The FTC posted an interesting news release yesterday, "FTC Moves to Stop Telemarketer Using Phony Caller ID".
It seems that a telemarketer, Scorpio Systems, Ltd., decided that the National Do Not Call Registry is a great source of marketing information! When calling the people on the Do Not Call list, Scorpio fixed it so that his own number would not be identified by those answering the phone. Oh, and to top it off, Scorpio did not pay to access the Registry, as is required.
So…how did Scorpio get into the Registry if no payment was made? Was there a breach? Did Scorpio buy the list from another business that did pay? Hmm…
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