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Posted By: Mark <mtran2000@aol.com> In Response To: Re: Possible Phone Scam Attempt? (Mr Bluto ^_^)
Friday, 11 August 2006, at 5:36 a.m.
Thanks everyone for the great advice, I did register parents number with do not call registry in 2003, still they get calls, how long is registry good for?
I will be calling phone company for details of blocking calls.
Thanks again,
Mark
> Well, for starters you can put their phone # on the national do not call
> registry at donotcall.gov. I put my phone # and my mother's on there and
> we both get no telemarketing calls at all.
> Now, if this was a scam it is possibly they are not abiding by the rules
> by calling people regardless if they are on the list or not, however if
> they are smart crooks, they would not do this.
> I believe that your phone company offers a service that does not allow
> calls with blocked #s to get through. Instead, the caller hears a
> recording that states that the phone # they are calling does not accept
> calls from callers who block their #. Not sure if that will work with
> telemarketers or not as it is made to work for regular users that use *82
> to block their # from caller ID machines. Call your phone company up and
> ask them or look in the beginning pages of the phonebook put out by your
> phone company - all the services and rates should be listed there. Just
> remember that they will need to get confirmation from the person whose
> name is on the bill before they actually start the service up on the line
> so if your dad's or mom's name is on the bill, have them order it or have
> them handy to confirm the order if you decide to call for them.
> And, of course, there is the best defense. Your parents just need to learn
> to NEVER bother with any marketers at all over the phone. If they just do
> that no matter what, then they will be 100% safe.
> ^_^
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