It was with some surprise that I received a letter from the “UK Internet Register” offering to list my website for a staggering £639 per annum, for a minimum three year period.

Of course the price was hidden in the small print and the company you place the order with is actually the DAD Deutscher Andressdienst GmbH.

From the outrageous price to the envelope they provide you to send the form back, this bares all the hallmarks of another branch of the European City Guide.

While there is currently no proof the UK Internet Register is owned by the same man as the European City Guide, it is unerringly similar.

Needless to say, should you receive one or know someone who has, do not sign it!

For your money you will get your website listed on a webpage (the address of which is also hidden deep in the small print), which is obviously nowhere near as effective as any internet search engine which will list your site for free.

Absurdly, the UK Internet Register do actually link to my website, which as you will know hosts a Stop European City Guide page and has plenty of blogs warning about companies that exploit small businesses with misleading contracts!

As always the Stop the European City Guide website and blog are on the case, and currently have a picture of the contract being sent out.

This is a reasonably recent mail-out so please spread the word of its existence and help ensure as few people as possible are conned by it.