You answer it. There's a pleasant voice trying to sell you something. If you're tempted by the offer, you'd better get the facts before a potential fraud gets you. While most phone sales pitches are made on behalf of legitimate organizations offering bona fide products and services, many sales calls are frauds. That's why we encourage you to be skeptical when you hear a phone solicitation and to be aware of a new law the Telemarketing Sales Rule that can help you protect yourself from abusive and deceptive telemarketers.
Telephone fraud knows no race, ethnic, gender, age, education or income barriers.
Anyone with a phone can be victimized by telemarketing scam artists. Fraudulent telemarketers and sellers may reach you in several ways, but the telephone always plays an important role. These lists contain names, addresses, phone numbers, and other information, such as how much money was spent by people who have responded to telemarketing solicitations. They are invaluable to scam artists who know that consumers who have been deceived once are vulnerable to additional scams. Direct mail You may get a letter or postcard saying you've won a prize or a contest.