Alert update – ‘Yellow Pages’ directory scam moves to a new website address, continues to target Australian businesses

SCAMwatch is warning small businesses to continue to be alert to the fake ‘Yellow Pages’ business directory scam. The scammers are now operating a site registered in Austria, ‘www.yellow-page-australia.at’, after their previous site, ‘www.yellow-page-australia.com’, was shut down.
SCAMwatch continues to receive reports from small businesses about receiving a fax claiming to be from ‘Yellow Page Australia’ and ‘Open Business Directory Ltd’ that, on first glance, appears to be seeking confirmation of their business’ contact details. However, on closer inspection, the fax is in fact an agreement to sign up to an online business directory service charged at $99 per month for a minimum two-year period.
Businesses are tricked into thinking the fax is affiliated with Sensis’ Yellow Pages® directory by using this well-known Australian company’s name and ‘Walking Fingers’ logo. However, Sensis warns that ‘Yellow Page Australia’, ‘Online Business Directory’ and the website ‘www.yellow-page-australia.at’ are in no way connected with Sensis or Telstra.
To read the full alert and learn more about how you can protect yourself, visit the SCAMwatch website.
Regards
Small Business Partnership & Engagement
Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC)