spam/#comment-43848 Shirley Twilliger Sat, 06 Nov 2010 02:36:10 +0000 http://www.stevecoates.com.au/?p=718#comment-43848 Yes, I received those faxes and I will setup a continuous black fax page, that might stop the crap! Thanks for the tip! Yes, I received those faxes and I will setup a continuous black fax page, that might stop the crap! Thanks for the tip!

]]> By: Gavin http://www.stevecoates.com.au/random/more-on-the-whos-who-fax-spam/#comment-43844 Gavin Tue, 26 Oct 2010 20:40:28 +0000 http://www.stevecoates.com.au/?p=718#comment-43844 OK, so I'm not Robinson Crusoe here; good to know. I spoke with an american chap yesterday and I'm going to cancel my Mastercard today - they didn't get any money (thankfully). I didn't get a fax but I filled out a online form from advertising on Linkedin.com - which is a great, legitimate and FREE site for business networking, so it looks like they are spreading their wings to include other forms of contact methods. thanks for he Blog - it confirmed my suspicions. plus they never emailed me as I asked them to - most unprofessional!! OK, so I’m not Robinson Crusoe here; good to know. I spoke with an american chap yesterday and I’m going to cancel my Mastercard today – they didn’t get any money (thankfully). I didn’t get a fax but I filled out a online form from advertising on Linkedin.com – which is a great, legitimate and FREE site for business networking, so it looks like they are spreading their wings to include other forms of contact methods. thanks for he Blog – it confirmed my suspicions. plus they never emailed me as I asked them to – most unprofessional!!

]]> By: Lorne http://www.stevecoates.com.au/random/more-on-the-whos-who-fax-spam/#comment-43840 Lorne Mon, 18 Oct 2010 22:58:21 +0000 http://www.stevecoates.com.au/?p=718#comment-43840 yep, got the jennifer crowley fax today, and being the suspicious person I am I googled the who's who and found you guys. These things always in the moment look promising then on closer examination it turns out to be a dud. The most important thing in small business is to question everything. if it looks too good to be true it usually is. I would love to find an angle of revenge but it's such a waist of time. yep, got the jennifer crowley fax today, and being the suspicious person I am I googled the who’s who and found you guys. These things always in the moment look promising then on closer examination it turns out to be a dud. The most important thing in small business is to question everything. if it looks too good to be true it usually is.
I would love to find an angle of revenge but it’s such a waist of time.

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