mail surprise

[cellio]

The certified letter from the attorney general (that I had to pick up in person, grumble grumble) did not exactly inspire warm fuzzy thoughts, though I couldn't imagine anything I'd done to prompt scrutiny.

The first thing I pulled out of the envelope was a check for $20. The second thing was a letter thanking me for my help in nailing the telemarketing scum that ignored the do-not-call list. (Ok, the letter didn't say "scum".) The check is my share of the fine.

Wow, who knew? First that the do-not-call list would actually be enforced, and second, that people who report violations might get something out of doing so?

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[madfilkentist]

I get occasional telescamming calls on my answering machine, which I know are violating some laws because I have an unlisted number. One repeat caller is an operation called CBCS that tries to worm personal information out of people and then invents debts of $50 to $100 that it claims the victims owe. I'd be happy to see them socked away, whether I got money for it or not.

[cellio]

That's not just annoying; that's an outright scam. I hope they're able to nail those guys.