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General Category => Blog => Topic started by: kat on March 12, 2019, 09:35:14 AM

Title: SCAM WARNING - eBusiness Number Registry (European Business Registry)
Post by: kat on March 12, 2019, 09:35:14 AM
SCAM WARNING: the decades long history of the eBusiness Number Registry scam (alias/aka "European Business Registry", "EPBG Db-Records", "European Business Guide") shows just how incredibly difficult it is to deal with persistent fraud, even when those involved are discovered (https://www.2-spyware.com/following-the-traces-of-european-business-number-scam), sued (http://www.ll-ip.com/aktuelles/ebn-european-business-number-dad-deutscher-adressdienst) or prosecuted (EU Parliament petition (http://www.europarl.europa.eu/meetdocs/2014_2019/documents/peti/cm/1035/1035644/1035644en.pdf)), they often simply uproot and plant elsewhere, Eastern Europe being a favourite location due to lax enforcement and policing of fraud.

Long story short, the scam works because there is a genuine European Business Registry (https://www.ebr.org/index.php/about-ebr/) that essentially does what the scammers claim to do, act as a centralised database of European businesses, the difference between the two being the connections the real EBR has to the European Parliament (it essentially functions largely under EU remit) - the fraudulent European Business Registry/eBusiness Number Registry/European Business Guide obfuscates these facts, taking advantage of possible confusion to scam the unwitting in paying three or four-figure sums for services that do not exist, and are never provided. Such an issue is this the actual European Business Registry issued notice on the topic (https://www.ebr.org/index.php/2018/04/12/warning-about-eu-business-register/)  (assuming recipient is aware of the aforementioned official Bodies - the European Parliament Data Protection Registry (http://www.europarl.europa.eu/data-protect/), another legitimate European organisational entity scammers use to further add to the confusion).

The fraudulent eBusiness Number Registry and European Business Registry service (ebusinessnumber.com) is little more than a sparsely populated, publicly accessible website that appears to be based in Germany, the service being paid for is money for old rope in other words. A cursory read of their poorly worded boilerplate Terms of Service should be all that's needed to expose the nature of the scam.

With that said, the same poorly written ToS includes a peculiarly specific clause that should cause for great concern as it allows a third-party to be assigned control over accounts and administration therein. This clause is present for the sole purpose of providing a contractual and binding agreement between parties, permission, for unknown entity or third-party to billing additional fees and sums for services not directly related to 'advertising' or 'promoting' the registry or website, but the administration of the accounts themselves, costs intentionally hidden from contractees.

The following quote is from the image shown below, which is largely replicated on the website (eBusinessNumber.com). It is almost entire a demand of payment, mentioning NOTHING about the services that are being purchased other than the insertion into and online directory.

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VALIDATING THE PRESENT DOCUMENT REPRESENTS THE FULL ACCEPTANCE OF THE CLAUSES LISTED IN THE T&C FOR INSERTION ON THE WEBPAGE eBusinessNumber.com SIGNING/STAMPING IS BINDING YOU LEGALLY AND ENFORCES INSERTION OF YOUR COMPANY'S PROFILE IN THE ONLINE DIRECTORY WHICH CAN BE ACCESSED 24/7. VALIDATION TIME OF THE PAYABLE SERVICE REQUEST IS THREE YEARS AND IS ENFORCED ON THE TENTH DAY AFTER THE VALIDATION DATE. THE ENLIST PROCESS IS INITIATED AFTER THE SERVICE PROVIDER RECEIVES THE DOCUMENT. THE SIGNATORY OF THIS DOCUMENT HEREBY ORDERS THE INSERTION OF THE COMPANY'S PROFILE WITH SERVICE PROVIDER eBusinessNumber.com ONLINE DIRECTORY eBusinessNumber.com THE SIGNATORY WILL HAVE THE COMPANY'S DETAILS INSERTED IN THE DIRECTORY FOR A MINIMUM PERIOD OF THREE YEARS. THE ANNUAL CHARGE FOR INSERTION IS EUR 899,-; THE AMOUNT IS INVOICED AS PER THE SCHEDULE DETAILED IN THE CLAUSES OF THE ORDER.THE CANCELLATION OPTIONS OF THIS REQUEST WILL BE MADE ACCORDING TO THE CLAUSES WHICH GOVERN THE ORDER. ALL DATA WILL BE RECORDED FOR INTERNAL USE ONLY. PLACE OF JURISDICTION TO SOLVE EVENTUAL DISPUTES IS THE SERVICE PROVIDER'S ADDRESS.


