This Telemarketer continues to call even though we are registered on the National "Do not call list".
In the past, we were told that these parties could be subject to fines of up to $5000 for calling those registered phone numbers.
Does this service still exist? If not, why not? Why are we being harassed by these callers?
Yes, the Do Not Call Registry still exists. There are several reasons you may be receiving these calls.
1 – The callers may be exempt from the Do Not Call laws. Surveys, polls, political groups, charities and other non-profits are all exempt.
2 – The callers may be criminals. Telephone scams are very common these days because Internet telephony (VOIP) allows the crooks to fake their Caller ID information and render themselves virtually untraceable.
3 – The callers may be from outside the U.S., in which case they only have to obey laws in their own country. In practice, this usually the same as reason #2: They're criminals trying to scam money.