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Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2003 11:28:23
From: Constance Shriver (South Dakota State U) <Constance_Shriver_at_sdstate.edu>
Subject: RE: Directory scam
We also received the Architects,...Costs, 2003 title. We decided
that we did not want to buy it and faxed a copy of the invoice with
"Cancel" on it to them as instructed. They were to then send info on
having the book returned at their expense.
Had no trouble sending fax.
Their reply: Having heard from you about the estimating costbook we
recently sent to you, Architects,...Costs, we assume that you have not
found it to be as useful as we believe it is. We feel so strongly that
you or one of your associates will find this book useful throughout
the course of the year that we do not want you to send it back. That's
right! We want you to keep it -- compliments of Design & Construction
Resources! ...
They are hoping we will like it well enough to order next year.
I, too, kept copy of the fax sheet and added it to inv/info. Will be
filed so that if it gets sent next year, we know that we didn't
request/pay for it.
Connie Shriver
Acquisitions Technician
Phone 605-688-5563
FAX 605-688-6133
e-mail Constance_Shriver_at_sdstate.edu
Acquisitions Department
Hilton M Briggs Library
Box 2115
South Dakota State University
Brookings, SD 57007-1098
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Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2003 15:10:54
From: Antje Mays (Winthrop U) <maysa_at_winthrop.edu>
Subject: Re: Directory scam
Hello All,
Since the directory scam posting has recently been fairly dense, here
is a running list of places previously identified as scammers. Some
of these are ancient, while others seem to resurface at the same
address (or same city & zip with a new p.o. box) under a different
name. Hope this is useful.
Best,
antje
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Antje Mays
Head, Monograph & A-V Acquisitions
Dacus Library
Winthrop University
Rock Hill, South Carolina 29733, U.S.A.
phone: 001-803-323-2274
fax: 001-803-323-2215
email: maysa_at_winthrop.edu
http://faculty.winthrop.edu/maysa
Academic Booksellers
(Note name similarity with the legitimate bookseller "Academic Book
Center". Academic Book Center was subsumed by Blackwell in 2001 and
no longer exists as a separate entity. This outfit has also appeared
as "Somerset Publishers" in the same city --see listing below)
22929 S. Industrial
St. Clair Shores, MI 48080
P.O. Box 160
St. Clair Shores, MI 48080
Academic Library Service
P. O. Box 304
St. Clair Shores, MI 48080
P.O. Box 368
St. Clair Shores, MI 48080
American Data Processing, Inc.
22929 Industrial Dr. E.
St. Clair, Mi 48080
Associated Publishers
P.O. Box 1032
San Mateo, CA 94403
Phone: (415) 343-3687
Automated Education Center
Box 2658
Detroit, Mi 48231
Automated Education Center,
Management Information
580 Cook Road
Detroit, MI 48236
Bibliographic Research Co.
629 K St., N.W. -- Suite 529
Washington, D.C. 20006
Bibliography Press
111 N. Wabash, Rm. 1310
Chicago, IL 60602
560 Cook Road
Detroit, MI 48236
Bibliography Publishing Press
560 Cook Road
Detroit, MI 48236
Biography Publishing Center
560 Cook Road
Detroit, MI 48236
Book Return
2210 Wilshire Blvd Suite 284
Santa Monica, CA 90403
Contemporary Biography Press
"in Assoc. with Publishing Center, Inc."
(note "Publishing Center" below, another scam publisher)
21503 Harper Ave
P.O. Box 261
St. Clair Shore, MI 48000
Contemporary News Service
3609 W. MacArthur Blvd., Suite 814
Santa Ana, Ca 92704
Encyclopedia of Indian of the Americas
22929 Industrial Drive, East
St. Clair Shores, MI 48080
Encyclopedia Publishing Center
560 Cook Road
Detroit, MI 48236
Grosse Point Bookstore
560 Cook Road
Grosse Pointe Woods, MI 48236
Guidance Publications Center
P.O. Box 1032
San Mateo, CA 94403
Phone: (415) 343-3687
1015 Howard Avenue
San Mateo, CA 94401
Historical Book Distributors
1532 State Street
Santa Barbara, CA 93101
International Electronics
22929 Industrial Drive
C/o Scholarly Press
East St. Clair Shores, MI 48231
International Electronics Information
200 Park Ave., Suite 303 E.
New York, NY 10017
Services (IEIS)
P.O. Box 2658
Detroit, MI 48231
International Reference Books
111 N. Wabashm
Room 1310
Chicago, IL 60602
International Reference Books
C/o Publishing Center
20304 Harper Avenue
Harper Woods, MI 48255
International Translations Pub. Co.
