Public Service Announcement -- Telephone Marketing -- October 28, 2022

Telephone marketers: when they call you, they are on a recorded line. Some tell you that; most do not. If they tell you, it is a robot / computer call. If they don't tell you upfront, it's a real person, in most cases.

If you are on the "Do Not Call" list you still get these calls.

At some point, the robot or the person will tell you that a "licensed" agent will call you later with the details. You will be asked if the "licensed" agent can call you back. 

If you say "yes," you have now allowed that company forever and ever and amen call you whenever theey want because they have you on a recorded line saying it's okay to call despite being on the "no call list." 

Perfectly legal. 

My "phone/provider" alerts me to all "SCAM" calls. My phone is on "vibrate" almost 100% of the time, avoiding almost every "SCAM" call. 

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From Peter

Link here.