Dealers and auctioneers are again being targeted by scam guides that seek to extort large sums of money in return for inclusion in worthless trade listings.
The offer of inclusion in a directory – often made via an official-looking form claiming an affiliation with a trade event or association – comes with a €2979 sting in the small print.
Recent letters sent by a Madridbased firm called Direct Publisher producing The English Commercial Register are similar to those issued in previous years by a firm named Expo Guide.