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Telemarketer Blows Whistle on Tape-Altering Scam

Posted by timothy on from the sir-just-answer-the-question dept.

Recently, Florida-based telemarketing firm Epixtar is frequently accused of cramming an extra $30 onto phone charges of small businesses, yet has proof of legality by recording their calls. Until they laid off some people, one of whom has blown the whistle. The companies' cramming tactics become "legal" by altering those taped recordings to include a quick statement about the $30 charge. MSNBC has the article, including a short audio clip of a sample call.

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  1. Until they laid some people... by jhoffoss · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    How exactly does a business of any kind "lay" you? I've heard of getting screwed...but never getting laid.

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  2. Man... by SnakeEyes · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Man, I *hate* it when the people I lay, blow the whistle on me. :)

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  3. Re:Morality? by enkidu · · Score: 1, Offtopic
    And what is wrong with not wanting guns on the premises? There are lots of ways (even ones that would be no fault of the trained woman) in which an accident could have happened.
    Name one. Would the evil gun jump out of her holster and start shooting people? Gun accidents are almost invariably a case of gun negligence. Following the four basic rules of gun handling (1. Guns are always loaded, 2. Never point a gun at anything you are unwilling to destroy. 3. Keep you finger off the trigger (and out of the trigger guard fer Christ's sake!) until you are on target. 4. Be aware of your target and what lies before and beyond) in addition to a secure holster will always result in NO danger to anyone. The added rules are, of course, that you don't hand a gun to anyone who doesn't know the 4 rules of gun safety and you always completely unload and check your piece before you hand it to anyone who does know the 4 rules of gun safety.
    I respect your right to own a gun, but you have to respect my right to have you leave it outside my house.
    and I respect that right. But my workplace is not your house. If carrying a gun doesn't interfere with my duties, what difference does it make to you? If I am intent on using a gun to commit a crime, will saying "don't bring your gun to work" deter me? And if I am not intent on comitting a crime, wouldn't you prefer to have me armed?
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