Hot in Phoenix wrote:
>I've decided that the Do Not Call Registry is a total waste.
You are wrong.
The Do Not Call registry stops thousands of law-abiding businesses from calling you. You just can't *count* calls you *don't* get.
Expecting the Do Not Call law to stop criminals from calling is like expecting a "No Trespassing" sign to prevent burglaries.
Many telemarketing and scam calls originate form overseas, beyond the jurisdiction of U.S. laws.
And finally, one benefit of the Do Not Call Registry, even when it's violated, is that you no longer need to wonder if the call you get is legitimate: If they're calling, they're criminal.
They called my cell phone but I didn't answer - I >never< answer when I don't know who is calling. And I am on the DO NOT CALL list. Then I add their number to my phone directory's "DO NOT ANSWER" entry which has the ringtone of a quacking duck.
That's right. We made the mistake two years ago of answering to see who was calling, then pressing 1 to get a person so we could tell them we are on the no call list and to stop calling. Big mistake! The calls increased! We also pressed 3 to get off their list and the calls increased! We got 3 today! They call our cells and land line. We report all the calls to our state and the national no call list which is very time consuming. Nothing has changed and it's actually worse because I'm sure they sold our numbers to other scammers. These people are the scum of the earth. I called the FTC twice and they said they shut down 5 of the companies last year, but they are off shore and some are out of the country and hard to find. They said they froze assets on these companies, but obviously not the companies that are calling US that want to lower interest rates and get our credit card info.