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Stopping Overseas Fax Spam?
iotashan asks: "Likely for most businesses, unsolicited faxes have become quite a problem. They needlessly use up toner and paper, and are usually just scams anyway. Specifically, we are receiving faxes from a company called Flamingo Travel. Now, they appear to bug business across the US, and some innocent parties are falling victim. I have used their automated system for having my fax number removed, to no avail. Is my only weapon having a bunch of friends call this 800 number to make the company's overseas toll-free phone bill unbearable?"
"The latest fax listed a number to call to take advantage of the offer (800-328-9795), so I called it and asked to be removed. The woman took down my number, but rather smugly told me that they are in England so they do not have to obey the US unsolicited fax laws. She wouldn't provide me with any other company information, and then stopped answering calls from my number after repeated hang-ups. The FCC says that it is a civil matter, and to go through the courts. The Fax Preference Service in the UK says they cannot help people outside the UK. Do I have nowhere to turn except an expensive lawyer, armed with no information about the company?"
Jebus they still make paper and ink(toner) fax machines. Wow better get one fast make a killing when the Smithsonian comes calling for the americana display. What kinda ludite do you have to be to have a phone number connected some device that spits out dead trees and sucks toner like gas in a SUV? buy a modem circa 80s, and a similar quailty PC, install free OS dejour and write those faxes directly to the HD, look at them and only print the ones that are worth it. If your uber cool you just turn them into PDF (ps if your still in luddite mode) and email them to your self. If you cant figure out how todo all of this then you DESERVE to kill a billion trees and stain all your cloths with toner.
Dumbass... I never said they had your home phone number. Didn't you read the part about "likely from your home number"? But even if you missed that, surely you read the part later on where I recommended calling from a phone booth?
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