Posted by Mr Spamalicious | Posted in Vanity Spam - Who's Who Directories, Awards and Other Ego Strokers | Posted on 09-04-2009
If I was the Global Whos Who Directory I’d sue these guys for copyright infringement. Fucking thieves. Definitely not joining their group!
It is my pleasure to inform you that on April 20th, 2009 your information was reviewed and accepted for inclusion in the 2009 edition of our registry.
Strathmore’s Whos Who each year, recognizes and selects key executives, professionals and organizations in all disciplines and industries for outstanding business and professional achievements.
This recognition is shared by those who have reached a distinguished level of success in their chosen profession.
Please take a moment to complete the invitation by clicking on the link below. We ask that you complete it carefully, as it will be reviewed by our editorial department.
www.strathmorewwonlineform.net
** Please complete the online link by April 30th.
Strathmore’s Whos Who is pleased to inform you that there are no fees or dues to be included in the publication.
On behalf of the CEO and our esteemed staff, we wish you continued success.
Sincerely,
J.M. Blakely
Vice President, Research Division
Strathmore’s Whos Who
26 Bond St.
Westbury NY 11590
Phone: 516-997-2525
Strathmore’s is a scam. I got suckered into joining and could not back out in 24 hours, which is the law. I tried to complain to BBB but they did not even respond. Maybe thery are overwhelmed with complaints about this outfit. $700 for 5 years I think it was. I sent back their framed wall thingy unopened to express my displeasure. I have not found one person in their directories I know. I have not had oen contact because of having my name there. On top of that 700 they called recently and wanted me to spend a further 200 on the directory. I guess not. Warn everyone you know about this outfit.
I’ve been plagued with theses emails for the last 8 months or so – have block the sender, but they change the sending address and it’s not always Strathmore’s Who’s Who… now after deleting and ignoring their email I got this… which I think is VERY funny!! These weasles don’t give up easily!
Dear Janet,
As you know, you have been considered for inclusion in the upcoming 2010 Edition of Strathmore’s Who’s Who for Executives and Professionals, which is scheduled for publication in late 2010. Despite our efforts to contact you, we have still not received your contact information .
To reply with your contact information, please visit here.
Strathmore’s Who’s Who, publisher of over 350,000 biographies, continues to uphold its reputation as the world’s foremost source for biographical reference, with an unmatched dedication to accurate biographical reporting.
The publication’s editors are now assembling the biographical profiles of today’s leaders from a wide range of professional fields into one comprehensive collection. Thousands of researchers at medical, academic, public and corporate libraries, as well as journalists and media professionals, rely upon Strathmore’s Who’s Who as a daily reference tool for obtaining information about the world’s most experienced men and women. Inclusion in our directory is considered by many as a important mark of achievement.
You have already been selected based on your current professional standing. The information you provide will be evaluated according to the selection criteria Strathmore’s Who’s Who has developed over many years as the world’s premier biographical publisher. If your data passes our initial screening, we will prepare your biography.
Please remember: Inclusion of your biography in Strathmore’s Who’s Who carries neither cost nor commitment on your behalf. Our goal with each new edition is to prepare a biographies spanning the spectrum of noteworthy and accomplished men and women across all areas of the professional world.
To be considered for inclusion in this prestigious registry, you need only provide the requested information by completing our online biographical data form.
To verify your profile and accept the candidacy, please visit here.
I congratulate you on the achievements that have brought your name to the attention of our editorial committee. I look forward to hearing from you.
Sincerely,
J.M. Blakely
Vice President, Research Division
Strathmore’s Who’s Who
26 Bond Street
Westbury, NY 11590, USA
Hah! That is rich isn’t it?
“We keep trying to scam you but you are not responding. Is something wrong?”
I am surprised that you were dumb enough to give someone $700 for absolutely nothing. They must be pretty convincing.
You ACTUALLY fell for this and gave them your money?
HAHAHAHAHAHAH!!
No need to be mean. They feel bad enough already.
I filled in their form and put their info. Maybe they will contact themselves and give themselves an award. It’s obvious to me they are getting their contact info from domain name registration whois directories. If you do a whois on Strathmore, you’ll see they like to move their domain name servers around often.
from whois:
Here’s what we know about eliteprofessionalregistry.com:
* 1 registrar has maintained records for this domain since 2010-07-20
* This domain has changed name servers 5 times over 0 year.
* Hosted on 4 IP addresses over 0 years.
* View 18 ownership records archived since 2010-07-21 .
Protected Domain Services – Customer ID: NCR-2637636
125 Rampart Way
Suite 300
Denver
CO
80230
US
Phone: 720-249-2374
I’ve been getting this thing for about two years now – ever since completed my MBA. This tells me the school’s selling the info.
Here’s what I always do. (Feel free to enjoy!)
Whenever you sign up for something on line, you give them your legit email ( I use a secondary email for on line stuff – like Hotmail), but you give them a funny name. Personally, I have used the psuedonym ” Arturro Fartbaggio” and “Rollo Tomasi” several times. That way, when they sell your info, you know who sold it. Plus, it’ a good laugh when you open your email and see ” Dear Mr. Fartbagio” or “Rollo, we’ve been trying to reach you!”
