I have contacted their copllection agent, Mark Price, and disputed their invoicing and payment demands. He played a recorded conversation that had my employee's voice included. They asked a series of questions on the recording to which her voice only responded "yes". The exact same "yes" response was very obviously dubbed in to every question they asked. One question they specifically asked was if she was authorized to make decisions regarding ordering their advertisement to which they dubbed in the "yes" response.
My employees are not authorized to make any decision regarding ordering any products or services of that nature and would never portray that they have the authorization. Anyone listening to this tape will hear the obvious altering of the recording to substantiate their claim. My employee never had any conversation with this company regarding any advertising and as I stated, would never pretend to be alowed to authorize any such service. I clearly stated my objection and refused to pay their invoice and associated fees.
This company has most recently threatened to turn my manufactured account to a legal collection agency. The representative informed me that they would adversely affect my credit history for lack of payment.
I am requesting your help to stop this scam and possibly prevent this from happening to others.

Just wanted to say I finally won the battle with these scammers.  Please file a complaint with the BBB.  I did and they responded by voiding the invoice and stating they would not contact our business again.
Do not pay these bogus fees!!!  Fight back, and you will win.  They try to bully you and use scare tactics about taking you to court, etc.  It is all an attempt to scare you into paying it.

Oh, and I enjoyed messing with them as well.  I called about 50 or more times filling up their voicemail.  Also emailed them numerous links from all these websites stating the scam.  It was fun.

Just received a few faxes with this.  I faxed back with a polite "Go .... yourself" and mentioned that I reported to BBB and FTC.

I'm hoping the call me directly.  I sort of enjoy f****ng with these scumbags.

Got scammed too. My story is exactly like what people said here:
http://www.bbb.org/blog/2013/01/yellow-pages-look-a-like-scams/

Start with a bait call, then a collection call, then an invoice, and now a pre-legal department.

Also add this phone number to your block list: 240-439-6069, VoIP phone from Frederick, MD

Throwing the Book at Business Directory Scams

The smooth-talking voice on the other end of the line claims to need some information to ?confirm? your existing phone book listing. Fast forward a few weeks and your mailbox is jammed with ?invoices? threatening legal action if you don?t pay up. Chances are you?ve been hit by a business directory scam.

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Better Business Bureau (BBB) have seen an increase in this form of fraud. Small and medium-sized businesses, churches, and not-for-profit groups have been hardest hit. Many will pay the bogus invoices in the mistaken belief that it?s simply a misunderstanding. But it?s not. It?s a growing form of fraud run by international scam artists. The FTC and the BBB are asking businesses to: 1) educate employees about the scam; 2) set up systems to weed out bogus bills, 3) use free BBB resources to check out questionable companies; and 4) report the scams so that law enforcers can stay ahead of the curve.

How the Scam Works

The Call. First, con artists make cold calls to offices. They ask the person answering the phone to ?confirm? the address, telephone number, and other information, claiming it?s for a listing the company has in the yellow pages or a similar business directory. The scammers then fire off a rapid series of questions they may tape-record, sometimes sliding in a confusing reference to the cost. The scam works because fraudsters convince the person who picks up the phone that they?re just ?verifying? an arrangement the company already has with the directory.

The Bill. The con artist then sends urgent ?invoices? for $500 or more ? sometimes including a copy of the ?directory.? They?re usually worthless and are never distributed or promoted as promised. Often, they?re just websites with listings of various businesses. In many cases, the person paying the bills will simply cut a check, not realizing that the company never agreed to pay the hefty fee for the directory. But if businesses resist, the scammers turn up the heat, threatening collection or legal action to get payment. They may use the name of the person who answered the phone or play a ?verification tape? as ?proof? that the company owes them money. Often these tapes have been doctored or the nature of the transaction was rattled off in a way no one could have understood. If companies stand firm in their refusal to pay for services they didn?t authorize, the scammer may try to smooth things over by offering a phony discount. Or they may let the company return the directory ? at the company?s own cost, of course ? but insist on payment for the so-called listing. At this stage, many companies pay up just to stop the hounding. What they don?t know is that they?ll likely get more bogus invoices ? either from the same scam artist or from others who have bought their contact information for a new scheme.

How can I protect my business?

Take the following four steps to protect your company from business directory fraud.

1.Train your staff to spot this scam. Educate your employees about how this scam works. In addition to your regular receptionist, talk to everyone who may pick up the phone. Put a copy of this alert in employee mailboxes. Mention it in a staff meeting. Post it on the break room bulletin board or where employees clock in and out.

2.Inspect your invoices. Depending on the size and nature of your business, consider implementing a purchase order system to make sure you?re paying only legitimate expenses. At a minimum, designate a small group of employees with authority to approve purchases and pay the bills. Train your team to send all inquiries to them. Compile a list of the companies you typically use for directory services, office supplies, and other recurring expenses. Encourage the people who pay the bills to develop a ?show me? attitude when it comes to unexpected invoices from companies they?re not familiar with. Don?t pay for products or services you?re not sure you ordered.

3.Verify to clarify. Many business directory scam artists are headquartered in Canada, but use post office boxes or mail drops to make it look like they are in the United States. Before paying, check them out for free at bbb.org, and read the BBB?s report on them.

