European City Guide: MEPs say don't pay

Earlier in the year, we interviewed Maltese MEP Simon Busutill about his work highlighting the European City Guide scam, a business directory which, through misleading advertising, forces small business owners to pay up to 1000 euros per year to appear on its pages. We caught up with Mr Busutill on the day his report on this scam was overwhelmingly adopted by Parliament.

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[MirrorMirrorBridal]

WE HAVE JUST BEEN HIT By this SCAM company!

[Yooonited]

sign it and send it back, when you get the invoice just laugh to yourself and bin it, then when they call you to chase money say thanks for the free advertising and by the way, while your on the phone 'where is my 2nd edition CD?'

Get them working for you for free lol

[Yooonited]

sign it and send it back, when you get the invoice just laugh to yourself and bin it, then when they call you to chase money say thanks for the free advertising and by the way, while your on the phone 'where is my 2nd edition CD?'

Get them working for you for free lol

[Hotdoggy10]

Same goes for World Business Guide

[alphasounds]

nobody gets prosecuted

good work of the lobby i would say

[MHM23100]

Complete scam. Google ECG links and find spanish aurthorities where you can report ECG to.

[redbarman1]

There is also "World Business Guide".

[mail4delisi]

Would be awesome if you could investigate the new operation now under a different name - Expo-Guide. They use the same tactics as the ECG. Please help us bring them down - again!!

[StopSpamming1]

Doesn't seem to help as I just received the e-mail from them.... Do I feel like wasting 1000,- Euros? Ladies and Gentlemen. In order to have your company inserted in the registry of World Businesses for 2009/2010 edition, please print, complete and submit the enclosed form (PDF file) to the following address: WORLD BUSINESS GUIDE P.O. Box 2021 3500 GA Utrecht The Netherlands FAX: +31 20 524 8107 Updating is free of charge!