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Sunday, February 12, 2012

Cellphone Spammers

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REMEMBER: Cell Phone Numbers Go Public this month.

REMINDER..... all cell phone numbers are being released to telemarketing companies and you will start to receive sales calls.

.... YOU WILL BE CHARGED FOR THESE CALLS

To prevent this, call the following number from your cell phone: 888-382-1222.
It is the National DO NOT CALL list It will only take a minute of your time.. It blocks your number for five (5) years. You must call from the cell phone number you want to have blocked. You cannot call from a different phone number.

HELP OTHERS BY PASSING THIS ON. It takes about 20 seconds.

https://www.donotcall.gov/default.aspx

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Rodger the Real King of France 2/12/2012 10:11:00 AM 12 Comments

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12 comments:

Anonymous said...: They never were 'secret'. They always could call you. They only cost what any other call costs based on what you pay per minute. I dont trust the 'do not call' thing anymore than any other guvmint service. This 'threat' has been circulating for YEARS.
Tim; 2/12/12, 12:00 PM
I-RIGHT-I said...: I'm purty sure that number puts you on top of the list.; 2/12/12, 12:23 PM
SoylentGreen said...: I've done it nevertheless. Thanks for the tip, dude.; 2/12/12, 12:35 PM
Anonymous said...: Fake,

http://www.snopes.com/politics/business/cell411.asp; 2/12/12, 12:47 PM
Anonymous said...: From the FTC: http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/microsites/phonefraud/register.shtml

"The National Do Not Call Registry accepts personal cell phones and home numbers. There is no deadline to place a cell or home number on the Registry. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) regulations prohibit telemarketers from using automated dialers to call cell phone numbers, so most telemarketers don't cold-call consumers on their cell phones."; 2/12/12, 1:11 PM
Anonymous said...: They can only charge you if you answer. Don't answer, eventually they go away.

Tong; 2/12/12, 2:11 PM
Rodger the Real King of France said...: It may well be a fake - but using Snopes as a source hardly lends credence. To anything.; 2/12/12, 2:49 PM
Anonymous said...: Sorry Rodge... seems this is the scam.
http://www.thesuburbanite.com/news/business/x2112939976/BBB-warns-of-Do-Not-Call-Registry-Scam

others call it a scam...

it happens don't sweat it.

M1911; 2/12/12, 3:22 PM
Rodger the Real King of France said...: Makes no never-mind to me. I get paid by the kilo-band.; 2/12/12, 5:23 PM
Anonymous said...: So given that I never answer a phone number that I don't recognize (meaning: "doesn't show up as a name"), then why would this bother me?

Also, the libertarian in me does not need or want another .gov agency to do what I can easily do myself.; 2/13/12, 3:33 PM
Anonymous said...: Reread your link, M1911. The scam in question seems to be from people calling you not you calling the number.

"... The Better Business Bureau warns consumers that scammers are making phony phone calls claiming to represent the National Do Not Call Registry.
According to DoNotCall.gov, The calls claim to provide an opportunity to sign up for the registry. These calls are not coming from the registry or the Federal Trade Commission. You should not respond to these calls..."

Freddie Sykes; 2/13/12, 4:22 PM
Anonymous said...: http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/pubs/consumer/alerts/alt107.shtm
Can I register my cell phone on the National Do Not Call Registry?
Yes, you may place your personal cell phone number on the National Do Not Call Registry. The registry has accepted cell phone numbers since it opened for registrations in June 2003. There is no deadline to register a home or cell phone number on the Registry.

You may have received an email telling you that your cell phone is about to be assaulted by telemarketing calls as a result of a new cell phone number database; however, that is not the case. FCC regulations prohibit telemarketers from using automated dialers to call cell phone numbers. Automated dialers are standard in the industry, so most telemarketers don’t call consumers on their cell phones without their consent.

CF in CO; 2/13/12, 4:45 PM

Sunday, February 12, 2012

Cellphone Spammers

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