Re: Phone conversion fraud

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From: Mark Kantrowitz
Date: Fri, 10 Mar 1995 21:21

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In article <3jnq5v$rfq@usenet.srv.cis.pitt.edu>,
David Joslin <joslin@cs.pitt.edu> wrote:
>I doubt that I would go to the trouble of suing someone, but since
>I started making pointed requests that I not be contacted again, I
>haven't gotten any repeat calls.  When I say "please add me to your
>do-not-call list," most are polite and say they will do so immediately.

I receive very few telemarketing calls, in part because I follow this
practice. (Filing a complaint with the FCC and the US Postal
Inspector's mail fraud division is also highly effective.) The
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette doesn't seem to pay attention to these
requests.

The phone calls were particularly annoying to me because I usually
fall asleep around 6am, and these calls were at 9am.

--mark

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From: mkant+@cs.cmu.edu (Mark Kantrowitz)
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Subject: Re: Phone conversion fraud
Date: 10 Mar 1995 21:21:58 GMT
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