Fraudulent Scam Artist Web Site -- Caribbean Yellow Pages www.cbt.cc and www.caribebay.com
Fraud Alert
This is a fraud alert for companies operating in the Caribbean. The scam artist in question is David Phillips of Tampa Florida. Some of his aliases are David Fox, and others. His Facebook name is Slick369 and his gmail address is rummi53@gmail.com. His full name is
PHILLIPS, DAVID RANDALL
6021 WILLIAMSBURG WAY
TAMPA FL 33625
His putative wife is also listed as an officer of the the company
PHILLIPS, OLGA V
6021 WILLIAMSBURG WAY
TAMPA FL 33625
This is presumed as a child of his as an officer of the company.
PHILLIPS, MICHAEL DUSTIN
6021 WILLIAMSBURG WAY
TAMPA FL 33625
His operating names are www.cbt.cc and www.caribebay.com
Caribebay Mall
www.caribebay.com - Tampa
813-262-0295
Caribebay Mall
www.caribebay.com - Tampa
813-262-0295
According to the Florida Business registry he also operates Rummi Incorporated which in 2008 was registered as a non-profit organization for teaching the children about the environment. The corporation was transferred to him by Cynthia K. Kiper.
The way that he operates is that he contacts companies in the Caribbean and elsewhere, and takes the name of the person who spoke to him. He claims to be selling ads on his website. After an initial phone call, he puts up a 5 minute html page on his website, and calls for payment of $954 dollars. He claims that a "verbal contract" was made, and he quite insistently phones for payment. His operation preys on a collection scam for dubious work. Here is a report from our company:
Report Date: 5th November 2009
Incident: Island Yellow Page Scam
Island Yellow Pages (IYP) made initial contact with by placing a phone call to our Freeport Office on September 11, 1009, speaking with ..., the office supervisor.
From that conversation with , the caller claims that a “verbal contract” was entered into, where Island Yellow Pages would have provided to a website, and various online yellow-page listings. This offer could not be accepted as ... is not authorized to bind the company into a contract, the authority of which is held solely by Head Office management.
Island Yellow Page representatives were referred to the Head Office after repeated calls were placed to the Freeport Office demanding payment for services supposedly rendered. This call was taken by , ...Managing Director, at which time a request was made to IYP to provide by email, a copy of a contract, and evidence of any works that may have been done on behalf of the . To date, this information has not been provided.
On September 21, 2009 Pete, a person claiming to be an IYP representative, sent an email to , Asst. Manager Operations, that included an invoice totaling $954.00 representing 12 months of “Island Yellow Page Listing”. Subsequent to the receipt of that email, discussed with Pete (pete@cbt.cc) via telecom that:
That such a contract had to be approved by Head Office Management
That had no desire to engage IYP, nor would it be interested in a yellow-page listing with them, or any other service they provided.
That no work was delivered to...
That ...would not make payment to Island Yellow Pages or honor any claim from IYP against it
On November 5, 2009 at approximately 9:39am, another call was received by Head Office, this time from a person identifying himself as David Fox, Customer Service Representative of Island Yellow Pages. , <....> participated in this call with David Fox by telephone conference. David Fox, after being asked for the contact details of the company he represented, could not immediately provide us with a Registered or Head office address for his company, claiming that he “didn’t know it off hand” and would “look up that information in his computer”. After having us placed on hold, David Fox indicated that his company’s information was:
7821 N Dale Mabry Highway (Ste. 200)
Tampa, Florida
33614.
Tel: 813-933-5206 ext 313
Fax: 305-395-5200
Email: davidfox@cbt.cc
David Fox indicated that he was in fact at the address that he provided at the time of the telephone call. Strangely, he had said earlier that he did not know his company’s address “of hand”.
David Fox then ended the call.
David Fox called again, and was advised that we could not accept the call at that time.
It is suspected that David Fox is in fact David Phillips. He is a 1996 graduate of Gaither High School in Tampa Florida, and he is a fraudster and scam artist. Here are some more internet reports of his scams:
http://www.ripoffreport.com/Internet-Fraud/David-Phillips-Mark/david-phillips-mark-terry-g-fe2xx.htm
David Phillips, Mark, Terry, Ginger, Jennifer I was hired at 10 dollars, but paid less than minimum wage. Tampa Florida
David Phillips, Mark, Terry, Ginger, Jennifer
Phone: 813-262-0295
Fax:
7821 N Dale Mabry Highway Ste. 200
Tampa, Florida 33614
U.S.A.
I was hired by david phillips, or if that's what he calls himself. I was let go for no reason. I was paid less than minimum wage and never received my last paycheck.
They screen their calls down there, when I call they immediatley hang up and don't re-answer their phone again. I was working as a collector and trying diligently at first to do my job. What I found out by working their accounts was the (Island media yellow pages), were scamming people on the carribean islands by promising them web pages and posting them immediately.
The only offered a web page and charged $954 for their so-called service. My job was to collect the debt from them that the scammers like terry, mark, ginger, dave phillips and the rest of their partners in crime have cheated these honest people trying to get business in this depressed economy. I talked with the clients who didn't pay and they said they didn't want the service after they saw what they were offered, which was nothing but a email page with their business name on it.
The clients said that (island media yellow pages) scammed them by not letting them cancel if the didn't like what the saw. It even says in their so-recorded message that they could cancel by going to their web page and simply hitting cancel contract. Well, the clients did so and obviously to no avail. There credit card was billed and when they tried to get their money back they couldn't.
I was told by mark the so-called scammer yes man for david phillips to run a credit card which he attempted to and it would not go through because he told me to call the client and get the cvs number on the back of the card and I wouldn't do it. The next day I was fired. The said I was simply unsuitable for the job.. Terry my so-called co-worker, was reporting everything I did to mark and david phillips and jennifer another scammer who sits and does nothing all day, except make sure that her money is still rolling in..
Yes, these people belong behind bars and getting their money back is should be number 1 on the prosecutor's desk....
And yet another:
Warning to anyone looking to do business with Caribebay or Island Yellow Pages. Owner David Phillips aka crook. David is being investigated by the State of Florida for FRAUD and by the Florida Labor Board. With over 200 BBB complaints anyone wanting to do business with these company’s should seriously think twice!!
Caribebay Mall
www.caribebay.com - Tampa
http://tampabay.metromix.com/events/company/caribebay-mall-tampa/reader-review/1192474/view#36d32aab8a53cddb3b1f1f9666565d41
We are forwarding this information to the Florida Fraud Line. In the meantime, you should avoid these individuals. Remember, you do not owe them money even if they say so. David has the con artist balls of brass and the con artist bravado.
If you deal with this individual, please report him to the fraud hotline in Florida: Fraud Hotline: 1-866-966-7226
Update: We reported these individuals and companies to the Florida Attorney General's Office. Attorney General Bill McCollum acknowledge our complaint and said it was going to be investigated.
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