4.File a complaint. If a scammer is sending you bogus bills, speak up. Visit bbb.org to complain to the BBB. And let the FTC know by filing a complaint at ftc.gov or calling 877-FTC-HELP (1-877-382-4357). Your complaints help shape the FTC?s law enforcement agenda, so it?s important to sound off when you spot a scam. Concerned about business directory fraudsters? threats to tarnish your credit if you don?t pay? Many will simply drop the matter ? and may even provide a refund ? if they know you?ve complained to the BBB and law enforcement.

http://business.ftc.gov/documents/alt024-thro ... directory-scams

We've been receiving harassing faxes and calls from Jonny Gates trying to collect $676.80.  No one at our firm authorized the charges.   They doctored a phone call from one of our staff members trying to state she authorized them.  I challenged him on two successive days that he was perpetrating a scam and both times he hung up on me.  I?ve instructed our staff to not speak to anyone from Yellowpages collections when/if they call again.  We've wasted enough time with this mess.

On may 29th I recieved a fax with an invoice of $599.99 plus interest and administration fees. Later I recieved a call from Jonny Gates. When I told him there was no authorization for this charge, mr Gates became extremly aggressive when I threatned to sue for harrasment and fraud. On June 13th I recieved another fax. I called the FTC they already had a file for this company and added my complaint to it, I was told to not call this company. Later recieved a call from Mark Price which I informed him I was not to talk to then per the FTC. He just said good luck when I was taken to court.

I also called Yellow Pages and gave them the account number and no account existed nor did they have a Jonny Gates or Mark Price work for them.

Called my business about a bogus yellow pages invoice. This is a scam!!! They are not affliated with Yellow pages and the BBB and FTC both have a fraud file on them.

I got that same thing, My manager always says thats NOT my money please talk to the boss, and here is his contact info OR I will take your info and have him call you.  PLease let me know, cause I want to resolve this and not have a bill go to collections which he saying.

Jonny Gates, is the salesman who has been calling me to pay this bill.  I am going to 1. call the police file a compliant.  2. Contact the County pro atty office. 3. Contact BBB. and 4. File a compliant to FTC.  
I have better things to do with my money, repairs, new equipment to buy, or inventory to put in my store.  

Anyone else get this resolved,  I got the phone and fax today from Local business Yellow Pages, from Bethesda, Maryland 20814, phone was 800-777-4126

THIS GUY JASON BETZ KEEPS CALLING AND HARRASSING OUR COMPANY!!!!!!!

We have been calls from and Faxes from the 800-777-4126 and Fax249-766-8081. I called the real Yellow Pages and  they no longer go by yellow pages they changed there name. Also check to see if I have a account no such thing also invoice number was a fake. They doctored a phone call when they called my store.

New update on my situation.  
 Caller is Shuana Rivers.. Local Business Yellow Pages.  Past due invoice.  
I am calling the FCC and Business Bureau, and talking to my Local Attorney in my building
about them.  They are calling daily and disrupting my business....  
  They are threating and making slide remarks about my business and the Recoding is false.  My Manager
has worked for me and with me for over 6 years.  He would not approve a $599 billing.  He knows better
and would have told the people that they would have to speak to me.  He does not want me firing him or
making him pay such a ridiculous bill, he is much smarter than that.  
  They actually have his name wrong.... so I do not have such an employee working here with the name
that they got!!!!   Idiots!!

It is a scam.
See:
http://business.ftc.gov/documents/alt024-thro ... directory-scams

The Jason Betz fellow needs to be contacted on his cell phone and request he give you his address for the invoice you are holding from ARCO productions...the invoice is for volumes 1-32 of "Hunco Queervo"..a gay mexican porno cd collection which you have proof he ordered. He is ordered to pay this bill or we will serve him over to collections...Bruno and Vinnie.

I received the same BS.  phone call, invoice, etc...  how can we get this guy?

This is a scam!  Received a faxed bill from "Local Business Yellowpages" stating we owed $676.80 for a listing ad that we never ordered.  Of that amount $76.81 were late charges, administration fees & interest.  When you go on the website to view the bogus ad, there is none.

The fax # is 240-766-8081, phone # 800-777-4126 x424 "Jenna Hays" - also lists her # as 240-439-607 ???
Also got a call from "Mr. Price" at 800-777-4126 x418

They list their address as; 3 Bethesda Metro Center, Suite 700, PMB 700-94
                                         Bethesda, MD  20814

Just Got this from a Glenn Bennett. Saying my manager approved a 599.99 billing.  He know never to do
this.  I believed they doctored up the recording.  Do not Pay.. When I told him no, 2x he got off the phone quickly.

BTW, this joker's cell phone is: 914-372-1070. I wouldn't take his "unknown caller" call and made him call back on a number that showed. Please share this number with EVERYONE! Scammers deserve it!!!

My client received a notice from the Collections Dept of "Local Business Yellow Pages" wanting $667.39 for "past due" listings, which is a total scam!!! The toll free number is 1-800-777-4126 and this guy's name is Jason Betz, supposedly who is their "Collections Agent". When he returns your call, the caller ID says "Unknown Caller". Plus, I looked up the office building that they use as their address. No such company!

Got a call from 240-566-5392 and a fax from 855-265-2790 giving  the phone number above - 800-777-4126.  It was a fake invoice from the "Local Business Yellow Pages" wanting $667.39 for a listing I certainly didn't order.  One of those scams.  Ignore it or report it.  When I googled the fax number it came up in Chinese or something.