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Old 02-28-2009 at 04:02 PM   #1
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DO NOT CALL lists
http://www.the-cma.org/?WCE=C=47|K=224217

From the Canadian Marketing Association. There is also a link to the government one.
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Old 02-28-2009 at 05:16 PM   #2
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Stupid stupid stupid scam calling automated thingers.

I keep getting this one that tells me "This is the second notice that the factory warranty on your vehicle is about to expire!" ITS A SCAM!

The sad part is that I'm on the Do Not Call Lists
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Old 02-28-2009 at 08:40 PM   #3
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Stupid stupid stupid scam calling automated thingers.

I keep getting this one that tells me "This is the second notice that the factory warranty on your vehicle is about to expire!" ITS A SCAM!

The sad part is that I'm on the Do Not Call Lists
weird! i always get "this is the second and final notice to lower your credit card interest rates!" and i am also on the Do Not Call List... =(
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weird! i always get "this is the second and final notice to lower your credit card interest rates!" and i am also on the Do Not Call List... =(
I don't have a car! Do you have a credit card at least?
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Old 02-28-2009 at 09:35 PM   #5
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I don't have a car! Do you have a credit card at least?
no. ahaha.
Old 02-28-2009 at 11:28 PM   #6
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Funny cause, one night at work I was sitting with some of the officers I work with and I got that spam call. Literally minutes after I got it one of the officers got the same call. I'm convinced they're watching us... *twitch*
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Old 03-01-2009 at 11:31 AM   #7
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Its nice to have the do not call list as I have noticed fewer calls. However the rules only apply to calls originating in Canada (because the government can only control those calls) so calls originating from the US or elsewhere aren't affected. Thats why you are still getting them. Perhaps its an imaginary warranty for your imaginary car.
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How bout you just give me your car and we'll call it even? kay? kay.


ps- You can keep the insurance payments though
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Old 03-01-2009 at 11:57 PM   #9
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There's been many news reports on this... apparently companies are abusing the list and turning it into a DO CALL list! There's no law against using the list to CALL people if your a call centre overseas. So someone took the list and is using it in a different country to call people up using automated systems...

I put my cell number in the do not call list via the website, and now I'm getting those silly car insurance scam calls almost every other day! And the number changes so you can't block it.
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DAMMIT! Its a conspiracy!
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Old 03-03-2009 at 12:04 PM   #11
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I kept getting the call about the car insurance too! I finally listened to the whole message one day and at the end it says "press 1 to talk to an associate or whatever, then press 2 to be removed from our calling list" so I pressed 2 and knock on wood, it's been about a week since I've received a call...
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Sweet, I will try that next time!
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