Here’s another sneaky scam with hidden charges that will make your eyes water! If you receive an email from info@worldcompanydirectory.com with the subject ‘Registration of the World Company Directory 2009/2010′ do not fill in their form or you are liable to be billed for 980 Euros. It’s all in the small print as you can see from the following:


BY SIGNING THIS DOCUMENT, YOU ACCEPT THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS AND THE CONDITIONS SPECIFIED IN “THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR ENTRY” ON WEBPAGE: WWW.WORLDCOMPANYDIRECTORY.COM. YOUR SIGNATURE IS LEGALLY BINDING AND ENTITLES YOU TO PLACE AN ENTRY IN THE ONLINE DATABASE OF THE WORLD COMPANY DIRECTORY LTD., WHICH CAN BE ACCESSED VIA THE INTERNET. PURSUANT TO THE CONTRACT CONDITIONS STATED IN “THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR ENTRY” ON WEBPAGE: WWW.WORLDCOMPANYDIRECTORY.COM, THE TERM OF THE CONTRACT IS THREE YEARS AND COMMENCES ON THE EIGHTH DAY AFTER SIGNING THE CONTRACT. THE ENTRY IS GRANTED AFTER THE SERVICE PROVIDER HAS RECEIVED THE SIGNED DOCUMENT. I HEREBY ORDER A SUBSCRIPTION WITH SERVICE PROVIDER WORLD COMPANY DIRECTORY LTD. I WILL HAVE AN ENTRY INTO ITS DATABASE FOR THREE YEARS. THE PRICE PER YEAR IS EUR 980. THE SUBSCRIPTION WILL BE AUTOMATICALLY RENEWED EVERY YEAR FOR ANOTHER YEAR, UNLESS THE SERVICE PROVIDER OR THE SUBSCRIBER RECEIVE SPECIFIC WRITTEN NOTICE TWO MONTHS BEFORE THE SUBSCRIPTION EXPIRES. YOUR DATA WILL BE RECORDED. THE PLACE OF JURISDICTION IN ANY DISPUTE ARISING IS THE SERVICE PROVIDER’S ADDRESS. THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN SERVICE PROVIDER AND SUBSCRIBER IS SUBJECT TO THE CONDITIONS STATED IN “THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR ENTRY” ON WEBPAGE: WWW.WORLDCOMPANYDIRECTORY.COM.

Keep your eyes peeled for these sorts of emails – they prey on the unwary, but then who’s ever heard of the World Company Directory?!