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British Fax Poll At It Again
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"...To
vote in this 'survey,' you must fax your reply to a '900' number
that... costs $2.95 per minute..." |
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The British company 21st Century Faxes Ltd. has fired up its fax
machines once again, and is harassing any American with a fax
number it can find with another scam to line its pockets with
your money. This is the same company that regularly floods
American fax machines with what it calls "surveys," although the
true goal is not to gauge public opinion.
When 21st Century Faxes
first came to the public's attention, it was the day after the
tragedy at Columbine High, when it shamelessly began broadcasting
one of its "surveys" on "gun control." The latest poll asks
"Should gun makers compensate victims of gun crime?"
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and
the Federal Trade Commission
(FTC) have already investigated 21st Century Faxes, after both
received numerous complaints about these unsolicited messages,
although we have yet to hear of the results of these
investigations.
If you receive one of these faxes, don't bother responding, as
the British company merely wants your money, not your opinion. To
vote in this "survey," you must fax your reply to a "900" number
that, according to fine print at the bottom of the message, costs
$2.95 per minute. Rather than respond, you may want to contact
the FCC and the FTC to register a complaint about this
unsolicited fax. The FCC can be reached at (202) 418-0200, or
found on the Internet at www.fcc.gov, and the FTC can be reached
at (202) 326-2000, or found on the Internet at www.ftc.gov.
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