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Best way to handle unwanted telemarketers?

1 pointsby hentrepalmost 8 years ago
For the past few weeks I&#x27;ve received at least 3 calls daily from the same telemarketing company. This company is trying to exchange $100 gift cards for $2.95 shipping&#x2F;handling. I&#x27;ve asked multiple times to be placed on the Do Not Call list. When I mentioned this to the representative today, I was informed in a very arrogant tone, &quot;Oh sir, we are a very large company with phone numbers from every state. That isn&#x27;t going to work.&quot; The company refuses to disclose its name.<p>Any clever suggestions to report and&#x2F;or combat this issue? I&#x27;ve filed multiple FCC complaints, but I&#x27;m not confident this will lead to a resolution.

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wimgzalmost 8 years ago
I just don&#x27;t answer the phone anymore unless it&#x27;s from my contacts.
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gus_massaalmost 8 years ago
Ask for more details. They enter in autopilot mode and will speak for a minute or two. Meanwhile, you just put your phone in the upside down in the table, and ignore all the speech.<p>It will not help you, but it will slightly minimize the damage to the society.