RE: FN-FORUM Beware of scam artists bearing invoices...

date posted 1st October 2002 12:12

If you do any amount of advertising you are bound to get a lot of this sort
of scam. It should only be an annoyance to a small company with tight
budgets, because you know what you have or haven't said. I once caught a
slightly different credit card scam because I followed up my doubts straight
away. The scammers are really aimming at taking advantage of larger
companies with a turnover of staff who either don't have the time or can't
really be bothered to check things out.

I always found that if someone phoned me with an offer for cheap ads etc. it
was best to turn it down. It was always better to have a planned approach to
advertising, so you are in control of your budgets, message etc. Only if I
knew the people I was dealing with, and I was already running a campaign
with them, would I consider the offer.

If you find that someone is that persistant they won't go away, I used to
tell my marketing people to say "We are sorry but all our advertising budget
has been allocated for this year." Never failed. :)

My 2p

Stuart.

-----Original Message-----
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Sent: 01 October 2002 11:20
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Subject: FN-FORUM Beware of scam artists bearing invoices...


> I received a call earlier today from a "Children's Charity" (they had
> my name as well as telephone number) thanking me for placing a £250
> 1/4 page advert in their newsletter. They asked if I didn't mind if it
> was increased to a £500 1/2 page advert.

I got a similar call and they said they spoke to me earlier in the year
and i agreed to do an ad. I fell soft but got them to reduce the cost
to £100 but have been kicking myself ever since because I'm sure I never
agreed to it, i would have remembered.

This company is mph direct and are genuine but I'm sure it's a new
tactic to get money out of you - I won't do it again.


Lindsey Hill
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Apperley Design
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