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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. 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.