Telemarketing Rip-Offs

It seems like scams are the new way of making illegitimate money. The target isn’t just grandma and her retirement fund anymore. Its anyone who is willing to think they have a “free gift” coming if they buy, or that it’s an investment, or maybe that there’s a low cost vacation that you have been “hand-picked” to go on. Whatever the case may be, scams are a huge problem.

So how do you protect yourself? Well, stay informed of the scamming techniques and know the law. We’ll skip to the latter. It is actually illegal for you to receive calls before 8 A.M. and after 9 P.M. Telemarketers cannot misrepresent any information, including facts about their goods or services, the earnings potential, profitability, or risk of an investment, or the nature of a prize in a prize-promotion scheme. It’s also illegal for a telemarketer to call you if you’ve asked not to be called. (more…)