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OxQQme Donating Member (694 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-30-06 01:48 AM
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No call list ?
I received this today and wondering wassup. Is it real?

REMINDER....16 days from today, all cell phone numbers are being released to telemarketing companies
and you will start to receive sale calls.

.....YOU WILL BE CHARGED FOR THESE CALLS

To prevent this, call the following number from your cell phone: 888-382-1222.
It is the National DO NOT CALL list. It will only take a minute of your time.
It blocks your number for five (5) years.

You must call from the cell phone number you are wanting to have blocked.
You cannot call from a different phone number.

HELP OTHERS BY PASSING THIS ON TO ALL YOUR FRIENDS
OR GO TO: www.donotcall.gov
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Ravy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-30-06 01:53 AM
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1. I don't know. I took it as real and the site looked legit.....
so I entered my name and my alternate email address. I didn't get a bunch of additional spam from it, but I really don't know.
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KitchenWitch Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-30-06 01:59 AM
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2. Although it does not hurt to put your cellphone # on the DNC list
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unschooler Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-30-06 02:11 AM
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3. It's BS, but the website is legit. You can use it to prevent
phone spammers calling your land line. I did and the number of telemarketer calls I get on my land line has decreased by at least 90%.
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JuniperLea Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-30-06 09:04 AM
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4. Always enter those phone numbers in Google
To be sure they are legit. This one is.
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OxQQme Donating Member (694 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-30-06 09:14 AM
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5. Thanks for that snopes link KW
I kinda figured I wouldn't do anything to place my cell # in any list.
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