AT&T have been caught red-handed, in a little scheme that is all too common nowadays. Companies pay other companies to make harassing or annoying calls to you, so that when they get exposed, they can claim they didn’t know anything, thus avoiding any backlash.
The problem is, this time it’s not just any old company. It’s [...]
Archive for the ‘Telemarketing’ Category
AT&T violates National Do-Not-Call List.
Posted in Policy-making, Pop Culture, Scams, TV & Film, Talk Soup, Telemarketing, news, politics, rant, tagged AT&T, Criminal, DNC List, Do Not Call List on July 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Senator Schumer takes on telemarketer scams.
Posted in Policy-making, Pop Culture, Scams, Telemarketing, news, politics, rant, tagged Charles Schumer, Scam, Scamming, Scams, Telemarketers, Telemarketing on May 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer, you have my gratitude. For those who were not aware, Mr. Schumer has expressed interest in prosecuting some types of phone scammers at the federal level. Why? Because, at the local level, prosecuting these criminals is made difficult by the offenders changing names, offices, and personnel. They even subcontract work [...]
Scams: Borack and Associates, P.A.?
Posted in Pop Culture, Scams, Telemarketing, news, rant, tagged Borack, Borack & Associates, Borack and Associates, P.A. on April 24, 2009 | 3 Comments »
A very good friend of mine has been receiving what I could only classify as harassing phone calls. He’s been getting them for a long time now, and I was looking at the Caller ID. It says “Borack & Associates”, and lists a phone number “321-422-5986″. When I say these are harassing phone calls, in [...]
Telemarketers and con artists invoking “bailout” language.
Posted in Pop Culture, Scams, Telemarketing, rant, tagged Bailout scam, Bailout scams, Scam on March 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I just got a call, from 240-556-9955 “HOMEHELPLINE”, obvious telemarketer. Left a message, low male middle-aged voice trying to say it’s part of the ‘bailout’ program. A google search reveals this number routinely calls people without leaving a message, so I can consider myself lucky, I guess. My search also revealed that this number is [...]
Offensive telemarketing call from “John” of “General Electric”.
Posted in Telemarketing, rant, tagged General Electric, Telemarketing on March 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
While just writing a blog post, my phone rang. It was for my mom, who of course isn’t here. I asked to take a message. He asked if I was a family member. I asked who was calling. He said “John”, in a slightly foreign accent, and again tried to find out if I was [...]
New trend in ‘laziness’ with telemarketing and door-to-door advertising.
Posted in Door-to-Door, Scams, Telemarketing, rant on February 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Just a couple of minutes ago, I received a call. They didn’t leave a message, or let the phone ring more than 2 times, before hanging up. It dawned on me, I receive many such calls in the week. Also, I was reminded of a flyer that was recently placed on the door to my [...]
Telemarketing: 310-599-9141 “Service Direct” Compton, CA
Posted in Scams, Telemarketing, rant on February 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I’ve been noticing the ebb and flow of telemarketing calls that seem to come in lately, and I’ve decided that occasionally I will focus my blog posts on particular numbers or companies that I consider annoying. Let’s begin..
Today, at least twice, this company with “310-599-9141 Service Direct” in the Caller ID called. I let it [...]
Hey..Satellite TV, Dish Network?
Posted in Pop Culture, TV & Film, Telemarketing, rant, tagged DISH Network, Moonlight, Satellite TV on July 23, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I get literally *TONS* of spam, unsolicited calls, e-mails, mail-in offers, from these carriers every week. It’s recently been reported that Dish Network has violated the terms of the nationwide DNC list. We opt-out, we say no, they still contact us.
But, I’m going to do something rare. I’m going to tell these carriers how they [...]
