The legal department of the Saarland Chamber of Skilled Crafts advises ignoring emails from the US company Olea Marketing LLC. (Photo: © Weerapat Kiatdumrong/123RF.com)
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Businesses in Saarland are currently receiving emails from Olea Marketing LLC, based in Cheyenne, Wyoming, USA. Businesses should under no circumstances respond to these emails!
Currently, companies in Saarland are also receiving emails from the company. Olea Marketing LLC based in Cheyenne, Wyoming, USAAttached to these emails is a so-called "registration offer" for a "Saarland business directory." The PDF contains pre-filled data from the contacted companies. This data is to be reviewed and confirmed by signature in the footer. However, the purpose is not to verify an existing directory entry, but rather to commission a "paid online business listing on the website branchenguide.online."
Information regarding the cost of the service, the amount of the costs (900 euros per year) and the duration of the service (2 years) appears in the small print of the form. The legal department of the Saarland Chamber of Skilled Crafts advises businesses to ignore this email. If the recipients do not respond, nothing will happen.
Background: Cyber fraudBackground Further information can be found in a press release from the Association for the Protection Against Economic Crime (Schutzverband gegen Wirtschaftskriminalität e. V.).
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