Typical email received
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Hello,

please complete and submit the attached document to have your company (re)included in the registry for the 2019/2020 edition.

THE eBUSINESS NUMBER REGISTRY
Willi S
  • nger-Stra
  • e 16

12437 BERLIN
DEUTSCHLAND

Alternatively, send us a scanned copy of the completed document by replying to this email.

Updating is free of charge.

Best wishes,
eBusiness Number Registry
Title: Re: eBusiness Number Registry (European Business Registry) scam
Post by: kat on September 25, 2019, 10:07:48 AM
Latest iteration of the European Business Register (EU Business Register) scam (note the address associated with the scam, previously a Berlin location, is now(?) the same as for the World Business List scam (https://www.katsbits.com/smforum/index.php?topic=1015.0), the Zeist in the Netherlands);

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THE SIGNING OF THIS DOCUMENT REPRESENTS THE ACCEPTANCE OF THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS AND THE CONDITIONS STATED IN "THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR INSERTION" ON THE WEB PAGE: WWW.EUBUSINESSREGISTER.NET. THE SIGNING IS LEGALLY BINDING AND GIVES YOU THE RIGHT OF AN INSERTION IN THE ONLINE DATABASE OF THE EU BUSINESS REGISTER, WHICH CAN BE ACCESSED VIA THE INTERNET, ALL IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONTRACT CONDITIONS STATED ON "THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR INSERTION" ON WEB PAGE: WWW.EUBUSINESSREGISTER.NET. THE VALIDATION TIME OF THE CONTRACT IS THREE YEARS AND STARTS ON THE EIGHTH DAY AFTER SIGNING THE CONTRACT. THE INSERTION IS GRANTED AFTER SIGNING AND RECEIVING THIS DOCUMENT BY THE SERVICE PROVIDER I HEREBY ORDER A SUBSCRIPTION WITH THE SERVICE PROVIDER EU BUSINESS SERVICES LTD. "EU BUSINESS REGISTER". I WILL HAVE AN INSERTION INTO ITS DATABASE FOR THREE YEARS. THE PRICE PER YEAR IS EURO 995. THE SUBSCRIPTION WILL BE AUTOMATICALLY EXTENDED EVERY YEAR FOR ANOTHER YEAR, UNLESS SPECIFIC WRITTEN NOTICE IS RECEIVED BY THE SERVICE PROVIDER OR THE SUBSCRIBER TWO MONTHS BEFORE THE EXPIRATION OF THE SUBSCRIPTION. YOUR DATA WILL BE RECORDED. THE PLACE OF JURISDICTION IN ANY DISPUTE ARISING IS THE SERVICE PROVIDER'S ADDRESS. THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE SERVICE PROVIDER, EU BUSINESS SERVICES LTD AND THE SUBSCRIBER IS GOVERNED BY THE CONDITIONS STATED IN "THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR INSERTION" ON THE WEB PAGE: WWW.EUBUSINESSREGISTER.NET

Title: Re: eBusiness Number Registry (European Business Registry) scam
Post by: kat on October 24, 2020, 02:10:14 PM
Alternative domain, email & contact information for the EU Business Register scam;

Domain: registry-ebr.org
Email: register@registry-ebr.org

EU BUSINESS REGISTER
3700 AA ZEIST
THE NETHERLANDS

Fax: +31 205 248 107
Title: European Company Network scam
Post by: kat on December 23, 2020, 07:22:07 AM
European Company Network
3502 GB - UTRECH
THE NETHERLANDS
Tel/Fax: +31 205 248 107

EU Business Register <contact@ecn-registry.org>
Title: Re: eBusiness Number Registry (European Business Registry) scam
Post by: kat on June 24, 2022, 05:35:13 PM
EU Business Register
register@ebr-update.company
Title: SCAM WARNING - Europe Business Guide
Post by: kat on July 06, 2022, 09:23:34 AM
EUROPE BUSINESS GUIDE
P.O.BOX 3079
3502 GB UTRECHT
THE NETHERLANDS

Fax: +31303100126
register@ebr-database.gq
Title: Re: SCAM WARNING - eBusiness Number Registry (European Business Registry)
Post by: kat on September 05, 2022, 10:47:53 AM
EBR Db-Insert
aka EBR Business Register
register@epbg-db.com

EU BUSINESS REGISTER
3700 AA ZEIST
THE NETHERLANDS

Fax: +31 205 248 107
Title: Re: SCAM WARNING - eBusiness Number Registry (European Business Registry)
Post by: kat on September 05, 2022, 10:49:02 AM
EBG - Europe Business Guide 2022/2023
EBG
register@epbg.link

