I received a call on my cell phone on Monday, August 16, 2010, by a man claiming he is from the Yellow Pages and that I owe $499.95 for advertising in the Yellow Pages and that it is past due and may go to collection. It just so happened that I have a contract with our local yellow pages and I just paid the invoice, so that threw me off guard and confused. Thinking that this guy is a legit representative, I believed him. But then he asked for my credit card number, that's when I said "NO, " because I don't know exactly what he is talking about and how much I owe the Yellow Pages, since I already sent a check for payment to the Yellow pages. I was away from the office at that time, so I told him to fax me the invoice and he did. The invoice is so bogus and that's when I noticed that the company name on the invoice which has the walking fingers yellow pages logo (obviously a copy of the real one) is GBP Publications and the address is in Las Vegas (2232 South Nellis Boulevard #316, Las Vegas NV 89104). The Yellow Pages company I deal with is in California and I deal with a local representative. I called the local representative of the Yellow Pages I have a contract with and he confirmed that my account is in good standing and that this is a scam. The contact name on the faxed invoice is Donan Johnson (which is probably not his real name) and the phone number: 877-811-0561, ext. 203.
I checked online with the Better Business Bureau in southern Nevada and found that this company also goes by the name "Yellow Blue Media" and the address is slightly different -- 2232 S. Nellis Boulevard #G#-310, Las Vegas NV 89104. It is unlicensed, not a BBB accredited business and has a BBB rating of “F.”
A complaint has been filed with the BBB, next will be with our State Attorney General’s office and the FTC.