How To File a Complaint with FTC

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dean - 22 Jun 2007

Note that the Federal Do No Call registry above will not accept a complaint if your number is not already on the registry. Thus, the last four bullet points (scam, fee, refused, fax) can't be submitted via the fed's web-form.

However, the "soprry we can't help you" defaults to a page which allows you to submit 3 numbers to the registry with a verifiable e-mail address.

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Cameron - 19 Jul 2007

Somehow, the FTC database "forgot" that I registered with them last 2 years ago

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Pup - 4 Apr 2008

It is my understanding that you need to reregister every year.

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davina - 13 Aug 2008

Hi Pup and fellow posters who just want to be left alone, free from the deluge of distracting calls from the deceptive duplicitous scheisters! Can't they find any other means of employment?

Anyways...the oneyear thing is so annoying and utterly preposterous...but ...with our government..it is to be expected!

Commonsense...or the "If I Were Queen of The Phone Lines" fantasy...it's more than a given, that all listed on the do not call registry have no desire to be bothered or taken off this list EVER!

After we first register, we should then be indefinately registered! Don't call us, we'll call you when we want to be off the list!

But oh infinite wisdom of our politicians and policy writers and the demonstrated lack thereof leaves us in their usual quagmire of placating platitudes with limited, if any actual benefit for their election duped public.

I need not say, to this choir that this is a pain...to have to 'resubmit' our info every year...Let me call when I want off the list...otherwise I am signed up with a lifelong listing on the do not call registry!

The call us every year policy ...makes me wonder if they too are data mining our info..or if they truly are the complete idiots they seem to be...by thinking any person in his right mind would want to be 'taken off' the ' don't bug me' aka 'do not call' list!?

stinking corporate lobby ;( grrr

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Pete - 28 Aug 2008

If you think it's bad there try our Canadian version. There are so many exceptions that everyone can call without exception. Guess who's at the top of the exceptions list - political parties - the same idiots that made the law. And they wonder why they are so low on trusted people lists even below used car sales.

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Jim - 15 Sep 2008

I'm quite aure it is three years in the US on the DNC list. And they may of extended it to five.

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Kat - 23 Sep 2008

The reason to have to re-register is because of the turnover of phone numbers. Many people lose their phone service, and their number given to someone new, and people change their phone number. Due to this, it is too difficult for the registry to keep track of all of the different companies in our country and the turnovers. I think that although a hassle to re-register every year, I would much rather spend two minutes a year of my time to register than the hundreds of calls I have received before I was on the list. I think that registered or not, that you should be able to report a scam to them.

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Rampage - 5 Jan 2008

That registry has been around for quite some time and it still doesn't get enforced. Many of them call my workplace thinking it's a house. And then when you do ask them to put you on the "list", they give you a bu***hit spiel on how it takes 30 days. 30 days to hit delete in a computer. I don't think so.

Sure, you could say don't pick up the phone, but when they are calling all hours of the day it's hard to know who's calling when you're half asleep and thinking it might be an emergency. Some people out there do work midnights believe it or not.

All I know is that if my phone rings at 9 am tomorrow from 905-433-3962, someone is getting sued.

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drawn conclusion - 3 Aug 2008

I wonder why that is? I wonder who helped "write" the parameters of this joke of a "law"?
Thank you for reminding us just how far the w**ks in charge will go. I suppose it's for every million people they piss off, they get one unsuspecting doofus to respond, and toss their life's savings away.

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BusinessReporter.net - 22 Jun 2007

I've received numerious calls from these SCAM Pharmacies from numbers, 888-886-5039, 866-887-0830, 866-830-0738, 305-999-7788, 305-212-2002, 800-935-3591. I found ONE call back number for this outfit which does work and it's 888-886-5039. So if you get calls from any of the above numbers, you can call them back and give them a piece of your mind at 888-886-5039. BusinessReporter.net

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Dave - 17 Jul 2007

Does no good to file a complaint with the FTC. The FTC doesn't do a damn thing except file the report.

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Cameron - 19 Jul 2007

FTC=P.O.S.

I have definitely registered my telephone number on multiple occasions.
Each time I go to submit a complaint about a telemarketer, I come to find out that my number is no longer registered with the FTC.

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davina - 13 Aug 2008

Me too! This is so lame.put name on in feb it was off in april, put it on again...it is off in august!

hummph!.. our illustrious government can build unmanned airplanes to precision-bonb the heck outta sovereign nations, but are somehow lost and claim they are mentally, morally, physically incapable of even remedial efforts when it comes to providing a potentially self-maintaining do not call list!

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joycan - 25 Sep 2008

Makes me think there might be a double scam going on. If these telemarketers come across so many DNC numbers is it possible they can contact FTC and claim to be the 'new owner' of the phone number and want to be removed from the DNC list? After all, a lot of these calls originate from Asian countries where hourly wages are pennies per hour...!!!

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THE Ken - 25 Jul 2007

FTC and states have enacted Do Not Call laws, but have no punitive action in these laws. The Texas AG actually refuses to "Get involved" I suggest you write to your state legislators and congresspersons to put some enforcement teeth in the laws. Texas is almost a lost cause as the telemarketers have determined that the law is a joke and they are immune.

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Native Texan - 31 Jul 2008

That's understandable. The same bunch of idiots that failed to put any bite in the Texas laws are in the Whitehouse, now. They are from Maine, actually. Native

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Jason - 26 Jul 2007

That link above is for do-not-call registry phone numbers only. What about scam calls to my cell phone?

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MirthScout - 28 Aug 2007

Good question, Jason.

Unsolicited calls to cell phones and fax machines are supposed to be illegal. So, how do we report the offenders. I just got a call that was a recorded message from 304-436-6033. And 4 text messages. All within 15 minutes. Are they all related or just a coincidence? Can't even list the text messages here since the number shows as "810-00". 2 of the text messages list an email address: info@bid4prizes.com.
Smells like at least 1 scam.

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dar - 22 Sep 2007

got the same what do i do help

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Russ - 11 Sep 2007

FTFTC. Waiting on them for help is frutile. Too busy spending gross amounts of tax money to be bothered with actualling assisting the individual tax payers.
Concerned citizens need to pick out these garbage peddling numbers that are LOCAL TO THEIR calling areas or toll free, and have some great sport at returning the "favors".
The FTC contact number(888) 382-1222 (or your local & state politicians phone numbers) can be provided to scammers (by filling out scam prize drawings tickets and alike).
Unite & do your part. When the people lead, the politicians will follow.
Things only get done if they are bothered.

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