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FTC Whacks "Rachel From Card Holder Services"

Posted by timothy on from the what-about-ann?-don't-forget-ann dept.

coondoggie writes "Just two weeks after it challenged the public to come up with a better technological way to stop incessant robocalling, the Federal Trade Commission pulled the plug on five mass calling companies it said were allegedly responsible for millions of illegal pre-recorded calls from 'Rachel' and others from 'Cardholder Services.' 'At the FTC, Rachel from Cardholder Services is public enemy number one,' said FTC Chairman Jon Leibowitz at the announcement of the cases."

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  1. Congratulations, FTC, and thanks! by dpbsmith · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Simple as that. Glad to know someone was taking it seriously. And your next impossible mission, should you choose to accept it... "the chimney company."

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    1. Re:Congratulations, FTC, and thanks! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Insightful

      How about they end caller ID spoofing? I'm paying for caller ID, why should the phone company allow callers to lie to me who they are?

    2. Re:Congratulations, FTC, and thanks! by veganboyjosh · · Score: 4, Insightful

      I believe it goes something like this:

      1. charge customers for caller ID on incoming calls.
      2. charge customers for the ability to hide their ID on outgoing calls.
      3. charge customers for the ability to "see" hidden ID's on incoming calls.
      4. go to number 2. rinse and repeat.

  2. Re:I know that bitch! by jhoegl · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Wont happen, all of these complaints are against LLCs, which are basically shell companies.
    If you look at the complaints, many of them are single owner. This means that the LLCs have no money on purpose.
    They will just close them down and open under new names.