Telespam - The Do Not Call Registry isn’t Working
Is it me or is telemarketing now worse than before the Do Not Call Registry arrived? The Registry was supposed to save us from annoying unwanted calls throughout the day. Even though my phone number is registered on the Do Not Call Registry, I am not only annoyed but am being harassed. I get calls from the same organization several times a day, every day. If you ignore them (using caller ID) they just keep trying, and if you answer and decline their request they still don’t take the hint. I’ve had some keep calling even after I had explicitly told them to take me off their list and to stop calling me. There must be some statistics that tell the telemarketers to be persistent even through rejection.
Since the Do Not Call Registry does not apply to charities, political organizations and pollsters, it is my hunch that the telemarketing agencies immediately latched on to charities (legitimate or otherwise) and offered to raise money for them. They are now back to their old tricks and things have gotten worse, not better. It is also my suspicion that they use the Do Not Call list as a cheap and easy way to get your phone number. Oh the irony!
I’m not sure an unlisted number would help either. If they randomly dial your number and you or your answering machine picks up the phone, they immediately know the phone number is active and will continue to hit it every time they have something to sell beg for. Have you solve this problem? How do you combat telespam?
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