How to Stop Annoying and Unwanted Telemarketers From Calling
If you're receiving unwanted telephone calls from telemarketers and want them to stop, you have a few different options available to you. If you only want to block a particular telemarketing company from calling you, you can ask them to place you on their do not call list. After that point, if they continue calling, you can report them to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). If you don't want any telemarketers to call you, you have the option of placing your number on the national do not call registry.
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Stopping Individual Telemarketing Companies from Calling
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Tell the telemarketer "put my number on your don't call list." Once you say this sentence, the telemarketing company is no longer legally able to call you.
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File a complaint with the FCC if the telemarketing company continues to call. The form can be found on the FCC website and is titled "File a Complaint" (see Resources).
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Select "Telemarketing, Prerecorded Messages, and Do-Not-Call" from the list and then click on the "Next" button.
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Select the appropriate "Complaint Category" from the list and click on "Next."
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Click on the "Continue to Online Form" button.
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Fill in the required information and submit the form. The form will ask for your contact information, the contact information of the telemarketing company and your reasons for filing the complaint.
Stopping all Telemarketing Companies from Calling
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Register your number on the National Do Not Call Registry. The form can be found on the National Do Not Call Registry website (see Resources). Click on the "Register Now" button to begin.
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Enter the phone number or numbers you'd like to register along with your email address. Click on the "Submit" button.
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Verify that the information you provided is valid and click on the "Register" button.
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Check your email for a request confirmation and click on the link provided. You must click on this confirmation link within 72 hours or it will become invalid and you'll need to start the process all over again.
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Wait at least 31 days for your request to go into effect. If you continue receiving telemarketing calls after 31 days, you can file a complaint.
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File a complaint with the National Do Not Call Registry on its website (see Resources). Read through the criteria to file a claim and click on the "Submit" button to begin.
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Enter the phone number where you received the call, the date you received the call and whether it was a prerecorded message or not. Click on the "Continue" button.
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Enter the name and phone number of the company that called you, whether you've done prior business with them and if you asked them not to call you. Next, enter your contact information and add any additional comments you'd like to provide. Click on the "Submit" button to finish.
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