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February 19, 2006

Interesting Scam - Pure Vanity Play

Congratulations!!
It is with great pleasure that we extend to you an invitation to be included in the forthcoming Inaugural Edition of the 2006-2007 of Prestige WHO'S WHO Registries.

This Inaugural Edition recognizes those men and women who have achieved success in their respective fields. This special edition of the registry is designed as an outstanding networking source for the American marketplace as well as a world wide source for the Who's Who of global decision makers.

We believe your accomplishments, as a highly respected professional in your field, merit very earnest and intense consideration for inclusion.

Kindly respond to this invitation, and become a member and we will send you and a companion on a free 3 days 2 nights vacation good only at participating hotels including Las Vegas and Mexico. Become a member today while this offer still lasts, by completing the registration form at www.prestigewhoswho.com. There is never any cost or obligation for a free listing of all the information submitted by you.

Please feel free to register on our web site, go to www.prestigewhoswho.com/contact.php - please remember to include your acceptance code listed above.

On behalf of Prestige WHO'S WHO Registries, we wish you continued success

Eh... First off the email does not even have my name on it, so it is clear that these people don't even know who I am. Secondly, a quick trip to their website, shows that ANYONE can self nominate, or nominate others....Translation, "you can add your buddies to a junk email list."

I have been listed in several Who's Who additions, REAL ones with real forgive the pun, "prestige." What these clows are out to do is this.

1. Get you to pay them to list you in a book that they will send to every other moron who paid for it. This book is likely a hundred bucks or more.

2. NO ONE, except for the idiots who paid to be "honored, will read this book, much less use it.

3. THe "honorees," included in the book will not be anyone you would WANT to network with, as they will be pinheads who were stupid enough to fall for this scam.

Sorry to be the bearer of bad news folks.

Posted by David A at February 19, 2006 10:33 AM
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Still waiting to get a partial refund on the sub, having paid for the "Prestige Plaque". Unlike Bjorn I shall not grow the beard while waiting !!!

Posted by: peter greenhill at August 1, 2006 03:05 AM

Astonished to tell you that Prestige Who's Who repaid all the fees I had had deducted on my credit card, it has just been refunded to my bank.
Amazing !!!!!!!!!
Peter Greenhill.

Posted by: peter greenhill at August 4, 2006 02:49 PM

"Real" Who's Who publications are a scam too, jackass. They're not as ridiculous as the phishing you just described, but they certainly don't offer any "prestige". Every high school student who can read and write gets offered a spot in one of these stupid things, and the whole purpose, obviously, is to get you to buy one of their outrageously overpriced books because you are a vain idiot. Don't believe me? Then you probably shelled out $50 for a book featuring you and a bunch of other suckers.

Posted by: Anonymous at November 9, 2006 08:10 PM

Ah another genius who rolls in, insults people but does not have the balls to sign their name or give an email address. Well from the Jackass to the Genius, I have been in authentic who's who directories, but never paid a dime for any books, so I guess I am just half a sucker huh?

Posted by: David Scott Anderson at November 9, 2006 08:52 PM