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  • New federal do-not-scam list

    From Keith F. Lynch@21:1/5 to All on Mon Apr 1 20:15:51 2024
    Tired of scam phone calls? Good news: The US federal government just
    passed a law mandating a do-not-scam list. Anyone can add their phone
    number to this list, after which it's illegal for any scammer, crook,
    or scoundrel to call them for the purpose of grift, fraud, extortion,
    identity theft, threats, deception, or harassment.

    This new list is loosely based on the old do-not-call list. But that
    list was useless, as it only applied to marketers, not to scammers or
    crooks. That list had no effect since legitimate businesses of course
    never called anyone who wasn't already their customer.

    I look forward to never again hearing my phone ring unless it's a call
    from a friend or relative, or from a legitimate company I have a
    business relationship with.
    --
    Keith F. Lynch - http://keithlynch.net/
    Please see http://keithlynch.net/email.html before emailing me.

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  • From Gary McGath@21:1/5 to Keith F. Lynch on Mon Apr 1 17:47:46 2024
    On 4/1/24 4:15 PM, Keith F. Lynch wrote:
    Tired of scam phone calls? Good news: The US federal government just
    passed a law mandating a do-not-scam list. Anyone can add their phone
    number to this list, after which it's illegal for any scammer, crook,
    or scoundrel to call them for the purpose of grift, fraud, extortion, identity theft, threats, deception, or harassment.

    This new list is loosely based on the old do-not-call list. But that
    list was useless, as it only applied to marketers, not to scammers or
    crooks. That list had no effect since legitimate businesses of course
    never called anyone who wasn't already their customer.

    I look forward to never again hearing my phone ring unless it's a call
    from a friend or relative, or from a legitimate company I have a
    business relationship with.

    In other April Fools' Day news, I wore my Exeter UFO Festival shirt today.

    --
    Gary McGath http://www.mcgath.com

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