For Release:
August 21, 2003
FTC Warns Consumers
of Scammers Charging For Do Not Call Registration
Free and Easy
Registration Available at 1-888-382-1222 and www.donotcall.gov
National advertisements urging consumers to call 1-800-DONOTCALL
and pay a $2.95 fee to sign up for the National Do Not Call
Registry have prompted the Federal Trade Commission to issue
a warning to consumers not to be duped. Consumers calling
this commercial number are connected for a $2.95 fee to the
FTC’s Do Not Call sign-up system. Connecting to the
FTC’s free sign-up through this commercial number takes
approximately seven minutes. Signing up through the official
national Do Not Call phone line or online site is free and
takes less than two minutes.
The FTC reminds consumers that they may
put their telephone numbers on the National Do Not Call registry
for free by calling 1-888-382-1222, or by signing up at the
Do Not Call Web site, www.donotcall.gov.
MEDIA CONTACT:
Cathy MacFarlane
Office of Public Affairs
202-326-2710
(http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2003/08/deercreek.htm)
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