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Telemarketer Won't Show "Do Not Call" Policy? You Can Sue For $500
If you can’t get rid of annoying telemarketers, you can at least make a profit off them. Under Federal law, they have to give you a written copy of their “Do Not Call” policy for free if you ask them...
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Telemarketing Firm Busted For Pretending To Sound Disabled
A telemarketing firm that sold products put together by disabled persons has been busted. Police say they were making the people who worked the phone pretend to sound handicapped in order to get more...
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You Can Get $500 If An Autodialer Calls Your Cellphone
Your cellphone rings from a number you don’t recognize. You pick it up. At first there’s silence. Then the sound of a call center kicks in and a person asks, “Hello, can I speak to Karen?” It’s a...
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How Did Telemarketers End Up With Number That Was Changed To Avoid...
A man in California was so fed up with unwanted telemarketing calls (which may be a redundancy) that he finally gave in and changed his number to one that was completely unlisted. Little did he know...
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FTC Charges Telemarketers With Scamming Elderly People Out Of At Least $10...
In a day when the stock market is unpredictable and huge financial institutions sometimes appear to be built out of nothing but smoke and mirrors, it can be tempting to want to invest your nest egg in...
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Telemarketer Just Cannot Handle Being Hung Up On Again, Calls Back With Bomb...
We all likely know at least a few people who have endured being a telemarketer, and while it sounds like an awful, horrible no-good very bad gig, hey, it’s a job. But one telemarketer had simply had it...
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Does Uptick In Telemarketing Complaints Mean "Do-Not-Call" Registry Isn't...
Ah, the cherished dinner hour. Peace, quiet and if that stupid telemarketer doesn’t stop calling I am seriously going to throw my fork really violently at something. If that sounds like you, you aren’t...
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These Workers Know Their Jobs Make The World A Worse Place But A Job Is A...
(Peeping Dragon Photography) In these trying economic times, we’re not about to begrudge anyone a job. Heck, we’ve all got bills to pay. But some workers are willing to point the finger at themselves...
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If Your Company Runs The Do Not Call List, Make Sure The Telemarketing...
(Peeping Dragon Photography) One might think that if you’re a company that runs both the Do Not Call registry for a country as well as a telemarketing division, the two departments might compare notes...
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B2B Telemarketer Rage: A Perspective From The Other End Of The Phone Line
(royalconstantinesociety) Usually, the people who write to us are besieged with calls from telemarketers or companies they’ve done business with, and want us to help make it stop. Brett is on the other...
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What If Telemarketers Had To Pay You To Annoy You?
(C.L.I.W)Imagine if, instead of just getting annoyed when the phone rings and it’s a telemarketer or robocaller, you were delighted. Not because you were eager to speak with them, but because you gave...
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That Pre-Recorded Voice Isn’t Really A Robot, But She’s Not A Live...
(Jenn and Tony Bot) Remember Samantha West? That was the name of the most definitely recorded voice insisting that she was a real person on a telemarketing call about buying health insurance. And while...
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Telemarketers Must Pay $14.75 Million Judgment, Because Scamming People Is Wrong
(afagan) When you’ve make a promise to no longer defraud consumers, you might want to stick to that promise. Otherwise, like two Florida businessmen, you could be on the hook for $14.75 million. The...
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Scammy Precious Metal Marketers Banned From Selling Investments, Ordered To...
(wizetux)Precious metals can be a great investment when handled properly by a respected and truthful organization, but that’s not always the case. On Tuesday, the Federal Trade Commission put the...
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A Telemarketer Explains How To Banish Telemarketers
(bryanbope)If you’ve signed up for the Do Not Call List, you shouldn’t get phone solicitations except from companies you do business with and charitable organizations. If you’re getting calls from a...
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Organization Promising Fraud Protection Scams $20 Million From Senior Citizens
(bclinesmith)Scamming people is wrong. Scamming senior citizens is immoral, disrespectful, and a number of other adjectives. Still, there are companies in the world that prey on the elderly. The...
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Police: Telemarketer’s Phone Call Saved Woman 900 Miles Away From Violent Attack
(Peeping Dragon Photography)Usually a telemarketer’s call is greeted with annoyance, disdain or even outright anger. But in one recent case, that unsolicited phone call has been credited with saving a...
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Cemetery Workers Won’t Stop Calling And Asking For Man Whose Ashes Have Been...
(WKMG 6)It’s one thing to be annoyed by telemarketers who just don’t know when to quit. But it’s a hassle that shouldn’t follow you (or your loved ones) into the afterlife. The longtime partner of a...
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Don’t Pay A Telemarketer $500 Up Front For A Discount Travel Club Membership
Everyone loves bargains, and there are some discount cards that are worthwhile. However, if someone calls you up and offers to sell you a discount travel card for only $500, save your money for your...
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Feds Halt Tech Support Operation Accused Of Bilking Millions From Consumers
Here’s a good rule of thumb: if a window pops up on your computer alerting you that your device has been compromised by a malware attack and offers to fix the problem by calling a toll-free number,...
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