Telemarketing Rip-Offs

bebhe — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 22:17:41 +0000

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.

The federal government has actually created a “National Do Not Call Registry”. This is a free and easy way to reduce the telemarketing calls you get at home. Thus, you will be drastically minimizing your odds of being scammed. It’s nice to not be hassled too. That is probably the greatest defense against being harassed at dinner time. Register with the NDNCR and the annoying sales calls will stop in the first few months. A few will still manage to slip through but, you can just ask them to remove you from their call list.To register, or to get information, visit www.donotcall.gov, or call 1-888-382-1222 from the phone you want to register. You will receive fewer telemarketing calls within three months of registering your number.

If you have a phone number that you want to file a complaint against, visit http://www.phonenumbers.ws. Simply type in the phone number and click search. You’ll get information about the phone number and have the opportunity to leave a complaint or comment.

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