Well I bit big time....Thanks Jonathan, I would rather have a joke on me than to have to mess with all the spam....and I thought you could trust what you hear on the internet!
John On Apr 30, 2014, at 10:17 PM, Jonathan Fletcher <[email protected]> wrote: > On Apr 30, 2014, at 9:44 PM, John Robinson <[email protected]> wrote: > >> On Facebook it is mentioned that this month all cell phone numbers will be >> released to the public. Expect to receive lots of spam if this is truth. >> >> They listed a number to call if you wanted to be put on a " list. the >> number is 888-382-1222 >> >> Putting that number in Google it does take you to several listing for Do Not >> Call. The FaceBook page says you must call this number from the cell phone >> you want on the list, however the site below says you can list cell and >> landline along with your email address. >> >> So, what is the low down on this? Is it true? Can the site below be used >> or do we have to call using the cell phone? > > THE BAD NEWS: > The National Do Not Call Registry is worse than a joke. Think about it: phone > spammers are evil, despicable people. Why would they have any motivation to > check their number list with any do-not-call registry? That would mean they > would have less people to call. Why would they do that? The attorneys general > around the country have neither the smarts nor the power to whack these > moles, regardless of what you may have read in the news. > > THE GOOD NEWS: > Cell phone numbers being released to the phone spammers is a hoax: > https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0133-cell-phones-and-do-not-call-registry > > > [Note to John: Facebook is not a news source, unless it's news of your > grandkids, and then only if you're on good terms with your children. ::-) > Sorry.] > > -- > Jonathan Fletcher > FileMaker 9/10/11/12 Certified Developer > > Fletcher Data Consulting > [email protected] > http://www.fletcherdata.com > 502-509-7137 > > Kentuckiana's FileMaker Developers Group > Next meeting: Tuesday, May 27th, noon to 3:30 > http://www.kyfmp.com > > > _______________________________________________ > MacGroup mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/macgroup
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