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Recently somebody from International Monetary Metals posted dozens of fake positive reviews and nonsense comments about their own phone number 888-811-1718. We consider this as their plea for publicity and today their wish is granted!

We are all familiar with the FTC’s Telemarketing Sales Rule that allows a company to call a consumer, whose phone number is on the Do Not Call Registry, for up to 18 months if it has an “established business relationship” with the consumer and he or she has not asked the firm to stop calling. But what is an Established Business Relationship?

A new report says Canadians registered on the country's 'do-not-call list' are receiving fewer unwanted phone calls.

Last night we received an email from someone named "Thomas Tayek" in regards to his business phone number 888-438-0878.

I know that many scam artists have been put out of 'job' because of the website content. They send us all kinds of threats, and until now we have been very discreet about the content of those emails.

One of The Consumerist readers has stepped forward to give the website the skinny on how he gets commission, the real reasons that drive some of their tactics, and what personal information you should never give over the phone to a telemarketer.

The FTC has amended its Telemarketing Sales Rule to prohibit debt relief companies that sell debt relief services over the telephone from collecting fees before delivering the services they promise.

Extortionists posing as FDA agents are targeting customers of online and over-the-phone pharmacies, demanding victims pay cash fines or else face law enforcement action, the FDA warned today.

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is trying to determine whether and how to strengthen the caller ID provisions of the Telemarketing Sales Rule.

Last week GDS Publishing, a New York company that runs meetings and publishes magazines aimed at various commercial sectors, has threatened to take us down and sue us in the UK under UK libel laws for publishing complaints about its telemarketing practices.

Steve Ostrow has just published a book "How To Sue A Telemarketer", which could be an interesting read. It appears the book offers a DIY approach to suing the telemarketers. It has samples of legal complaints and forms, as well instructions on how to prove your case.

The owner of a U.S. telemarketing firm who blasted U.S. consumers with millions of illegal auto “warranty” robocalls last year will pay approximately $2.3 million, give up his Mercedes, and be barred from telemarketing, under a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission that wraps up the agency’s case against the deceptive operation. In sum, the FTC is collecting nearly $3 million to reimburse victims of the scam.

The Federal Trade Commission today announced that phone numbers on the national Do Not Call Registry now exceed 200 million.

A new Federal Trade Commission report concludes that the system for resolving consumer debt collection disputes is broken, and recommends significant litigation and arbitration reforms to improve efficiency and fairness to consumers.

If all of a sudden you are receiving a large number of phone calls, you might be under Telecommunication Denial of Service attack, or TDOS. According to the FBI Special Agent, Christian Schorle, scam artists tie up your phone line to distruct you and block all incoming calls, especially calls coming from your bank, while empting your bank accounts.