OT: Re: Re: [FSG telemarketers Darlene

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> Thankyou for the tip, is there another registry, because here

> in Maine I was searching out things and under ME. Gov and under the

> Atty. General was a do not call and complaint form. I did put home

> # , But can u believe they are even calling my cell which comes

> from my Mass. adress??? It is a daily nusiance I will check it

> out. Thanks for your help, as this sets the tune for my day

> lately, and others get the anger from dealing with them, I have

> tried not answering and they just keep calling back!! Also what is

> more maddening is I answer and it says please hold for a important

> call! Lately it is the diasabled/ veterans. I told them I

> recently myself have filed for disability and take me off will

> see.Will Google your info though. Thanks again. Hope u have as

> good a day as can be. Sharon

I re-registered at the " do not call " list registry (national one) and

this time it seems to have taken. I still get a fair number of

calls. It's funny, but when my credit card gets over a certain

balance, I start getting marketing calls from refinance and debt

consolidation companies. Now that my balance is down, I'm not

getting those so much. I've been driven nuts by the car warranty

places demanding that I renew my warranty (which I never had in the

first place). They keep telling me that it's absolutely my *last*

chance, and several times I've pushed the button to talk to the

person and *begged* them to please let it be the last chance so I

don't get these stupid calls!

A week or so ago it was the political polls and surveys. Plus I got

a " personal " recorded message from Hillary Clinton, and *two* from

McCain! ;D ;D I went out and looked at Barak Obama's web site,

and you had to give your e-mail address to look at it. I got

SPAMMED. I unsubscribed, and wrote them a nasty message that I

shouldn't have to sign up for a mailing list just to see where the

guy stands on the issues. :-/

I understand that some of these disabled vets things are scams. If

you want to contribute, I'm sure the armed forces and pentagon sites

can direct you to reputable charities. I'm a little more polite to

the charities, but I simply tell them, " I'm sorry, I can't " , and hang

up.

I pick up my phone a little more since the " do not call " thing took

effect. But often, I just let the answering machine pick up. That

cuts out a lot of the calls right there.

But the rule of thumb is, never give your credit card or other

information out to someone who has called you. Only when you've

called them.

BTW, a few years back I was getting several credit card solicitations

*per day* by mail. It drove me nuts, as my mailbox is outside and

every one of those is a potential identity theft device. I read the

fine print on one, and there's a national " opt out " phone number or

address - can't remember which - on the back that you can write to or

call, to have your name taken off the lists. The flood diminished to

a trickle. I occasionally get a thing from AARP or my bank, but

that's it.

Z