How to avoid being ripped off by the many telemarketing schemes Contents: Part 1: Dollars in the air: Prize Fever, 50 states, chosen people, felony travel, baron of breast cream, helping hands Part 2: Words to the wise: Voices in the sky, gimme gifts, telephone tag, golden eggs, heavy metals, the family jewels
Part 3: The more things change: Busy signals, limits of the law, the people's court, civil wars Fleeced! Operating disconnect, future schlock Appendix A: Thirty-Five scams Appendix B: Sample Sales Pitch Appendix C: Common Customer Objections and Telemarketer Replies Appendix D: State Law Enforcement Agencies that have jurisdiction over telemarketing
Although some claim changes in the telemarketing laws make this book not useful, the fact is that the old laws, such as the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, which gives consumers the right of recovery of $500 for each unwanted call from a telemarketer after they have been notified to not call, still remain in force.