Police in Devon are warning members of the public to be wary of a long-term scam, which has been operating for a number of years and now appears to be targeting small businesses in Devon.European City Guides are a Spanish based company who send out Pro-formas with the company details already completed.
The form states that filling in the form would give the recipient “the opportunity to be published in an inter-professional Guide on CD-Rom and Internet”. The cost for this is €997.00.
Detective Constable Peter Kilpatrick from the Devon and Cornwall Police Economic Crime Unit explained, “This Pro-forma is an invitation only.
“By completing it you are deemed to have entered into a contract and if the amount is not paid, they then threaten the recipient with legal action.
“People have paid the fee as a result of these threats.
“Our advice will always be to throw these forms away and do not respond to the company.
For further information please visit
http://www.lindamcavanmep.org.uk/news/2009/0227
http://www.conservativeeurope.com/news/1062/meps-demand-action-on-small-business-scams.aspx
www.stopecg.org
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