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Cell phone numbers go public this month - put yourself on the DO NOT CALL LIST

 
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Cell phone numbers go public this month - put yourself on the DO NOT CALL LIST
Hi Everyone,

Just a reminder. And please share this with your co-workers and friends.

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
Anonymous Coward
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01/08/2010 08:47 PM
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I read something like this a year ago.
What's the deal?
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01/08/2010 08:48 PM
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THIS IS THE EASIEST WAY TO GET YOUR NAME ON TELEMARKETERS LISTS
Anonymous Coward (OP)
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01/08/2010 08:49 PM
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THIS IS THE EASIEST WAY TO GET YOUR NAME ON TELEMARKETERS LISTS
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 860459


no it is not

you get called anyway by random generators
if they call you they can be fined $ 10,000
Anonymous Coward
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01/08/2010 08:50 PM
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This should be do-able online. Why isn't it?
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01/08/2010 08:51 PM
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THIS IS THE EASIEST WAY TO GET YOUR NAME ON TELEMARKETERS LISTS


no it is not

you get called anyway by random generators
if they call you they can be fined $ 10,000
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 838921



As I asked before,

I read this exact same thing a year ago, nothing happened.
This has got to be a scam.
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01/08/2010 08:52 PM
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This should be do-able online. Why isn't it?
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 767411



yes u can do online as well


best way is call from your cell phone


it took me about 15 seconds
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01/08/2010 08:57 PM
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[link to www.snopes.com]
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01/08/2010 08:59 PM
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no it is not

you get called anyway by random generators
if they call you they can be fined $ 10,000
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 838921


Yup they will be shaking in their proverbial boots at the very thought that they might have to pay out chump change a couple of times when they are pulling in mad mad loot.
Anonymous Coward
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01/08/2010 08:59 PM
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I called and got a guy with a Nigerian accent.
He said his name was Jack.

Is this normal?
Anonymous Coward (OP)
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01/08/2010 09:00 PM
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yea ...


thats why the California Attorney General put out this message



jeeeez
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01/08/2010 09:04 PM
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if they call you they can be fined $ 10,000
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 838921


how do you know they will actually be fined?

who gets the money?
Anonymous Coward
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01/08/2010 09:07 PM
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No problem. I got about $20 left on it so I'll just let is run out. Its good not to get dependant on stuff.
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01/08/2010 09:08 PM
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yea ...
thats why the California Attorney General put out this message
jeeeez
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 838921


[link to hraunfoss.fcc.gov]

September 17, 2009

NO TRUTH TO RUMOR THAT CELL PHONE NUMBERS WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO TELEMARKETERS

Washington, DC --For several years there has been a rumor circulating, mostly by e-mail,
that a nationwide directory of cell phone numbers will be made available to telemarketers, and
that consumers will start receiving telemarketing calls on their cell phones.

There is no truth to this rumor. Cell phone numbers are not being released to telemarketers,
and you will not soon be getting telemarketing calls on your cell phone. FCC rules prohibit the
use of autodialers and prerecorded messages to call cell phones without the consumer’s consent.
Thus, most telemarketers are barred from contacting consumers on their cell phones.

The e-mail spreading the rumor often suggests that consumers put their cell phone numbers
on the National Do-Not-Call Registry by going on-line at www.donotcall.govor by calling 1-
888-382-1222. This is the correct contact information for the National Do-Not-Call Registry.
Consumers may register their cell phone numbers as an extra protection against unwanted
telemarketing calls, although most telemarketing calls to cell phones would be illegal regardless
of whether the number is listed on the Do-Not-Call Registry.

For more information on the government’s Do-Not-Call Registry, go to www.donotcall.gov.

To learn more about the e-mail rumor, go to
[link to www.fcc.gov]
Anonymous Coward (OP)
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01/08/2010 09:13 PM
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yea ...
thats why the California Attorney General put out this message
jeeeez


[link to hraunfoss.fcc.gov]

September 17, 2009

NO TRUTH TO RUMOR THAT CELL PHONE NUMBERS WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO TELEMARKETERS

Washington, DC --For several years there has been a rumor circulating, mostly by e-mail,
that a nationwide directory of cell phone numbers will be made available to telemarketers, and
that consumers will start receiving telemarketing calls on their cell phones.

There is no truth to this rumor. Cell phone numbers are not being released to telemarketers,
and you will not soon be getting telemarketing calls on your cell phone. FCC rules prohibit the
use of autodialers and prerecorded messages to call cell phones without the consumer’s consent.
Thus, most telemarketers are barred from contacting consumers on their cell phones.

The e-mail spreading the rumor often suggests that consumers put their cell phone numbers
on the National Do-Not-Call Registry by going on-line at www.donotcall.govor by calling 1-
888-382-1222. This is the correct contact information for the National Do-Not-Call Registry.
Consumers may register their cell phone numbers as an extra protection against unwanted
telemarketing calls, although most telemarketing calls to cell phones would be illegal regardless
of whether the number is listed on the Do-Not-Call Registry.

For more information on the government’s Do-Not-Call Registry, go to www.donotcall.gov.

To learn more about the e-mail rumor, go to
[link to www.fcc.gov]
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 857876






well ok, regardless


I get shitloads of telemarketing calls on my cell phone


by registering at least its like double insurance

it cant hurt
pur1138
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01/08/2010 09:20 PM
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Not sure about the OP's stuff, but there are places where you can register to be put on do-not-call-lists. I've done it a time or 2 and I NEVER get calls anymore. Well, no more than one every couple months. Worth tracking this down if you're hassled. Maybe try direct marketing association in a search.

K
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01/08/2010 09:46 PM
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I've had to unplug the phone and screen calls at home due to those calls. I'm convinced most are not even sales calls but some fed recording.
Hannah
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01/08/2010 09:56 PM
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No. This was not true when the notice first circulated in 2004 and it is not true now. No.
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01/08/2010 10:00 PM
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