Watch out for "EU Business Register 2025" with EBRform.pdf

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Watch out for "EU Business Register 2025" with EBRform.pdf

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This is another "questionable" email I occasionally get. The "unsubscribe" at the bottom does nothing (it's not even a link). I don't click on such links anyway when it's unsolicited junk email because it's likely to do more harm than good.
Hello,

In order to have your company inserted in the EU Business Register for 2024/2025, please print, complete and submit the attached form in a reply to this email.

All electronic file formats are accepted.

You can also attach a photo of the completed document and send it in a reply to this email.

Updating is free of charge.

EU BUSINESS REGISTER

P.O.BOX 3079

3700 AA ZEIST

THE NETHERLANDS

Tel/Fax: +31303100126

unsubscribe
In the attached PDF EBRform.pdf (of course always be careful opening attachments), it says:
We are compiling information for the EU BUSINESS REGISTER. We wish to be able to inform other EU companies about your activities. In order to list your company on the Internet for EU Businesses, just fill in and return the form. Additional info regarding your company that can make your profile up to date is very welcome. We thank you for your cooperation.
Who wouldn't want their business listed in an important sounding registry? And because there is no obvious and clear mention of any fees, it's probably totally free, right?

Anyway, if you are not careful, and don't read the fine print in the attached PDF, then you are missing this fine print:
THE SIGNING OF THIS DOCUMENT REPRESENTS THE ACCEPTANCE OF THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS AND THE CONDITIONS STATED IN “THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR INSERTION” ON THE WEB PAGE: WWW.EUBUSINESSREGISTER.NET. THE SIGNING IS LEGALLY BINDING AND GIVES YOU THE RIGHT OF AN INSERTION IN THE ONLINE DATABASE OF THE EU BUSINESS REGISTER, WHICH CAN BE ACCESSED VIA THE INTERNET, ALL IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONTRACT CONDITIONS STATED ON “THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR INSERTION” ON WEB PAGE: WWW.EUBUSINESSREGISTER.NET. THE VALIDATION TIME OF THE CONTRACT IS THREE YEARS AND STARTS ON THE EIGHTH DAY AFTER SIGNING THE CONTRACT. THE INSERTION IS GRANTED AFTER SIGNING AND RECEIVING THIS DOCUMENT BY THE SERVICE PROVIDER I HEREBY ORDER A SUBSCRIPTION WITH THE SERVICE PROVIDER EU BUSINESS SERVICES LTD. “EU BUSINESS REGISTER”. I WILL HAVE AN INSERTION INTO ITS DATABASE FOR THREE YEARS. THE PRICE PER YEAR IS EURO 1495. THE SUBSCRIPTION WILL BE AUTOMATICALLY EXTENDED EVERY YEAR FOR ANOTHER YEAR, UNLESS SPECIFIC WRITTEN NOTICE IS RECEIVED BY THE SERVICE PROVIDER OR THE SUBSCRIBER TWO MONTHS BEFORE THE EXPIRATION OF THE SUBSCRIPTION. YOUR DATA WILL BE RECORDED. THE PLACE OF JURISDICTION IN ANY DISPUTE ARISING IS THE SERVICE PROVIDER’S ADDRESS. THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE SERVICE PROVIDER, EU BUSINESS SERVICES LTD AND THE SUBSCRIBER IS GOVERNED BY THE CONDITIONS STATED IN “THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR INSERTION” ON THE WEB PAGE: WWW.EUBUSINESSREGISTER.NET
Don't miss this part:
THE PRICE PER YEAR IS EURO 1495.
And you are also signing up for at least 3 years. Ouch!
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