CCR…Cellular Communication Revival

We have all had a cell phone that met Davie Jones at the bottom of a pitcher of beer, a puddle, a toilet, or any type of natural body of water. It sucks. Did you have your device insured? Regardless,  there are a number of “do-at-your-own-risk” solutions plastered all over the net. Put the device [...]

Call Killing Apps

We have done a lot of stuff with how to prevent dangerous, harassing, or otherwise unwanted calls. Today we are going to focus on those incoming to cell phones, more specifically smartphones. The mobile app marketplace has grown considerably in the last few short years, and with good reason. There is an undeniable need and [...]

Unwanted Text Messages

We realize that the way of the future is digital messaging. Now even though telemarketers are still not allowed to contact you via your cell phone, there is still that “open business relationship” thing to deal with. So if u text for a ringtone, a promo, a horoscope, or even leave your cell number as [...]

State Laws Hope To Close The Loopholes

The FCC has done pretty much all they can while still being considered bipartisan. They have of course made the privacy of the American people a priority, the revisions to the various laws such as the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”) or the Telemarketing Sales Rule (TSR). We say this all the time here at [...]

TimeShare Telemarketing Scams Get A Scolding

Florida is home to many of the nation’s treasures. The state has beautiful beaches, famous theme parks, and boundless sunshine. For years it has been a prized place to vacation, but it is also a targeted location for retirement. This face is something that has not gone unnoticed by many companies. The retired demographic hold [...]

Medicare/Medicaid Tele-scams

Seniors are constantly being targeted with telemarketing scams. This happens for a number of reasons. They are characteristically more trusting, they health concerns are easy to play off of, they are a group who has kept their land line service, and they have nest eggs and retirement money. I have done my best to keep [...]

Indie Film Scam

(Open on a stuffy and quiet court room. The judge is reading over the charges. He picks up his gavel.) It looks like 18 people in SoCal and FL are going to be brought up on alleged telemarketing scam charges. Yes, those are federal. So the “until-proven-guilty” parties could be looking at some serious consequences. [...]

The National Do Not Call List Registry Isn’t the End-All-Be-All

The NDNCR is a great resource, and is certainly the first line of defense in the telemarketing trenches. The battle is not won there. If you have read some of our other articles, it should come as no surprise to you that there are a few loopholes in the NDNCR. You should make yourself aware [...]

Protecting Yourself With Apps

The more we use our cell phones, the more we make our selves targets. It’s a proven fact, if you happen to give your number out often, use your cell as a primary, and list your cell number on social networking sites, chances are you are going to get some calls you don’t want or [...]

Telemarketing Gold

Seniors are always a large target for scams, particularly those relating to telemarketing. Well, telemarketing scams that go after seniors have a new face. We have all seen the ads in the local paper and on tv: “Don’t sell your gold to a pawn shop. Call us. We’ll give you twice as much.” These mail-in [...]