(danobot) For a small business owner trying to reach customers, advertising in an online directory might sound like a good idea. But there are also scammers out there looking to take advantage of these businesses by charging them for directory listings that never materialize. Just ask the victims of two “directory” operators that allegedly bilked millions of dollars from small businesses. The Federal Trade Commission announced today that it has put a stop to both operations, which have been charged with defrauding small businesses and nonprofits by charging them for online business directory listings they had not ordered or received. The companies allegedly deceived consumers by using unsolicited telemarketing calls and sending bogus invoices with the walking finger image often associated with local yellow page directories. In the first settlement [PDF] with Montreal-based Francois Egberongbe, Robert N.