First Caller-ID Spoofers Punished

coondoggie plugs a NetworkWorld story that begins, "The first telemarketers charged with transmitting false Caller IDs ... to consumers were fined and barred from continuing their schemes by a New Jersey District Court judge.... [T]wo individuals and one corporate defendant have been barred from violating the agency's Telemarketing Sales Rule and its Do Not Call requirements ... They were also found liable for $530,000 in damages ... [T]he case was the first brought by the Commission alleging the transmission of phony caller ID information or none at all."

Comments

Re:Ban them from using phones

[hansraj]

Not only I totally agree with your "same yardstick" principle, I also propose following natural application of it: "any guy caught urinating in public should not be allowed to use his penis ever again."

Re:why waste their time and money?

[AntEater]

Maybe some people register on DNC-lists because they know they're pushovers? I didn't think that was why I registered, but now that you mention it, that was probably the real reason.

Re:Absolutely right. Its just one more form of spa

[peipas]

and I HATE spam. The secret is a dash of paprika.

Re:I hope that this set precedent...

[PReDiToR]

Play the fools at their own game.

Print one of these out and keep it by the phone:
Anti-Telemarketing Script
Anti-Telemarketing Script
Anti-Telemarketing Script

Re:Absolutely right. Its just one more form of spa

[lala]

Only if you by 'a dash' mean alot and by 'paprika' you mean tequila

Re:I hope that this set precedent...

[LandDolphin]

As a former Telemarketer, I love the EGBG script... (now that is)...

The things Telemarketers hate most is wasting their time. What is probably more mean, is to pretend to be interested and ask ton's of questions about whatever they are selling. Go along and act like your going ot buy everything they have to sell and then right at the end say, "Nah, I changed my mind" and hang up...