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reporting "Do Not Call" violators

seenett

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Just wondering if any one who has previously registered on the Do Not Call Registery has reported violators?

I just got a call from a guy at VCI & Associates who was giddy to tell me that he had people anxious to rent my timeshare. However, he did not know what timeshare(s) I own, or even where they are. I asked the guy how he got my number, and he just said a "list" but would not elaborate. My phone number may have been grabbed from a rental ad I had a few years ago, or may have been culled from any of the timeshare management companies where I am an owner. The guy didn't get much farther than that before I proceeded to tear him a new one (I didn't even get to hear what his great service would cost me!).

Regardless of where "VCI" got my number, I am listed on the Do Not Call registry, and it is their responsibility to know it. I reported him on the DNC website (above), but it appears that they won't take action until they get many complaints.

I encourage EVERYONE to report ALL violations! It only takes a minute, and with caller ID it is easy to keep track of!
 
I have that site bookmarked, and have a copy of the form (that needs to be filled out manually) for Massachusetts' DNCL saved to my Desktop.

Fortunately I have gotten very few unwanted calls lately.

I also have a spreadsheet that I used to keep track of calls on, but again it hasn't been used in a while.
 
seenett said:
Just wondering if any one who has previously registered on the Do Not Call Registery has reported violators?

I just got a call from a guy at VCI & Associates who was giddy to tell me that he had people anxious to rent my timeshare. However, he did not know what timeshare(s) I own, or even where they are. I asked the guy how he got my number, and he just said a "list" but would not elaborate. My phone number may have been grabbed from a rental ad I had a few years ago, or may have been culled from any of the timeshare management companies where I am an owner. The guy didn't get much farther than that before I proceeded to tear him a new one (I didn't even get to hear what his great service would cost me!).

Regardless of where "VCI" got my number, I am listed on the Do Not Call registry, and it is their responsibility to know it. I reported him on the DNC website (above), but it appears that they won't take action until they get many complaints.

I encourage EVERYONE to report ALL violations! It only takes a minute, and with caller ID it is easy to keep track of!
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We are on the DNC list and get calls every so often. Does not bother me one bit.

It takes a second to look at the caller ID and ignore the phone call. It takes less than 10 seconds to say " No thank you" and hang up. However, it takes more than a minute to report a caller for a DNC violation. ;)

Don't sweat the small stuff. JMHO. :)
 
Kevin said:
We are on the DNC list and get calls every so often. Does not bother me one bit.

It takes a second to look at the caller ID and ignore the phone call. It takes less than 10 seconds to say " No thank you" and hang up. However, it takes more than a minute to report a caller for a DNC violation. ;)

Don't sweat the small stuff. JMHO. :)
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I ordinarily don't sweat the small staff, as I too don't get that many calls. If the caller had not been a blatant rip-off artist (the upfront fee rental listing services are only one notch above the Nigerian scams, IMO) I would have ignored it.

The trouble is, if no one reports them, they continue to get away with it. There are hefty fines if a company gets enough complaints.
 
We usually don't sweat the small stuff either. But we had one telemarketer who called everynight for 2 weeks. Even worse, it was the same person over and over. We told her, we aren't interested, are on the DNC list and to stop calling. She was insistant that if we would quit cutting her off and hanging up on her we would really want to know about her product. I advised they were going to be reported if they didn't stop calling. She didn't stop, and I reported the business. It may just be coincidence, they stopped calling shortly after the report.
 
I don't know if the rules for the 'Do not call' system are the same in the US as in the UK, but if they are there is one huge hole in them.
The advent of overseas call centres means that they are outside the control of the system. That is true even if the company for whom they are working is based in the UK.
 
Some companies just push the envelope as far as they can. The last time I was bothered, a (probably fly-by-night) mortgage company called. I told him I was on the DNCL and he polightly apologized and hung up. The next day I got another call from them. After he told me who he was and who he was working for I asked him to repeat the company name and he immediately hung up. They haven't been called back since.
 
If you have the time, it can be fun to start asking them questions instead. It really does confuse them as they can't stick to their script.
 
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