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Showing posts with label Telemarketers. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Telemarketers. Show all posts

Monday, March 20, 2017

Block: 410-650-5970; 410-670-5107; and 443-345-8283 on your phone.


The Harford County Md Fire & EMS PIO Media Page reports that the scammers are at it again. Block: 410-650-5970; 410-670-5107; and 443-345-8283 on your phone.

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Harford County Md Fire & EMS PIO Media Page

March 15, 2017

The scammers are at it again. We are getting reports of a man named John calling from 443-345-8283. He says he is with the "foundation" and asked for donations to the fire service in Harford County.

When asked questions he abruptly hangs up.

No fire or EMS company/dept in Harford County solicits donations by telephone. Not one.

Please do not fall prey to this guy or anyone else who may try a scam like this.

Share this info with those who aren't on social media, especially the older population.


March 19, 2017 from comments, also block: "I just got a call this morning. It was 410-650-5970 that called my phone. Got that call on Tuesday from 410-670-5107...."
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Tuesday, June 23, 2015

Tony Bradley, PCWorld Nov 11, 2011: How to Stop Telemarketing Calls to Your Mobile Phone

How to Stop Telemarketing Calls to Your Mobile Phone

Retrieved Tuesday, June 23, 2015

By Tony Bradley, PCWorld Nov 11, 2011

Everyone has encountered a telemarketing call. It may be a robocall directing you to vote for some political candidate, or perhaps some local organization seeking donations. But, most people are used to getting those calls on their home land line, not their mobile phones. Telemarketers are increasingly targeting mobile phone numbers, though, so here is what you need to do to stop--or at least minimize--those annoying calls.


There is a common misperception that mobile phones are somehow inherently protected against telemarketing solicitations. Unfortunately, that is not true.

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There are two easy ways to add you mobile phone number to the FTC Do Not Call registry:


Call Directly: 1-888-382-1222


Related: FTC National Do Not Call Registry


The National Do Not Call Registry is managed by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the nation's consumer protection agency.

Information for Consumers. Click here if you would like more information on how to register, what registration means for you, what calls are covered and more.

Information for Businesses. Click here for answers to some common questions from telemarketers and sellers.

Information for the Media. Click here for media materials related to the National Do Not Call Registry. 

ENFORCEMENT OF THE DO NOT CALL REGISTRY
The FTC takes aggressive legal action to make sure telemarketers abide by the Do Not Call Registry. To date, the Commission has brought 105 enforcement actions against companies and telemarketers for Do Not Call, abandoned call, robocall and Registry violations. The Mortgage Investors litigation produced the largest settlement for Do Not Call violations, resulting in civil penalty payments of $7.5 million. To date, 80 of these FTC enforcement actions have been resolved, and in those cases the agency has recovered over $41 million in civil penalties and $33 million in redress or disgorgement.








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Thursday, February 20, 2014

INSIDE PITCH — Telephone solicitors want money, not participation by David Maril Voice of Baltimore

INSIDE PITCH — Telephone solicitors want money, not participation by David Maril Voice of Baltimore

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Seinfeld’ gets a phone call:   ‘Hi. Would you be interested in switching over to TMI long-distance service?’ the telemarketer asks. ‘Oh, gee, I can’t talk right now,’ Jerry responds, ‘Why don’t you give me your home number and I’ll call you later?’ To which the telemarketer replies: ‘Well, I’m sorry, we’re not allowed to do that.’ …

Even though it’s a new year and tax deductions for 2013 are history, the phone calls for giving continue to arrive early and often.

It’s gotten to the point where it seems the only reason landline phones have not been completely replaced by smartphones is they are needed to deliver pain-in-the-neck marketing and fund- raising calls.


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“Inside Pitch” is a weekly opinion column written for Voice of Baltimore by David Maril.

CHECK OUT LAST WEEK’S “INSIDE PITCH” COLUMN: click here …and read previous Dave Maril columns by clicking here.

HOW TO DEAL WITH "NUISANCE MARKETING CLOWNS" (TELEMARKETERS) THAT CALL YOU  ON THE PHONE

Learn how Jerry Seinfeld deals with unwanted telephone solicitation calls:  Check out his hilarious response to a telemarketer – and read Dave Maril's "Inside Pitch" column on Voice of Baltimore this week on obnoxious salespeople on the phone --http://voiceofbaltimore.org/archives/11966

See also VoB editorial on Maryland Governor O'Malley and Mayor of Baltimore Rawlings-Blake -- on legalizing marijuana --http://voiceofbaltimore.org/archives/11930


And start your day by reading "Need to Know News" for daily overnight updates -- http://voiceofbaltimore.org/archives/12031
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Saturday, January 11, 2014

Do Not Call complaints top list for 2013 | Business | KeysNet

Do Not Call complaints top list for 2013 | Business | KeysNet:



"Gripes about violations of the state's Do Not Call list easily dominated the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services' top complaints for 2013.

The state agency reported Monday that 18,862, or nearly 40 percent, of the 47,226 complaints lodged between Jan. 1 and Dec. 20 involved telemarketers and other telephone sales operators dialing numbers on the Do Not Call list. In second place were 3,626 complaints about telemarketers in general."

Read More: http://www.keysnet.com/2014/01/05/493666/do-not-call-complaints-top-list.html#emlnl=Weekly_Newsletter

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