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Re: Durned Telemarketers!
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Mon, 26 Aug 2002 23:54:11 GMT
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You need to find out if your state has a law with penalties for
telemarketers who call you again after you ask to be put on their "do not
call" list.
Then, diligently keep a log of all telemarketers. Tell each one to put you
on that list. You play a game of "Concentration": when you get a second call
that matches one you've logged, jump up and down because you've won the lottery.
In New York, you can sue for $500 per incident. Learn how to file in small
claims court, or just write a letter declaring your intent to sue, and wait
for the check. This has been on the news several times with one lady who
makes thousands of dollars at it. Not a living, but, she actually looks
forward to the phone ringing now.
Myself, I fixed the problem by using all of the opt-out lists available,
including calling the phone companies' nuisance line after one nightmarish
encounter. Which made a difference after about 2 months.
Finally, I disconnected entirely and got a cell phone, but by then the calls
weren't really a nuisance anymore.
Stop giving your phone number at TRU or give a cell phone at department stores.
If it gives you a momentary thrill, also return all "postage paid" reply
envelopes with nothing or shredded paper inside.
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| We don't get very many telemarketing calls at all. Why? We know the magic words: "Put us on your do not call list." If you say this to every telemarket who calls you, you will find that the frequency of telemarketing drops off precipitously, to the (...) (22 years ago, 27-Aug-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Durned Telemarketers!
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| Like everyone else in the electrically-civilized world, I am plagued by a nightly torrent of telemarketers plying their various wares. We've signed up at a state-run no-calls-please website set up here in Pennsylvania to block calls through some (...) (22 years ago, 26-Aug-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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