May 18, 2016
Yep, this was the "United Legal Group" with a heavily accented man in what sounded like a very busy call center, likely offshore (Bangalor...?), calling randomly and illegally about a lawsuit against Xarelto (!). The National Do-Not-Call Registry works for the vast majority of legitimate businesses that want to abide by the law and don't want to anger and alienate potential customers. That leaves the small minority of companies that either ignore the NDNCR or try to skirt it by using third-party callers. With these folks, I pretended interest, and was passed on to what was supposed to be a lawyer. Unfortunately, was put on hold and ultimately into voice mail, where I gave a 5-minute message, mostly about the NDNCR and the Federal Trade Commission. The only way I can see to fight the remaining scum telemarketers is to engage them, waste as much of their time and resources as possible, and let them know that the reason they are being punked is in defense of the NDNCR. Give it a try - it can be a real hoot, and as a bonus is doing a GREAT SOCIETAL GOOD (Ooooooh...!).