EUROPE BUSINESS GUIDE
3502 GB UTRECHT
THE NETHERLANDS

Fax: +31303100126
Title: Re: SCAM WARNING - EPBG Db-Records
Post by: kat on March 01, 2023, 09:45:07 AM
EPBG Db-Records
contact@ebrupdate.net

EUROPE BUSINESS GUIDE
3502 GB UTRECHT
THE NETHERLANDS

Fax: +31303100126
Title: Re: SCAM WARNING - World Company Register
Post by: kat on March 17, 2023, 09:17:03 AM
ECR-Records
register@ebr-database.org

WORLD COMPANY REGISTER
3502 GB UTRECHT
THE NETHERLANDS

World Company Register SCAM
Title: Re: SCAM WARNING - eBusiness Number Registry (European Business Registry)
Post by: kat on April 29, 2023, 11:07:43 AM
WCR-Records
contact@companiesdb.pro
Title: Re: SCAM WARNING - eBusiness Number Registry (European Business Registry)
Post by: kat on July 15, 2023, 08:59:38 AM
WCR Register
register@wcr-datacontrol.info
Title: Re: SCAM WARNING - eBusiness Number Registry (European Business Registry)
Post by: kat on July 27, 2023, 09:20:23 AM
EBR Register
contact@wcr-datacontrol.com
Title: Re: SCAM WARNING - eBusiness Number Registry (European Business Registry)
Post by: kat on July 28, 2023, 09:03:33 AM
New address/contact info on the scam;

EBR Register
contact@wcr-datacontrol.com

EU BUSINESS REGISTER
3700 AA ZEIST
THE NETHERLANDS

Tel/Fax: +31 30 310 0126
Title: Re: SCAM WARNING - eBusiness Number Registry (European Business Registry)
Post by: kat on August 10, 2023, 04:45:11 PM
EBR Register
register@db-register2023.net
Title: Re: SCAM WARNING - eBusiness Number Registry (European Business Registry)
Post by: kat on August 18, 2023, 02:39:10 PM
Q: How can you tell if a scam is a scam?
A: By the number of times they change their contact details, their email and website URL.

EBR Register
register@localnetld.com
Title: Re: SCAM WARNING - eBusiness Number Registry (European Business Registry)
Post by: kat on September 05, 2023, 10:23:29 AM
New email and physical address for the European Business Registry scam

EBR Business
register@ebr-listing.net

EU BUSINESS REGISTER
P.O. BOX 2021
3500 GA - UTRECHT
THE NETHERLANDS
Title: Re: SCAM WARNING - eBusiness Number Registry (European Business Registry)
Post by: kat on September 13, 2023, 08:57:05 AM
It's amazing how often this scammer changes the contact email;

EBR Business
register@businessdb.pro
Title: Re: SCAM WARNING - eBusiness Number Registry (European Business Registry)
Post by: kat on September 29, 2023, 06:20:50 PM
E.B.R. Business
register@data-control.pro
Title: SCAM WARNING - WCR-Register
Post by: kat on October 20, 2023, 08:36:28 AM
World Company Register - 2023/2024
WCR-Register register@localnetld.com

WORLD COMPANY REGISTER
3502 GB UTRECHT
THE NETHERLANDS

Tel/Fax: +31 30 310 0126
Title: Re: SCAM WARNING - eBusiness Number Registry (European Business Registry)
Post by: kat on December 01, 2023, 01:58:58 PM
It really is amazing how often this 'business' changes it's contact and/or email address... almost as though they're trying to hide something

Register WCR
register@tokenbrb.com
Title: Re: SCAM WARNING - eBusiness Number Registry (European Business Registry)
Post by: kat on January 19, 2024, 09:51:40 AM
Register.WCR.
register@intraworldnet.com
Title: Re: SCAM WARNING - eBusiness Number Registry (European Business Registry)
Post by: kat on January 30, 2024, 01:23:10 PM
Register.WCR.
register@tokenbrb.com
Title: Re: SCAM WARNING - eBusiness Number Registry (European Business Registry)
Post by: kat on February 16, 2024, 09:15:55 AM
Register.WCR
register@registerform1.com
Title: Re: SCAM WARNING - eBusiness Number Registry (European Business Registry)
Post by: kat on February 28, 2024, 11:12:10 AM
Register.WCR
register@shortn.info
Title: Re: SCAM WARNING - eBusiness Number Registry (European Business Registry)
Post by: kat on March 07, 2024, 03:51:12 PM
Register-WCR
register@myhrm.org