Tired of telemarketers constantly calling you and ignoring your requests to get them to stop calling you? You are certainly not alone if this is how you feel. You should also know that there is something you can do about your difficult situation and that there is no reason why you should have to put up with these annoying calls any longer. You can take control and fight.
What is the most effective way to defend yourself? Basically the best way to act is to file an official complaint, as this allows the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to investigate the matter and see if the violation should be prosecuted legally. If it is decided that legal action should be taken, the telemarketer will be sued.
How do I file a complaint? You can visit the FCC website or call them to file your complaint. On the other hand, a more convenient method of filing an official complaint is to go through the National Do Not Call Registry (NDNCR), which is owned by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). It’s free to join the registry, and after a month of registering your numbers, the number of unsolicited telemarketing calls should drop dramatically, and you can file complaints against anyone who violates the Telephone Consumer Protection Act and NDNCR rules.
How exactly do you file a complaint? It is a very simple process and if you visit the Do Not Call List site, it will guide you through it. However, you must have certain information to defend yourself effectively. This information includes:
– Name of the telemarketer and / or company on whose behalf they were calling
– The phone number that belongs to the request call.
– Date and time the call was made.
– The date you registered your number with the NDNCR
– As well as any details about the call that you can remember (i.e. what was selling, what the person sounded like, etc.)
– A phone number where you can be reached during business hours so that the Registry can contact you.
Note that before filing a telemarketing complaint, you should ask the telemarketer who calls you to put you on their “do not call” list. By law, all telemarketers are required to maintain one of these lists, include consumers on it when they apply, and not call this number back for a period of five years.