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- Newsgroups: tor.general
- From: mann@vis.toronto.edu (Richard Anthony Mann)
- Subject: "Poster people" are NP-annoying
- Message-ID: <92Nov6.194744est.103@orasis.vis.toronto.edu>
- Organization: Department of Computer Science, University of Toronto
- Date: 7 Nov 92 00:47:53 GMT
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- Have any of you people been bothered by automated telephone
- solicitations from the "Poster people"? They call offering a job if
- you call their 976 number (which charges $10 to your phone bill).
-
- At the beginning of the message they tell a number (probably required
- by law) quickly. I called this, and asked to be disconnected from
- their list, but was called again a month later. Since I asked to be
- removed from the list, could be charged with harassing calls? Any
- suggestions who to complain to? I've forgotten the 976 number in
- question. Would someone please tell me so I can make my complaint.
-
- BTW, I've seen large numbers of posters advertising this number, as
- well as (416) 661-3425, which doesn't charge, but appears to be a
- similar scam run by the same people. I suggest that anyone who sees
- these posters remove them to discourage this useless behaviour!
-
- Richard.
-