Comments on: Shady Sales Practise from Netchina http://www.reneseifert.com/2007/12/shady_sales_practise_from_netchina.html Entrepreneur, Global Citizen, Flat World, Internet, Web 2.0, Innovation, Start-Up Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:56:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Anu http://www.reneseifert.com/2007/12/shady_sales_practise_from_netchina.html#comment-386 Anu Tue, 11 Dec 2007 20:14:39 +0000 http://www.reneseifert.com/2007/12/shady_sales_practise_from_netchina.html#comment-386 Hmmm.. This brings to mind a scam going on in the EU where they target Exhibitors at major exhibitions: An Austrian Company called Construst Data Verlag AG targets exhibitors in large trade fairs. They send a misleading mailshot to exhibitors with the name of the trade fair the exhibitor attended thus many mistakenly consider it to be a communication from the fair organiser. They offer free advertising space in a trade fair directory. However, the small print means that firms who sign and return the enclosed form – even if simply amending or adding to the details provided – are committed to paying almost €1,000 a year for 3 years for entries into the directory. They then send a collection agency called Premium Recovery AG based in Switzerland to follow up and collect the money. Apparently these companies are beign clamped down in the EU and are now targetting Canadian and North American Companies. See the following links: http://www.eda.admin.ch/eda/en/home/reps/nameri/vusa/wasemb/waecon/wacomm.html http://newsweaver.ie/sligoeic/e_article000472360.cfm The Austrian Trade Commission in Toronto has verified this is a scam and authorities in Austria are working on this. Hmmm.. This brings to mind a scam going on in the EU where they target Exhibitors at major exhibitions:

An Austrian Company called Construst Data Verlag AG targets exhibitors in large trade fairs. They send a misleading mailshot to exhibitors with the name of the trade fair the exhibitor attended thus many mistakenly consider it to be a communication from the fair organiser. They offer free advertising space in a trade fair directory. However, the small print means that firms who sign and return the enclosed form – even if simply amending or adding to the details provided – are committed to paying almost €1,000 a year for 3 years for entries into the directory.

They then send a collection agency called Premium Recovery AG based in Switzerland to follow up and collect the money.

Apparently these companies are beign clamped down in the EU and are now targetting Canadian and North American Companies.

See the following links:

http://www.eda.admin.ch/eda/en/home/reps/nameri/vusa/wasemb/waecon/wacomm.html

http://newsweaver.ie/sligoeic/e_article000472360.cfm

The Austrian Trade Commission in Toronto has verified this is a scam and authorities in Austria are working on this.

]]> By: Nina http://www.reneseifert.com/2007/12/shady_sales_practise_from_netchina.html#comment-385 Nina Tue, 11 Dec 2007 16:07:18 +0000 http://www.reneseifert.com/2007/12/shady_sales_practise_from_netchina.html#comment-385 THANK YOU!!!! I have just had this email today - immediately googled this company and found your blog - I am VERY grateful as I put the bad grammar down to language difficulties and was about to respond. I will now delete the email. Thank you again - thank the good lord for people like you! THANK YOU!!!! I have just had this email today - immediately googled this company and found your blog - I am VERY grateful as I put the bad grammar down to language difficulties and was about to respond. I will now delete the email. Thank you again - thank the good lord for people like you!

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