Make Telemarketers PAY YOU!

[Gerry]

Fed up with those annoying calls? You're not the only one.
http://redtape.msnbc.com/2007/02/suing_telemarke.html#posts

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“It specifically deals with unwanted calls,” he said. “For each violation, there is a $500 penalty.” Who gets that money? The call recipient. Lammé read on and found he didn’t have to hire a high-priced attorney to pursue the penalty fees – he could file the case himself.

So far, Lammé has won $6,000 in judgments against telemarketers in three cases. He's not a lawyer, but by filing in small claims court, he's spent no more than $100 in court fees and scarcely more than an hour of his time on any case. Now he wants you to do it, too.

In two prior cases, Lammé didn't even have to go to court. Two other companies settled with him for about $2,500 after he filed his case.
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:hail: Part of this article also contains a section on HOW TO FILE.:first:

 

[Bill Roy]

Just one word really - 'BRILLIANT!'

 

[Thomas Nash]

wow great info! shame ive got a blocker thing on my phone so i get no cold callers now lol

Thanks!

 

[Deleted member 5660]

I collected over $50K doing this in the 1990's. I spend the money on domains which turned out to be the best investment i ever made. here is a news release from one of my cases:

http://www.fcc.gov/eb/News_Releases/consumernet.html

I also collected on companies who used to take fax numbers from the whois to send me junk faxes.

 

[Gerry]

I collected over $50K doing this in the 1990's. I spend the money on domains which turned out to be the best investment i ever made. here is a news release from one of my cases:

http://www.fcc.gov/eb/News_Releases/consumernet.html

I also collected on companies who used to take fax numbers from the whois to send me junk faxes.

BRAVO!!! I knew this was not new information as I had heard about it in the past (you, perhaps?). But the thought of being able to contest this yourself in small claims court was very appealing!

And this person has already had two settlements prior to the hearing! Add that to the $6,000 in judgments and its not a bad concept or payday.