P.O. Box 2658
Detroit, MI 48231
1300 Market Street
Wilmington, DE 19801
3069 W. MacArthur Blvd., Suite 814
Santa Ana, CA 92704
Knowledge Resource, Inc.
3303 Harbor Blvd.,Bldg. K-4
Costa Mesa, CA 92626
Library Reference Books
(also goes by the name of "Library References Sources")
200 Park Ave., Suite 303 E.
New York, NY 10017
Management Information Service
P.O. Box 5129
Detroit, MI 48236
Management Information Service
22929 Industrial Drive E.
MARC Systems Division, Knowledge
St. Clair Sores, MI 48080
Microform Press
3303 Harbor Blvd., Bldg. K4
Costa Mesa, CA 92626
N. American Book Distributors
P.O. Box 510
Hamburg, MI 48139
Native American Book Distributors
P.O. Box 510
Hamburg, MI 48139
Native American Books
521 Fifth Ave.
New York, NY 10175
Negro History Press
Also presents itself as "a division Of Scholarly Press, Inc."
22929 Industrial Drive, East
St. Clair Shores, MI 48080
Negro History Press
560 Cook Road
Grosse Pointe Woods, MI 48236
Box 5129
Detroit, MI 48236
Phone: (313) 773-4250
New Women Press
610 S. Venice Blvd.,
Box 4067
Venice, CA 90291
New Positions
560 Cook Road
Gross Pointe Woods, MI 48236
North American Book Distributors
P.O. Box 510
Hamburg, MI 48139
Publishers Sales Group
610 S. Venice Blvd.
Box 4067
Venice, CA 90291
Publishing Center, Inc.
560 Cook Road
Detroit, MI 48236
20304 Harper Avenue
Harper Woods, MI 48255
P.O. Box 261
St. Clair Shores, MI 48080
21503 Harper Ave.,
P.O. Box 261
St. Clair Shores, MI 48080
21503 Harper Ave.
St. Clair Shores, MI 48080
19945 Nine Mile Road
St. Clair Sores, MI
P.O. Box 36007
Grosse Pointe Woods,
MI 48236
Rapid Reprint Company
P.O. Box 5129
Gross Pointe Woods, MI 48236
St. Clair Shores Bookstore
19945 E. Nine Mile Rd.
Box 261
St. Clair Shores, MI 48080
St. Thomas H.S. Memorial Library
560 Cook Road
Grosse Pointe Woods, MI 48236
Scholarly Press
19722 E. Nine Mile Road
St. Clair Shores, MI 408080
22929 Industrial Drive E.
St. Clair Shores, Mi 48080
1428 St. Clair River Road
Algonac, MI
Scholarly Press
1750 Calle Poniente
Santa Barbara, CA 93101
Somerset Publishers
Suite 303 East
200 Park Ave
New York, NY 10017
Somerset Publishers
(Div. Of Scholarly Press)
22929 Industrial Dr. E.
Washington, DC 20006
Somerset Publishers
19722 E. Nine Mile Road
St. Clair Shores, MI 48080
Somerset Publishers
P.O. Box 160
St. Clair Shores, MI 48080
World Biography Press
25 E. Washington St. -- Room 823
Chicago, IL 60602
Worldwide Reference Books
200 Park Ave. -- Suite 303 E
New York, NY 10017
Worldwide Reference Sources
200 Park Ave. -- Suite 303 E.
New York, NY 10017
20304 Harper Ave.
Harper Woods, MI
560 Cook Road
Grosse Pointe Woods, MI 48236
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