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12/28/2010

Fraud Attempts Reported from Online Holiday Shopping

Online customers of a national retail store are being targeted in a possible online shopping grand prize give away scheme. BBB has received multiple complaints from consumers who have shopped online in recent weeks and as a result, are being targeted by phone for a false giveaway.

09/01/2009

Robocall Ban in Effect: Most Telemarketers Need Your OK for Prerecorded Calls

Unwanted prerecorded commercial telemarketing calls—or robocalls—are against the law. Unless consumers have provided written permission, robocallers face penalties of up to $16,000 per call.

03/01/2003

FTC - Calling All Telemarketers: Amendments to the FTC's Telemarketing Sales Rule

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has amended the Telemarketing Sales Rule (TSR) to give consumers a choice about whether they want to receive most telemarketing calls. Consumers soon will be able to put their phone numbers on a national "do not call" registry. It will be illegal for most telemarketers or sellers to call a number listed on the registry.

11/01/1993

FTC - Complying with the 900-Number Rule

When dialing pay-per-call services, consumers did not always know how much the call would cost and what they would get for their money. To help them get this information more readily, Congress passed the Telephone Disclosure and Dispute Resolution Act in 1992. This Act required the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to adopt rules governing the pay-per-call services industry. The FTC's 900-Number Rule, which became effective November 1, 1993, covers the advertising and operation of pay-per-call services, as well as billing and collection procedures for those services.


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