The next time a telemarketer calls you try getting a response for the following ten questions. These were pulled based on the informative video here and may predominantly be applicable to US Do Not Call register. But who knows an ingenious and diligent analysis and use of the telemarketer’s abusive gesture can render you lucky by a few bucks.

  1. Is this a telemarketing call? ($500)
  2. Will you tell me your full name? ($1000)
  3. What is the name of your organization that you are calling for ($1500)
  4. What is your company’s phone number (area code first please) ($2000)
  5. Does that organization maintain a Do Not Call list? ($2500)
  6. I would like my number to be put on the Do Not Call list. Would you be doing it now? ($3000)
  7. Can you make sure that your company would not call me for any other reason? ($4000)
  8. Will your organization keep my number on the Do Not Call list at least for ten years? ($4500)
  9. Does the organization has any written policies that they wouldn’t offer me pesky calls? ($4500)
  10. Can you send me a copy of the policy? ($5000)

Read further:

  1. Offences for calling after being on the Do Not Call list and after requested with a couple of calls ($5500)
  2. Calls before 8 AM and calls after 9 PM ($6000)
  3. Calls using pre-recorded message (Robocalls) ($6500)
  4. Calls without a proper introduction on the purpose of the call ($7000)
  5. Calls that don’t carry a message that the call does not require you to buy anything ($7500)
  6. Unsolicited Fax ($8000)

Violations can be carefully gathered with evidences and if followed up with the small-claims court (a rough equivalent may be a consumer court in our country) should be rewarded with the penalties as indicated in the brackets above with each offence. The offence in each of the query above is that if the telemarketer refuses to give a reply or knowingly/unknowingly gives an inaccurate response.

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