FCC could hit robocall firm that made over 5 BILLION scam calls in three months with $300 million fine

daily mail ^

[Boogieman]

Phone spammers are a victim of their own overzealousness, just like junk mailers. When people used to get 1 or 2 pieces of junk mail a day, they might at least look at them, but when you get 10-20 pieces a day, they all go straight in the garbage without a glance.

[glorgau]

Does anybody know where I can talk to somebody about my car warranty?

[Revel]

And not one word about criminal charges. For the government it is all about raking in some money for themselves.

[dljordan]

I just looked up Earl Scheib. Interesting guy.

[9YearLurker]

I’m sure I got my 15.

[Organic Panic]

I would be happy if they just got dropped off at my house...

[Organic Panic]

I would be happy if they just got dropped off at my house...

[Organic Panic]

The Big Guy always gets his cut.

[Organic Panic]

I don’t answer my phone anymore. Anyone who knows me knows to send a text first. My customers, that are left after our crap gov shut down the state, know to email first or just stop in for a visit. I am not allowed to have an unlisted number being an s corp. I get dozens of calls from 9am to noon and it tapers off to about 4 an hour after noon.

[refreshed]

The government doesn’t like competition from fellow scammers.

[DocRock]

This reminded me to order a large quantity of referee whistles to give to my family and friends to blow in their ear when they call. Live robocallers wear head sets and it blast them ear when properly used.

Whisper a bit... I’m sorry, can’t hear you... Speak up.. what? Can you repeat that? I’m hard of hearing...

While you’re getting the whistle up to the microphone, they’re snuggling that speaker into their ear canal... BLAST AWAY! And they’ll take you off their list.

Doesn’t work with AI, so ask the bot what 22 divided by 7 is... Pi locks up most CPUs

[Cobra64]

Solitary confinement with an endless continuous loop playback in their cell of their recording.

[JesusIsLord]

Until robo-callers go to prison with stiff sentences, they will pay the fine and continue doing what they do. Congress has repeatedly chosen not to pass the needed laws to make robo calling a criminal offense with stiff minimum sentences. The problem is that our reps don't care about the avg Joe. Big business is their god - and that includes both sided of the isle.

[Veto!]

My thoughts exactly. I never answer calls from numbers I don’t recognize. Check to see if they left a message. About 1 in 100 does and half of those are from sales creeps.. You can block caller on your phone but they can call back on another line.

I have my phone set to mute calls before 9 a.m., so they don’t wake me up.

[ProtectOurFreedom]

LOL...I had my phone set to “Private from 9 PM to 8 AM, but the junk calls start at 8:05 AM. I just set it to 9 AM and also blocked any numbers not in my phone book.

[Veto!]

Yep. I hope the robocallers all drop dead in good health.

[mountainlion]

No wonder my phone has been at peace.

[TribalPrincess2U]

‘Unavailable’ always goes unanswered here. And blocked! Something needs to be done. After the area code are 3 numbers, like 506 and the last 4 numbers change.
There has got to be a way.

[PeterPrinciple]

‘Unavailable’ always goes unanswered here. And blocked! Something needs to be done. After the area code are 3 numbers, like 506 and the last 4 numbers change.
There has got to be a way.

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You are doing it. The market place is always the best place. We don’t need another law.

[Weirdad]

Dang, great comment, that is eye opening indeed.