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No Call List Bypassed Using Call Centers in India?
lollipop17 asks: "My husband and I recently bought a house, and so our three months on the do not call list before we can file complaints is not quite over. We only have one business thus far that has called soliciting anything, but here's the catch: it's always a recording, and when I finally got through on the number they provided, 800-513-4524, the reps that answer are in India and have no idea what's going on other than they have a contract with an American company to take sales orders. The girl on the recording mumbles the business name, which seems to be 'All Digital Satellite,' which I could not locate via Google as it's so generic. Given the recent story about spam faxes, and solicitations overseas, do you think this is the future of telemarketing (the offshore location anyway)? Has anyone successfully filed a complaint with the FTC for violation of the do not call registry (for I am sure they will call again after our three months is over, they call at least twice a week)? Does anyone have ideas for tracking them down (i.e. local phone number or stateside address)? The message even seems fraudulent, but I cannot file a complaint with the better business bureau without local phone or address. Any ideas?"
And since this is over IP, they might be incurring bandwidth and transmission charges. So, when you put the phone down, turn on a nearby tape player playing some J.S. Bach tocatta with some ridicolously high note resolution (32nd notes, etc) into the phone. Just to maximize the data going over their lines. You'll be on your way in no-time to actually succeeding in slashdotting a telemarketer.
Don't blame Durga. I voted for Centauri.
Couldn't you consider this an attack on America and use it as an excuse to invade India :)?
Never pick a fight with a country that believes in reincarnation and has nuclear weapons.
Here come da fudge!