Your Yellow Book: bogus yellow-pages invoices from Oklahoma City
In July 2014 the FTC sued Your Yellow Book Inc. and three members of the Law family of Oklahoma City, alleging they billed small businesses, nonprofits, doctors' offices, retirement homes and religious schools for online listings they never ordered. In December 2014 the FTC announced a settlement with a $715,476 judgment, an asset surrender and conduct bans.
- Year
- 2014
- Where
- United States
- Outcome
- Settled
- Victims
- Not stated in the sources
- Schemes
- Business directory listing scams
- Last reviewed
- 2026-09-21
The facts, as recorded
- The defendants named were Your Yellow Book Inc., Brandie Michelle Law, Dustin Robert Law and Robert Ray Law of Oklahoma City.
- The FTC filed in the Western District of Oklahoma in July 2014.
- The FTC alleged unsolicited telemarketing calls and bogus invoices resembling yellow-pages bills for unordered or undelivered online listings.
- Targets alleged in the FTC's release included small businesses, nonprofits, doctors' offices, retirement homes and religious schools.
- The FTC alleged the operation requested payment to 'verify' or 'update' directory information, in amounts of up to $487.
- The December 2014 settlement produced a $715,476 judgment and an asset surrender, and barred misrepresentations and improper handling of customer data.
- A separate case, against Francois Egberongbe, Robert N. Durham Sr. and 7051620 Canada Inc. of Montreal, was settled the same month for a $1.7 million reimbursement and a telemarketing ban.
- The Commission voted 5-0 on both settlements.
Why this case matters
It shows the plain invoice-in-the-mail version of the scheme, and that it hit organisations least likely to have a procurement process: churches, retirement homes, religious schools and medical offices. The same FTC announcement covers a parallel Montreal case, so the pattern was not one operator’s habit.
The money side
The judgment was $715,476, with an asset surrender. The release read for this page does not say how much was collected or repaid.
The caveat
The described conduct is the FTC’s allegation. This resolved as a settlement, and the sources read for this page do not state that the defendants admitted wrongdoing. The named individuals were sued civilly by the FTC; no criminal charge is described here.
Sources
- FTC and Florida Close the Book on Fraudulent Business Directory Schemes. Federal Trade Commission. Accessed 2026-09-21. Supports: The defendants, courts, July 2014 filing, allegations, targets, up to $487 fees, the $715,476 judgment, terms and the 5-0 votes.