FTC goes to court to unravel robocalling telemarketing network
So good news, with a sprinkling of bad news. The good news is that the FTC has filed a lawsuit... Continue reading →
The Case Against Call Blocking (at least all the time) Telemarketers
Hello fellow Tormentors! Sorry I’ve been busy for a while, but I felt I needed to come back again. Today,... Continue reading →
FTC provides help to those scammed by Telemarketers
There have been many people that have been taken in from scammers, but email and telemarketing. A lot of these... Continue reading →
FTC Reigns Fire on Several Houses of Student Loan Violators
You have to hand it to the Federal Trade Commission, they have a sense of humor. The FTC, along with... Continue reading →
FTC to provide Telemarketing Complaint Data
The FTC is going to start releasing data on consumer complaints for Telemarketing. This is great! The announcement is here... Continue reading →
FTC bans use of wire-transfers, reloadable cash cards by Telemarketers
The FTC has enacted a new rule, banning some of the payment methods used by Telemarketing scammers: a cash-to-cash money transfer (like... Continue reading →
Telemarketer Instant Response Systems taken to task by the FTC
The Consumerist and Noodles has a nice little overview of the FTC case against Instant Response Systems. If you’ve gotten telemarketing calls,... Continue reading →
Telemarketers Faking Surveys, and some Tormenting Telemarketing Math
Well, you really just can’t trust some Telemarketers to not violate the Telemarketing Sales Rules. The Consumerist and Network World have... Continue reading →
FTC Takes out “Rachel From Cardholder Services”
Good news! Lots of people have gotten a call from “Rachel” for a credit card scam, and the FTC took... Continue reading →