Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson has obtained a court order against Victor Wilcox, who she says has a history of defrauding small businesses for directory advertising that his companies, including Concept Marketing Groups and Creative Marketing Groups, never delivered. Swanson says, “They’re doing it to just self-employed business owners, people who are trying to make a living cutting hair or fixing cars or remodeling houses, and people who are looking for clients and trying to make ends meet.”
Swanson says it’s a scam that’s popped up a number of times and small business owners should cautious. “Be wary and certainly check out a company’s track record before you turn over money to it or turn over your bank account to it,” she says.