FTC Targets Group That Made Billions of Robocalls

coondoggie writes Given the amount of time the FTC and others have put into curing the robocall problem, it is disheartening to hear that a group of companies for almost a year have been making billions of illegal robocalls. The Federal Trade Commission and 10 state attorneys general today said they have settled charges against a Florida-based cruise line company and seven other companies that averaged 12 million to 15 million illegal sales calls a day between October 2011 through July 2012, according to the joint complaint filed by the FTC and the states.

Comments

Re:And was it really a punishment?

[Black Parrot]

I was hoping "settled" meant they agreed to hangings rather than impalings.

Re:Hello?

[Oligonicella]

I'm meaner. I pretend to be a very old individual, making them listen closer. I play along for a few seconds, knock over a chair or table and them shout "No, no!" and scream like I'm being murdered. THEN I drop the phone down, make a few noises and then calmly hang up.

Very cathartic... and fun.

Re:Set up a premium number

[DoofusOfDeath]

I pick up spam calls only when I'm overseas.

"Nej, det är lite för dyrt till mig just nu... Så jag önskar dig Gott Kineskiskt Nytt År från Guangzhou och en jättebra kväll! Tack för att du spelar!"

What if they can't speak Spanish?