Re: [OT] phone spam

I report every call, politicians included.  In the You-can-spam act they 
gave themselves immunity, but they get reported anyway.


"Patty" <[email protected]> wrote in message 
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> On Tue, 02 May 2006 12:30:01 -0700, Tim McGraw wrote:
>
>> I've read about this, but it's the first time it's happened to me.
>>
>> Despite being on the Do Not Call Registry I just received a pre-recorded
>> message telling me that "the information I had requested on the Internet
>> about extra income had been received" and it directed me to
>> readfromhome.com. The incoming caller's number was blocked.
>>
>> So when I went to file a complaint at
>> https://www.donotcall.gov/Complain/ComplainCheck.aspx instead of naming
>> the Web site as the company I was complaining about, I named the company
>> as HostingISP/readfromhome.com.
>>
>> I also called the ISP and asked if I could leave a message for the owner
>> (it's lunchtime here). In the message I succinctly described what
>> happened and advised him that I would be filing a complaint with the FTC
>> over readfromhome.com and unfortunately I had to name his company as 
>> well.
>>
>> I predict this will become a more prevalent way of spamming in the
>> not-too-distant future as spam filtering becomes more aggressive and
>> accurate.
>
> Speaking of phone spam and do not call lists.  We get calls from 
> businesses
> such as waterproofing basements, and when I tell them I'm on the Do Not
> Call List they explain that they are not selling anything but they are
> offereing to provide me with a free inspection.  They are really trying to
> split hairs here.  I still report them.
>
> Patty