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Re: Dammed Telemarketers

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From: John
Date: Sat, 06 Jun 2009 14:49
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On Jun 6, 9:24 am, John <jvang...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Jun 5, 12:13 pm, "The Gilkies" <saturn...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > hi
> > six calls yesterday on our business phone.
> > four last evening at home
> > started today on the business phone again.
> > dammed cardholder services.wans to consolodate all you debt.
> > all from same # in the usa.
> > tried opting out,yelled at csr after,got hung up on teice.
> > starting to irritate me.
> > jeff
>
> Mine have dropped off to almost none... I have several numbers blocked
> by Eastlink so maybe that helps. If possible I will f*ck with any
> telemarketer that gets through so maybe they will rethink their
> "career".

Speak of the Devil - I just got one from1-720-377-9293. I pressed 1 to
speak to an operator, took it to the bathroom and let her enjoy a
flush, then:

Pressed *60
Then #10#
And voila the number is blocked..
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Subject: Re: Dammed Telemarketers
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