On line fun.
Wow,I’ve just been selected for the 2012 directory with that same follow up mail of we’ve been spamming you to phish your details and your weirdly not responding!?
I’m taking rollo’s advice,it’s silly name time!!;-)
This Strathmore thing is ridiculous! I have been totally burned by this, and feel incredibly stupid for falling for such a scam. I have spent $1200, $550 of which was taken from my credit card without authorization, for a broken glass plaque and my picture on a site where I recognize NO ONE in my field. What a joke. I really want to do something about this to at least get my unauthorized money back, but I have no idea where to start.
My advice to anyone is DO NOT let them contact you!
If you are dumb enough to give them your money, you deserve to lose it. Darwinism at its finest.
Really, so thieves and crooks don’t have any responsibility? So if I can trick you into giving me money I’m entitled to it. That’s essentially what you’re saying. The money is going somewhere. So if the person being tricked deserves to lose it, then the scammer must deserve to receive it. That’s fucking retarded. It’s also a complete misunderstanding of Darwinism where the word “fit” doesn’t mean the ability to dominate, it means best suited for their environment so they have increased chances to procreate and for their offspring to survive. I bet Sherri is far more “fit” for this world than the scumbags running Strathmore.
As long as people are stupid enough to give these people money, they will not be going anywhere. Send me $700 and I will put your name on a plaque and in a phone book. Idiots.
And so you found this post completely by random. You weren’t curious and perhaps actually searched this term to learn more. Just accidentally ended up here and you have no idea how that happened. You sir are a fake and troll.
For kicks, I like to check out addresses on Google street view. It’s easy to find 26 Bond Street, Westbury, NY 11590. I particularly like the guy sitting on the office chair outside the front door, I think he is giving the Google car the finger!
I was contacted several years ago by a rep from Strathmore – understandably, I was skeptical, but I was talked into an introductory 2-year membership. I don’t know why everybody here has nothing but terrible things to say, but honestly I’ve had nothing but positive results – and the plaque that people seem to be bashing has been nothing but a useful tool – when an average Joe walks into my store and sees it, it changes their view of my business. Regardless of how it was obtained, it seems to at least draw attention to me and my work. I’ve made a few real contacts through the membership, so maybe it’s a niche market depending on your field, but spending less than $100 a year to expose people to my business hardly feels like a scam to me. I get calls on a daily basis from “consulting firms” who offer services such as “image consultation” and “personal brand marketing” for around $2500 a session.
In a ponzi scheme the first round of investors often do make money, but it’s still a scam.
Strathmore, like all the other vanity scams, are not official recognitions of anything. I could get my 8 year a plaque that will say whatever I want. They just want your money.
This is why it’s a scam. They only exist to trick you into thinking you’ve been personally selected or recommended to their organization because of your accomplishments. They hope that their machine generated emails that they send out randomly to hundreds of millions of people every year will net a few people who crave validation and will pay to have someone tell them they are awesome.
So the whole offer is a ruse and fake. Just because you were lucky enough to make a few contacts and your customers are ignorant of the pay to play nature of your award (and therefore impressed) doesn’t make it any less of a scam.
They just chose me !!!! LOL…I received my call today…and it was exactly like I have read in some of the posts…Stroked my ego for the accomplishments I have made and then gave me the price of membership…oh after they told me about the shiny plaque !!!! I told the lady that I would like to do some research before I opt in and she said if I don’t sign up right now !!! I won’t have the same position…I told her I do not sign up for anything , that I do not know about. She told me well maybe Strathmore isn’t for you and I quickly agreed and hung up….. I am so glad I wasn’t born on a banana boat
Here is a quote from the letter I received from Strathmore’s Who’s Who dated January 9, 2012.
“Congratulations! We welcome you as a new member to Strathmore’s WHO’S WHO Worldwide. Please review your listing below, which is consistent with our style and standards. This is the way it will appear in the upcoming registry. Should you have any brief additions or corrections, please type them or print them clearly on this letter and return via mail, fax or e-mail as soon as possible. If a custom wall plaque has been ordered, it has been engraved and will be arriving shortly under separate cover.”
It is my opinion this is a scam and I have requested a refund of the money I paid them from my credit card company and they will secure the refund for me by contacting Strathmore’s Who’s Who and request a response from them and the credit card company won’t receive a response from them and will reverse the charges and refund the money to my credit card account. I also told my credit card company to block them from submitting further claims to my credit card and they will be blocked from doing so.
Starthmore’s Who’s Who
6800 Jericho Turnpike, Suite 216W
Syosset, NY 11791
Fax: (516)677-6995
E-mail: HeadEditorial@strathmoreworldwide.com
I was scamed big time, I was talked into an introductory 2-year membership.
I only joined because I was promised 2 airline tickest and never recieved them.
I feel incredibly stupid for falling for such a scam.
Why are these companys allowed to do this to the public.