“EU Business Register” spammers

Here is some spam sent to one of my mailboxes recently:

Hello,

In order to have your company inserted in the EU Business Register for 2016/2017, please print, complete and submit the attached form (PDF file) to the following address:

EU BUSINESS REGISTER
P.O. BOX 34
3700 AA ZEIST
THE NETHERLANDS

Fax: +31 30 310 0126

You can also attach the completed form in a reply to this email.

Updating is free of charge!

A very deceptive offer, because even though updates may well be free (as stated), the offer itself is not: A careful reading of the small print in the attached PDF revealed it to be a solicitation for a three year subscription at 995 EUR per year, automatically renewing unless cancelled two months in advance. So filling and signing the form would cost you at least 2985 EUR.

A quick Google search showed that these guys are already known to Spamhaus, who think that they’re from Romania.

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