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Waldberg&Hirsch Global Collections – More Scams To Simply Ignore
Judging by the massive increase in traffic my site has seen in the past few days I’m guessing that the “legal” firm Waldberg & Hirsch Global Collections must have sent out many letters to businesses scammed by the Euro Business Guide.
If you have received a letter from the “good” people at Waldberg & Hirsch Global Collections here’s a what you should do:
- DO ABSOLUTELY NOTHING
Yep, you heard me right. Sit back, relax, don’t worry one bit, and get on with running your business. And feel safe that nothing more will come of this. Why? Because this company, and the people behind it, rely on fear in order to make their corrupt living. Don’t be afraid, and don’t even acknowledge these people. Simply ignore them at every turn, and soon they will have no more victims to prey on.
Thanks for your comments.
I got same thing from European Business Guide and saying I have to pay Euro990 because I signed their form for advertisement.I have advised here one company that I did not signed any form of European Business guide.Now they are issuing legal notice.They have sent me one letter with enclosed one signed form as claiming my sign while I have found it is falsed.I clarified to them that it was not of mine.They have sent me mail one after one and lastly I suggested your form having wrong as you have written financial issue at the bottom of the form in unreadable view which is not readable.If you feel it is my sign, then you may proceed to delete it and stop sending mail as we do not want enlisted in to your guide.
Comment by Aminul Islam — November 10, 2009 @ 12:07 pm
We’ve been having the same experience. In our case a staff member probably signed the form thinking it was a free service because it says in bold type “Updating is free of charge”. The bit that says we are committing to three years subscription at GBP960 per year is almost illegible. We are ignoring them because even if we end up with a poor credit rating in the UK, Netherlands, Nevis – West Indies and Roumania (all the places connected with World Business Directory) it will not affect us. We are a small not-for-profit organisation in Western Australia helping people with disabilities get into sustainable employment.
Comment by Colin Mellows — December 16, 2009 @ 1:36 am
Dear sir,
The EU Business Service Ltd., sent to me unsolicited email with an attachment of ‘Updating is free’. As such, I have filled and sent the information. Now from ‘Waldberg & Hirsch Golobal collection’ sent legal notice to us. I am very sad on their actions. Do you have any information, is any Government of any nation has banned this company for their unethical and fradulant business
Comment by Honest Raj Unni Krishnan — January 3, 2010 @ 2:06 pm
I run a small company in Macau and my experience is the same as the other companies’.
My question is: where are their offices? Do they have any?
And if I want to sue them how could I do it?
(By the way, has anybody ever tried to contact them personally or to sue them?)
Comment by Luis — February 8, 2010 @ 6:13 am
World Business Directory
In July 2009 this company was first contacted by email by the above company soliciting us to provide details of our company for an entry in the World Business Guide. We did not respond. Following a further email in November 2009 as “Updating is free of charge” I completed the attached form and faxed it to the address provided.
We subsequently received an invoice dated 30/11 09 for EUR 995 for the entry. Since that date we have received numerous emails and faxes demanding payment including late payment and legal fees, none of which has been paid.
I have emailed the World Business Directory on occasions explaining why I do not intend to pay their invoice but despite that the deluge of correspondence from them continues.
I contend that their approach was a request for an update of an entry into their guide which was free of charge. I would never have made an entry into such a publication if I had understood there was to be any charge, let alone EUR 995.
In the circumstances I would like to register the strongest possible complaint against World Business Directory and anything your organisation can do to stop this scam for other would be advertisers would be welcome.
Comment by Jon Halse — February 26, 2010 @ 12:47 pm
Thank you. I worked out that it was a scam and am very glad that you have this site available. What helped to save me was that the World Business Guide copied another potential victim in an email to me in error, they got our names mixed up. I was then able to contact this other potential victim who is a representative from an international accounting firm and he confirmed what I suspected: World Business Guide is a scam! They were in the process of trying to hoodwink one of his clients and they were simply ignoring the WBG threats. So I wrote WBG and told them that I was going to report them to our Fraud Squad (Trinidad & Tobago) and international agencies as well as refer them to our lawyers. Haven’t heard from them since. Got a letter from W&H today dated Feb 19, 2010 with all sorts of additional fees, etc. and a recipient account in Tortola – need I say more?
Comment by Mark White — March 23, 2010 @ 2:19 pm
Post Script: I am going to circulate this information to the Advertising Agencies Association of Trinidad and Tobago of which I am President, and our various Chambers and other business associations.
Comment by Mark White — March 23, 2010 @ 2:21 pm
We have got several invoices EUR 990 and now + fee for me not paying the first one. I have also,back in december 2008 got an written cancellation note from the manager in the company EU Business Guide, mr Boot, that they would not send me any further invoices.But still- they keep on coming,now we are in april 2010.
Can you belive!!! I have tried to call them without any result-e-mail are coming in return.
My last invoice they told me that my dept will now be transfered to Waldberg&Hirsch.
I spend TOO much time on this,and it`s frustrated.
HELP.
Comment by Randi Bru — April 6, 2010 @ 9:46 am
ignore them enjoy with cd and thrown in the bin, when the letter
comes from there debt collector Waldberg & Hirsch Global Debt Collections Ltd used there letter as writing pad and making paper aeroplanes,when they email you asked them if they call you give your mobil no once they call you starts laught show them as they seem as a joker…………..relex guys just relex the are scammers……dont take these things serious…………………..
Comment by ray — June 28, 2010 @ 11:34 pm
Hello,
One small company in Bulgaria have the same problem. EU Business guide i nothing more than a joke. Don’t take it so hard.
Comment by Angel — July 27, 2010 @ 6:48 am
We too have been scammed by these mongrels, we run a very small charter boat company in New Zealand. We recently filled in their form as it said update is free. We have since been inundated with demands for paymnet despiyte having told them from the very first day that we did not want to sign up for anyhting that costs money. We now have demands from Waldberg and Hirsch, I’m at my wits end as to what to doabout it. We do not have the kind of money they demand and also do not want to be with them. Also, w have looked on the world business directory and cannot find any mention of us anyway!!
Not sure what to do now, they will have to come and prise the money out of my cold dead hands. BASTARDS
Comment by Jim and Terri — August 2, 2010 @ 7:26 am
We have also been informed by our solicitor that they have very little weight behind them, being a business outside of our country, they would have to take their claim to the NZ high Court before enabling to go further. We have been advised to write to them,once and only once, notifying that they have mis-lead us etc etc and that we will not be further involved with them. This has to be registered post. Unfortunately this costs around $30 ontop of our solcitors fee, so we still loose out.
Comment by Jim and Terri — August 2, 2010 @ 9:01 am