Victim Location 40299
Type of a scam Fake Invoice/Supplier Bill
We received an invoice for $3,495 and it stated that the owner approved it. Upon further research they didn’t authorize it and we never had any dealings with these folks.
Victim Location 65803
Type of a scam Fake Invoice/Supplier Bill
We received an invoice for $3,495 from Strategic Business Communications for an advertising insertion order and showing that the approver was from our company CEO. He never placed the order and found out that this invoice is a Scam.
Victim Location 55128
Type of a scam Fake Invoice/Supplier Bill
Our business received an Invoice from Strategic Business Communications stating we owe them $3,495.00 for "Advertising insertion order (full color, standard page) Healthcare Business Development Directory". They not only looked at our website to find our address but also looked up one of our Companies Directors to say he was the "approver" of the invoice. This companies’ invoice is a complete scam.
Victim Location 48375
Type of a scam Fake Invoice/Supplier Bill
Our business received an invoice for $3,495 from Strategic Business Communications for an advertising insertion order in a business development directory. We have no connection to this company and did not request their services.
Victim Location 27606
Type of a scam Fake Invoice/Supplier Bill
Received an invoice for $3,495 for "1 Advertising insertin order (full color, standard page) Healthcare Business Development Directory with the name of our CEO listed as the Approver (clearly so the Accounting department would push it through). Boy, are these jackrabbits getting bold! It used to be scams under $500 but I guess they are hedging their bets that they will be caught sooner than later. This "item" was never ordered.
Victim Location 92121
Type of a scam Fake Invoice/Supplier Bill
Received an invoice for $3,495.00 for advertising insertion that our firm did not initiate.
Victim Location 75024
Type of a scam Fake Invoice/Supplier Bill
Received an invoice from SBC asking for $3,495 with CEO as approver. Fake and a scam!!! Beware!!!
Victim Location 33607
Type of a scam Fake Invoice/Supplier Bill
This company is sending fake invoices for services that were never requested nor provided. Do NOT pay the invoice! The invoice is in the amount of $3,495 and the description is "Advertising insertion order (full color, standard page)".
Victim Location 52001
Type of a scam Fake Invoice/Supplier Bill
Received a very professional invoice for $3,495 for "Advertising insertion order" for "Renewable Energy Business Development Directory", which I am not familiar with.
My accounts payable clerk was about to enter this into payables when she asked me what this was for since I am listed as "Approver". A brief web browse showed many listings for the same scam.
IF YOU GET AN INVOICE FROM STRATEGIC BUSINESS COMMUNICATIONS, don’t pay it, it’s a scam. Nobody in my marketing department ever heard of them.
Victim Location 21204
Type of a scam Fake Invoice/Supplier Bill
We received an invoice for services we did not order nor authorized.
In small prints at the bottom of it, it said that "due to the high demand for advertising (…) our standard policy is to automatically void any invoice that has not been paid within 30 days…
So they sent a fake invoice, a real scam.
Victim Location 60563
Type of a scam Fake Invoice/Supplier Bill
We received a very authentic looking invoice for $3,495 in May 2019 regarding an advertising insertion order (full color, standard page) with our CEO’s name as the "Approver". However, our CEO did not recognize the vendor or service. On to next likely staff member, who also didn’t recognize it. Sent 2 emails to the company asking for more info – they were not responded to. Called the company, went to voice mail. Did a Google search and fortunately found the Yelp warnings about a history of fraudulent invoices being mailed by this company dating back to 2017 at least. They are at it again. Please put these criminals out of business!!
Victim Location 11042
Type of a scam Fake Invoice/Supplier Bill
Do not pay. Use owners name as approver.
Victim Location 10010
Type of a scam Fake Invoice/Supplier Bill
Sent a fake invoice for $3,495.00 for a listing in a directory we’ve never heard of and definitely didn’t order. They sent it to the finance department with the CMO listed as an approver.
Victim Location 77489
Type of a scam Fake Invoice/Supplier Bill
SENT INVOICE FOR ADVERTISING INSERTION ORDER $3495.00 WHICH WAS NEVER ORDERED.
Victim Location 92618
Type of a scam Fake Invoice/Supplier Bill
We received a fake invoice with our President as the approver. It looked very legit – beware! See attached PDF.
Victim Location 98112
Type of a scam Fake Invoice/Supplier Bill
The company I work for was invoiced $3495 for advertising in a directory that was not authorized by anyone in our company. The invoice says it was authorized by our CEO, by name. However, he never authorized any advertising with this company or any other company. They provided a W-9 on request, but would not provide proof of purchase or authorization.
Victim Location 98119
Type of a scam Fake Invoice/Supplier Bill
They are sending out fake invoices with a valid "Approver" listed for your company in the amount of $3,495.00.
Victim Location 60607
Type of a scam Fake Invoice/Supplier Bill
Received an invoice from this firm, called multiple times and left voice messages asking for a return phone call as the person listed on the invoice as an approver had recently been terminated from the firm, so after no response, did some additional digging online to determine what exactly the invoice was for…and found various scam reports.
