Hundred-fold-Life-Team: Scam Alert III and Urban LegendCopyright © Douglas Miller Hundred-Fold-Life
http://www.ClixGo.comHave you seen the e-mail going around again about cell-phone numbers will soon be released to telemarketers?
This one gets sent around every few months.
The e-mail states that recipients must add their cellphone numbers to the federal government’s Do Not Call registry by a certain deadline in order to avoid being overrun by telemarketers.
It’s been so many times that it has reached the level of an Urban Legend.
What deadline?
There is no deadline; Think about it, there is millions of cellphones; of those users they add lines drop lines change carriers and so on. So how can there be a dead line?
According to the Federal Trade Commission it’s against the law.
Cellphone numbers aren’t going to be released to telemarketers. Why, because it is already illegal for most telemarketers to call mobile phones.
It is against the law for telemarkerters to use automated dialing to reach cellphones, pagers or any other service in which the recipient has to pay for the call.
So what are the e-mailers after?
They could be doing it as a joke to be an annoyance.
They could be gathering information to put you on an e-mail or mailing list. They could be gathering cellphone numbers to use for themselves or sell. Then you end up with a huge overseas long distance phone bill. It could be even worse, depending on how much information you give them they could be in gauging in identity theft.
A few simple rules to stay safe.
Remember never to give out your personal information to people or “companies” that you don’t know or trust. Even when speaking to a company that you do business with never give out PIN numbers to them, they should never ask for it. If they do, call them on it and ask to speak to a manager. Don’t respond to e-mails that ask for that information. I win the lottery several time a week (lucky me) all I have to do is send them my personal information to collect my millions. You might say, “Who really believes that stuff?” I guess plenty of people fall for it or they would not keep doing it.
Is The Internet Safe?
The Internet is a safe place to do business. You just need to be careful of how and who you do business with, and protect your identity. Think about it like this, you would ‘not go to a downtown shopping area or mall and walk around with you ID and money hanging out of you pocket or purse. Would you? No of course not so don’t do it on line.
Protect your Hundred-Fold-Life
About the Author:Douglas Miller is a retired Fire Service Captain now making a living working at home. His company Hundred-Fold-Life is not just a name but also belief.-----------------------------------------------------------------
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