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Woman Gets Threatening Letter After Hanging Up On Telemarketer
KCRA Channel News ^ | December 8, 2004

Posted on 12/12/2004 9:10:18 PM PST by jb6

El Paso Police Investigating Phone Call

UPDATED: 8:41 AM EST December 8, 2004

A Detroit-area woman received a threatening letter in the mail after hanging up on a telemarketer calling from Texas, according to Detroit TV station WDIV.

TELEMARKETER THREAT

Video: Woman Describes Telemarketing Threat How Do You Handle Telemarketers? Read Threatening Letter

Jill Beyer, of Waterford Township, Mich., said she received the letter about one week after she refused to donate money in a recent call from a telemarketer.

"He wanted a donation for the veterans' association, which the veterans don't get that much of that money. That's why I wouldn't donate to him," Beyer said.

Beyer (pictured, left) said the man refused to take no for an answer so she hung up the phone.

"I slammed the phone very hard," Beyer said.

The letter arrived postmarked from El Paso, Texas. The first lines read, "Before you are rude to another telemarketer, you should keep in mind that he or she has your phone number and your address. Many of them live in your own state and most don't give a (expletive)! " (Read Full Letter)

"It makes me nervous. Obviously he's not playing with a full deck and even my kids are nervous," Beyer said.

El Paso police are reportedly taking the threat seriously and are searching for the person who sent the letter. Distributed by Internet Broadcasting Systems, Inc. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Crime/Corruption
KEYWORDS: crime; misc; telemarketing; threats
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1 posted on 12/12/2004 9:10:18 PM PST by jb6
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Be careful of a charity called the "DISABLED FIREFIGHTERS FUND" it's a scam.


2 posted on 12/12/2004 9:11:48 PM PST by Hildy ( The reason a dog has so many friends is that he wags his tail instead of his tongue)
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If I'm not mistaken, many telemarketing companies use prisoners to handle their call volume. This woman is right to be worried.
3 posted on 12/12/2004 9:13:21 PM PST by rightisright (E Tan E Epi Tas)
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To: jb6

I tell telemarketers that I am sooo happy they called as no one ever calls me....I start to talk about the weather, my dog, made up health problems....I tell them I am under house arrest or I am drunk...they can't hang up fast enough!


4 posted on 12/12/2004 9:15:35 PM PST by Feiny (Say it LOUD & PROUD....MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!)
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To: jb6

I don't bother saying no. As soon as I realize its a tele-marketer I just push the off button. Its really not worth your breath.


5 posted on 12/12/2004 9:16:08 PM PST by rmmcdaniell
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To: rmmcdaniell

I have an answering machine and caller ID.
I screen my calls.

If I recognize the number, I pick up the phone. If I don't, or the number is blocked, friends know to start talking to the machine, then I pick up. Otherwise people can call a thousand times and all they get is the answering machine. They don't know whether I am home or not.

I think this is such a simple solution, now that we have the technology, I don't understand why people keep letting themselves be bothered by unwanted calls.

My philosophy is that the phone is there for MY convenience, not that of others, and use it that way.


6 posted on 12/12/2004 9:24:28 PM PST by FairOpinion
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To: jb6

And I'll bet her caller ID said "unknown caller"--the Bell outfits play a game of footsie. First they sell you the Caller ID, then they sell the telemarketer the means to override your Caller ID. I get calls at 2:30 and 5:00 AM from a telemarketer's fax line. My Bell company won't tell me who is calling me without my getting a subpoena...


7 posted on 12/12/2004 9:25:15 PM PST by Mamzelle
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To: jb6

Well:

1. The person should NOT have written that letter.

2. I am happy to hear from telemarketers as I prefer people working rathter than stealing or taking government payments. Of course I rarely buy their products, but I certainly do NOT begrudge someone attempting to earn a living. There are afterall both unlisted numbers and no call lists.

3. I suspect again while a threatening letter was NOT right, that the woman probably was rude to the person on the call.


8 posted on 12/12/2004 9:25:31 PM PST by JLS
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To: FairOpinion

I screen my calls, too, but the ones at 5 in the morning still wake me up...


9 posted on 12/12/2004 9:26:08 PM PST by Mamzelle
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To: jb6

Easily solved.

Get one of those canned compressed air horns, keep near the phone w/ear plugs. When they call ask them to hold for a moment, install plugs and blast 'em!

Hang up phone.


10 posted on 12/12/2004 9:27:49 PM PST by ChefKeith (Life is GREAT with CoCo..........NASCAR...everything else is just a game!(Except War & Love))
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To: FairOpinion

I do much the same thing. My home line is for my computer, and nothing more. I know if anyone calls me on my home phone I don't want to talk to them, because my friends and family have my cell phone number.

I was working in a doctor's office in the '80s, and a telemarketer called. When I told him he had reached a doctor's office, he called me a nasty name and HE slammed down the phone.


11 posted on 12/12/2004 9:28:06 PM PST by Theresawithanh (Snappy, witty, humerous tagline needed! Will pay in Marlboro Miles...)
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To: Mamzelle


If you get unwanted faxes, THAT you can stop. I had the same problem. But now I don't get any anymore. I collected a whole stack and send them to the FCC. Sending unsolicited faxes is strictly illegal.


Unwanted Faxes: What You Can Do
http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/consumerfacts/unwantedfaxes.html


12 posted on 12/12/2004 9:30:20 PM PST by FairOpinion
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To: Mamzelle

The pages says that it's illegal to send faxes without written permission starting July 1, 2005, but that just strengthens the already existing rules. I called them, they said it is already illegal to send unsolicited faxes, and they have a form you can fill out and send it to the FCC. They do go after them.

I was getting several faxes a day, but they really did stop them.

http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/consumerfacts/unwantedfaxes.html


13 posted on 12/12/2004 9:32:33 PM PST by FairOpinion
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To: ChefKeith

Careful, they can sue you for damage to their ear drum.


14 posted on 12/12/2004 9:33:13 PM PST by FairOpinion
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To: Theresawithanh

If that's the only thing you are using your home phone for, it may be cheaper to get a broadband connection, for about the same price.


15 posted on 12/12/2004 9:34:17 PM PST by FairOpinion
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To: FairOpinion

Screw them!

Counter sue for harrasment


16 posted on 12/12/2004 9:34:31 PM PST by ChefKeith (Life is GREAT with CoCo..........NASCAR...everything else is just a game!(Except War & Love))
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To: jb6
Same story from Dec 7th thread
17 posted on 12/12/2004 9:35:30 PM PST by ASA Vet (What if there were no hypothetical questions?)
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To: FairOpinion

I don't pay for the phone line, my landlady does!


18 posted on 12/12/2004 9:38:04 PM PST by Theresawithanh (Snappy, witty, humerous tagline needed! Will pay in Marlboro Miles...)
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To: FairOpinion

We have a new Panasonic phone that has a VERBAL caller ID. Pretty Cool.


19 posted on 12/12/2004 9:39:53 PM PST by gortklattu (check out thotline dot com)
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To: FairOpinion

I do not happen to have a fax machine on that line--it just rings and I hear those "fax" sounds. I called Bell South and demanded that they tell me who was waking me up, but they told me I had to spend money on a lawyer to find out who was using Bell's lines to call MY phone.


20 posted on 12/12/2004 9:40:06 PM PST by Mamzelle
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