said by koitsu :

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Today, I received an Email from someone calling himself "Peter Kuryliw". .........

Mail headers of that mail show it did indeed originate from the DROA:..................

So... all of that said -- who wants to take a shot at tracking this jackass down?

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Director of Yellowbusiness.ca pleads guilty to deceiving Canadian businesses:

OTTAWA, May 28, 2002 – Peter Kuryliw, the sole Director of 1473253 Ontario Incorporated, operating as Yellowbusiness.ca, pleaded guilty today to targeting over 40,000 business and non-profit organizations with a deceptive mailout for an Internet directory. The guilty plea results from an investigation by the Competition Bureau into Mr. Kuryliw and several other parties under the misleading representations provisions of the Competition Act. The investigation into the other parties is ongoing.

The mailout, dated May 25, 2001, asked recipients to send a payment to a postal box in the Toronto area for an Internet business directory that listed the details of their organizations. Bureau investigators found the mailings were made to appear as invoices from an existing service provider, such as Bell Canada or the Yellow Pages, requiring recipients to pay $85.55 when in fact they weren't customers.

The investigation in this case included the seizure by the Bureau and by Canada Post of mail containing an estimated $700,000 in payments for the fraudulently deceptive mail pieces.

"These invoices duped companies into believing they were customers of a service they never purchased when in fact the mailout was simply a business solicitation," said Raymond Pierce, Deputy Commissioner, Fair Business Practices Branch. "Deceptive practices of this nature will be vigorously pursued by the Bureau."

Mr. Kuryliw and 1473253 Ontario Incorporated were both charged in May 2001 with one count of making a false or misleading representation. Today, Mr. Kuryliw pleaded guilty in the Ontario Court of Justice – Toronto District and was fined $30,000. He was given 90 days to pay the fine and to dissolve 1473253 Ontario Incorporated.

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Competition Bureau investigation results in sentencing for phoney invoice scam

OTTAWA, May 21, 2004 - A Toronto-area man was sentenced to a $60,000 fine and a prohibition order today for his role in the Yellowbusiness.ca phoney invoice scam. Mr. James Tetaka was sentenced as a result of a Competition Bureau investigation under the false or misleading representations provisions of the Competition Act into 1473253 Ontario Incorporated, operating as Yellowbusiness.ca. Peter Kuryliw, also of the Toronto area, was previously fined $30,000 for his role in the scam which targeted over 40,000 Canadian businesses and non-profit organizations with a deceptive mailout for an Internet directory.

The mailout, dated May 25, 2001, asked recipients to send a payment to a postal box in the Toronto area for an Internet business directory that listed the details of their organizations. Bureau investigators found the mailings were made to appear as invoices from an existing service provider, such as Bell Canada or the Yellow Pages, requiring recipients to pay $85.55 when in fact they weren't customers.

As part of the investigation, the Bureau and Canada Post seized mail containing an estimated $700,000 in payments for the fraudulently deceptive mail pieces.

The Bureau's investigation revealed that the 40,000 businesses and non-profit organizations targeted in this scam were previously victimized for similar mail-outs in the year 2000. Victor Serfaty and the Benlolo brothers, Alan, Elliot and Simon, were recently convicted in Toronto after a five-week jury trial in April 2004, for their roles in the earlier scam for the Internet directories, Yellow Business Pages.com and Yellow Business Directory.com. Sentencing in this matter is scheduled for July 2004.

"These invoices duped companies into believing they were customers of a service they never purchased," said Raymond Pierce, Deputy Commissioner, Competition Bureau. "The investigations and sentences in these matters show that the Bureau will vigorously pursue perpetrators of deceptive mail scams that target consumers and businesses in Canada."

The Bureau appreciates the assistance it received during the investigation from Canada Post and the Toronto and Peel Regional Police services.

Consumers who suspect they have been a victim of deceptive marketing practices are encouraged to contact the Bureau's Information Centre at 1-800-348-5358, or PhoneBusters' National Call Centre at 1-888-495-8501.

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Date: 2002-10-28
Event: Charges
Court: Ontario Court of Justice
Court File #: 11426
Accused - Company: Internet Registry of Canada
Accused - Individuals: James Tetaka and Daniel Klemann
Provision(s): 52 (1) of the Competition Act - False or misleading representations
Products or services: Internet domain name registrations

Summary: On October 28, 2002, charges were laid against the Internet Registry of Canada and its principals for allegedly making false or misleading representations in promoting domain name registration services.

The Competition Bureau alleges the company marketed its services by sending mail solicitations that appeared to be invoices sent of behalf of the Government of Canada or an officially sanctioned agency registering domain names in Canada, to individuals and organisations whose domain names were about to expire.

The mailings allegedly gave the impression that domain name holders were existing customers of, and had to re-register their domain names with, the Internet Registry of Canada. Neither of these elements were true.

Charged along with the company were James Tetaka and Daniel Klemann. Mr. Tetaka was recently charged with respect to another matter, Yellowbusiness.ca., which was also charged under the Competition Act with respect to allegedly deceptive mail solicitations.

"These charges reflect the Bureau's ongoing efforts to ensure that Canadian consumers are protected from deceptive marketing practices," said Raymond Pierce, Deputy Commissioner, Fair Business Practices Branch. "We will continue to thoroughly investigate such cases, particularly where the individuals responsible move from one deceptive practice to another."

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Internet Registry of Canada
In June 2004, Daniel Klemann was fined $40 000 and made subject to a five-year prohibition order for making misleading representations through his company, Internet Registry of Canada (IROC). More than 73 000 businesses and non-profit organizations received deceptive mail informing them that their Internet domain name registration was about to expire and offering several renewal options. The letter was designed to mislead recipients into believing they were existing IROC customers and gave the impression that IROC was the Government of Canada agency in charge of Internet domain name registration.

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