| Telemarketers can sometimes be relentless in their | | | | number into a main search engine or search directory |
| efforts to try and get you to make a purchase from | | | | and see if it returns any results. You may discover that |
| them. These telemarketing companies often don't | | | | the telemarketing firm has a website, or has posted |
| know when to back off, and in some cases will | | | | other information online. You can also try looking up the |
| continue to contact a telephone consumer, even if the | | | | name of the telemarketing firm if you were given this |
| consumer has requested to be added to the | | | | detail. |
| telemarketers do not call list. You can, of course, file a | | | | You can check out caller complaint sites to see if |
| complaint against the telemarketing firm with the | | | | other telephone consumers have filed complaints. |
| Federal Trade Commission (FTC), but if you would like | | | | Websites that have been created to allow telephone |
| to find out more information about the telemarketer | | | | users to file complaints against telemarketers and |
| there are different internet search methods you can | | | | other unwanted callers can be found by searching for |
| try, such as: | | | | keywords such as "caller complaints" in a search |
| You can perform a reverse phone lookup. If you have | | | | engine. Once you find a caller complaining site, you can |
| Caller ID, you can enter the phone number of the | | | | search for the phone number linked to your irritating |
| telemarketer into a reverse phone number lookup, | | | | telemarketing call to see if anyone has filed a |
| which can be found through a general online search. | | | | complaint about it, and discover what has been said. |
| Make sure you enter the complete 10-digit number into | | | | Don't forget that even if you do or you don't find out |
| the query box to ensure an effective search. With any | | | | anything about a telemarketer on the complaint site, |
| luck you will be provided with some results that are | | | | you should still leave your own comments and |
| useful, such as the identity and location of the number | | | | complaints about the calls you have received to warn |
| owner for free. However, at the very least you should | | | | others. Why? The more complaints that are made, the |
| be given the location of the phone number. | | | | likelier you'll help stop telemarketers and annoying calls |
| You can try to investigate the telemarketing company | | | | from continuing. |
| by conducting a general search online. Enter the phone | | | | |