The purpose of Fraud Fighters is to help people gather information about telemarketers that target unwary consumers about buying a product, investing money, or contributing to a charity over the phone. Many people would be surprised to know that there are an estimated 14,000 illegal telemarketing operations bilking thousands of victims out of their money every day. They rob with phones instead of guns. Some of the best illegal telemarketers are extremely polite, friendly and convincing. It s hard to hang up.
Many people feel it is impolite to hang up on callers.
Swindlers know how to take control of a conversation. Some may use kindness, while other may bully consumers. Targets of fraud often don t realize the person on the phone could be a crook. We all want to believe we are winners. Ask telemarketers specific questions with regard to the caller s name, company name and address.