Victim Location 19067
Type of a scam Fake Invoice/Supplier Bill
My company received an invoice for $3,495 for an advertising insertion. We never authorized, nor had any agreement for any such placement. After attempts to reach the company just resulted in reaching recordings and no names on voicemail messages I investigated. The internet uncovered a bunch of complaints against this company and articles dating back to 2015. So while I would like to file a complaint against this company — I would really like to know why you have not done anything about it !!!
BTW the person at our company that they say approved the ad placement was our founder, who unfortunately recently passed away after a long battle with a serious illness. There is no way he would have, nor could have, authorized any business with this company.
Victim Location 30076
Type of a scam Fake Invoice/Supplier Bill
We received an invoice from this Strategic Business Communications with our CEO’s name attached as the person who approved of this invoice. It was for 3500 dollars and some vague marketing charge. Upon further inspection turns out other companies have received and reported Strategic Business Communications for the same scam of sending a bogus invoices out for a product that was never ordered or received. Please investigate your invoices before paying.
Victim Location 92660
Type of a scam Yellow Pages/Directories
Rec’d an invoice requesting almost $4000 for "Advertising"
Victim Location 08053
Type of a scam Fake Invoice/Supplier Bill
We received an invoice for $3,495.00. The invoice appeared to be legitimate and included an invoice number & tax id. Upon researching the invoice further it was discovered that this is not a vendor we used and we were not able to get anyone on the phone. An internet search revealed that others have identified this as a scam as well.
Victim Location 33609
Type of a scam Fake Invoice/Supplier Bill
This company sent us an invoice trying to collect funds for advertising that we did not request. This invoice appears to be a legitimate invoice, and even contains the name of one of our employees as the "approver" of this advertisement, so they are clearly doing their research. It seems as though they are attempting to trick businesses into believing these invoices are legitimate invoices in order to receive funds for services that they did not provide. We have never requested any type of service from this company.
Victim Location 06851
Type of a scam Fake Invoice/Supplier Bill
We received a fake invoice from Strategic Business Communications amounting to $3,495.00 for Advertising insertion order (full color, standard pages) Healthcare Business Development Directory. On the invoice it states that the order was approved by our CEO, however when we looked further into it our company never did business with Strategic Business Communications.
Victim Location 25302
Type of a scam Fake Invoice/Supplier Bill
We received an invoice in the amount of $3,495.00 for Advertising which we never contracted this company for. We have never contacted this company and have not taken out any advertisements. It appears most businesses in this neighborhood have received the same invoice in the same amount.
Victim Location 91203
Type of a scam Fake Invoice/Supplier Bill
Invoice sent by Strategic Business Communications
Charged for:
"Advertising insertion order (full color, standard page)
Venture Capital & Private Equity Business Development Directory"
Rate: $3,495.00
Victim Location 80203
Type of a scam Fake Invoice/Supplier Bill
Received an invoice, looks completely legit except we didn’t advertise with them… a little researched proved the company is a fraud
Victim Location 63011
Type of a scam Fake Invoice/Supplier Bill
Strategic Business Communications (http://www.sbcmediagroup.com/) sent a fake invoice for $3495.00 for "Advertising Insertion Order". No one at my business had ever heard of this even though they put a salesman’s name under the "Approver" section.
Looked up the company and saw many other people have stated it is a scam as well.
Victim Location 83716
Type of a scam Fake Invoice/Supplier Bill
We received an invoice in the mail yesterday from Strategic Business Communications. We have not done any business with them, but we apparently owe them $3,495 for Advertising Insertion Order. I googled them, and the actual company is located in San Diego and not New York. Also, their Tax ID Number isn’t valid.
Victim Location 32801
Type of a scam Fake Invoice/Supplier Bill
Received a fake invoice from Strategic Business Communications for advertising in a directory we never authorized.
Victim Location 11795
Type of a scam Yellow Pages/Directories
Invoice received from Strategic Business Communications for Advertising Insertion Order for $3,495.00
Invoice contains Invoice Number and shows a named Approver from our company.
We had no prior communication with this company nor had anyone approved any invoice/order with them.
A quick internet search shows that others have been targetted by this scam
Victim Location 22102
Type of a scam Fake Invoice/Supplier Bill
Our Company, Binary Fountain, Inc. received a fake invoice from Strategic Business Communications, Inc. of Lake Success, NY for $3,495 for an Advertising Insertion order addressed to our CEO. We never placed such an order. apparently, I found on Yelp several other reviews of exactly the same scam.
Victim Location 20910
Type of a scam Other
Strategic Business Communications sent my company a fake invoice for $3,495.00 for an "Advertising insertion order (full color standard page)." No such advertising was ever ordered.
The invoice requested payment be made by check or wire transfer.
The fine print at the bottom says "Our standard policy is to automatically void any invoice that has not been paid within 30 days…" Only by reading that does one understand that the "invoice" is actually a solicitation disguised as an invoice. The listed phone number takes a caller to voice mail no matter which extension you enter. Strategic Business Communications appears to be a fake company whose mission is to steal money from unsuspecting or busy accounting offices.
Victim Location 94301
Type of a scam Other
Received an official-looking invoice to our company for $3495, for an advertising insertion order. The item prominently displays "Invoice" in multiple places. We did not make any such purchase. Our CEO was listed as the "Approver" on the invoice, but he never spoke to this company or approved any purchases.