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FTC Wins Huge $7.5 Million Penalty Against "Do Not Call" List Violator
coondoggie writes "The Federal Trade Commission today said it has won a $7.5 million civil penalty – the largest ever — against Mortgage Investors Corporation, one of the nation's biggest refinancers of veterans' home loans for allegedly violating 'Do Not Call' requirements. According to the FTC’s complaint, Mortgage Investors Corporation called consumers on the Federal Trade Commission’s National Do Not Call Registry, failed to remove consumers from its company call list upon demand, and misstated the terms of available loan products during telemarketing calls."
It would be a lot more satisfying to have their PBX system(s) crash repeatedly, preferably during their own dinnertime.
I deny that I have not avoided attaining the opposite of that which I do not want.
Sew their mouth shut instead. "Tell me Mr Mortgage Investors Corporation director what good is a phone call if you are unable to speak?"
"I used to deal with guys like you every day and not only could you not remember that you gave me permission to call you - you asked me to. "
Think about it. You spent your day... you made your living... virtually barging in on people who don't know you, who for the most part don't want to talk to you, and who get "all twitchy" because they can't remember if they ticked off an opt-out box or not.
You were, in other words, a professional asshole.
Mod down people who tell people how to mod in their sigs