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Suing Telemarketers - Simple and Cheap
When most people think about the process of suing a business entity, they naturally consider it a complicated and expensive process. They consider having to find an attorney who specializes in the particular area of law, the costs for such and weigh it against the potential gain. Forget all that when it comes to suing telemarketers!

For those individuals like me who have succesfully prosecuted cases against telemarketing firms, there is little need for an attorney. (A cover-my-posterior caveat: I am not an attorney, so I cannot legally advise you. Whenever you are considering legal action, it is always advisable that you consult an attorney. Personally, I have never needed one when filing claims against telemarketers, but you may wish to consider doing so.) The key is that the best venue for filing suit against a telmarketer is in your local Small Claims Court. The only fees you must pay are the filing fees (varies upon venue and amount, but generally is somewhere around $50) and the fee to perform service of process (anywhere from $10 to $100 depending upon whether or not you have the court serve the telemarketer via certified mail or you have a law enforcement officer or other process server handle such). When the potential gain is thousands of dollars, what is a hundred bucks?

I have personally filed four claims in Small Claims Court against telemarketers. I have been paid on three of them (the fourth was against SBC and they gave me such a runaround on the process serving - BUT they stopped calling) that I let that one slide. Of the three cases where I was paid, the following were the results:

1. Filed a claim against a telemarketing firm based in Florida (Health Benefits Direct) for $1500. This amount was based upon two calls made after I told them to stop calling and their failure to provide me with a copy of their Do Not Call Policy. I settled out of court for $600.00 prior to the trial date.(Initial Cost to me: $55)
2. Filed a claim against a mortgage brokerage firm in southern California (due to settlement agreement, I cannot reveal their name) for $4500. This amount was based upon seven calls made after I told them to stop calling and their failure to provide me with a copy of their Do Not Call Policy and their failure to maintain a Do Not Call List. I settled out of court for $2000.00 prior to the trial date. (Initial Cost to me: $80)
3. Filed a claim against a mortgage brokerage firm in southern California (Country Club Mortgage) for $3500. This amount was based upon five calls made after I told them to stop calling and their failure to provide me with a copy of their Do Not Call Policy and their failure to maintain a Do Not Call List. I received a judgment for the the full amount of $3500, plus $60 in court costs. (Initial Cost to me: $60)

Adding up the above numbers, you can see that I invested $195 (or $250, if you consider the SBC claim that I let go) and received a total of $6160.00. Such is obviously a pretty good return on my investment and I doubt I spent more than three hours total on everything (five hours if you factor in the time I had to waste sitting in the court on the last action). Please also note that my local Small Claims Court allowed me to file everything through an online form. I didn't even have to go to the bloody court house, except in the one case where the telemarketer didn't bother to settle. So what do I do with the money? Well, I have been torn. On one hand, it seems a pretty smarmy way to make some money. On the other hand, these jerks are violating the law. I came to a compromise. Some goes to my child's future education; some goes to buy supplies for our troops stationed in Iraq, Afghanistan and Djibouti; some goes to basic household things. (And of course some goes to Uncle Sam as it is taxable income!). (UPDATE: I have been informed that this is not necessarily considered taxable income, but I prefer to be safe and treat it as such. Feel free to consult a CPA.)

Suing Telemarketers - So How Can You Do It?!
Remember, I am not an attorney. I discovered this information on the internet and learned through trial and error how to go about the process. Just like you, I become incensed when I get those calls and they will not stop. I decided that the only way that these firms (especially the mortgage firms) will stop their behavour is if more and more people avail themselves of their right to private action. Here is how you go about it:

Has called several times over the last week or two including Sundays. No message left on voice mail.

telemarketers

Play them at their own game and call and do not say anything. Number belongs to:
Evelyn Bruns
702-732-4212

If you try to call the number that they call you from, it says it is INVALID number. These people are telemarketers!

Called wanting to sell subscription to our local newspaper, I told them NOT INTERESTED. They called again and again. Next time they called, I said sure, what are you selling? Then, I asked if THEY could hold for a minute, and put the phone down and did a few things, came back on the line, THEY were still there. I just kept asking them to repeat the questions, and then I would respond "REALLY, that is just great", then kept them on the phone longer, tricking them into thinking I am interested (I AM NOT), but I just wanted to have a little fun with these morons who won't stop calling. I did not give them any of my personal info at all. I FINALLY SAID, I WAS INTERESTED, then I HUNG UP! We all had a good laugh. I figured for every time I keep these idiots on the phone, the less they would be harassing someone else! Maybe if we all piss them off enough, they will go away. They havent called in 3 weeks!

(702)554-1465 belongs to
Evelyn Bruns
2840 E. Flamingo Blvd. Ste. F
Las Vegas, Nevada 89121
Office:702-732-4212
Fax:702-735-2179

ebruns@crossfire1.comCaller ID: 7025541465
Caller: Crossfire Marketing
Caller Type: Telemarketer

These people call several times a day to a restricted number. They call at 8am and 9pm and several times in between. They leave no message and don't answer if you pick up either.

crossfirenewspapergroup.com

report these people to the FCC
esupport.fcc.gov

702 554 1465 is Crossfire Marketing Group crossfirenewspapergroup.com their phone number is
John Sheppard
6690 Beta Drive Ste. 106
Mayfield Village, OH 44143
Office: 888-279-9414
Fax: 440-605-9052
jsheppard@crossfire1.com

Evelyn Bruns
2840 E. Flamingo Blvd. Ste. F
Las Vegas, Nevada 89121
Office:702-732-4212
Fax:702-735-2179

ebruns@crossfire1.comCaller ID: 7025541465
Caller: Crossfire Marketing
Caller Type: Telemarketer

I keep a list of numbers that call selling things, soliciting donations, etc. This is the first call to us from this number, just this evening. The caller I.D. showed CNG and the number.
I always look up on Google to see what I can find. I keep the list near the phone and don't answer when it's one of the pests. Some of them get really snippy if you tell them to stop calling.
This one didn't leave a message.

Please stop calling me............

stop the calls please

I do not recognize the company and do not believe I ever had any business with them.

Got several calls today, both leaving messages with only a strange clicking sound in the background. When I called back all I got was a message saying "operators are standing by" in a creepy weird accented voice. Then it hung up. Relieved to see others on here have figured out its a newspaper and not some weird scam.

702 554 1465 is Crossfire Marketing Group crossfirenewspapergroup.com their phone number is
John Sheppard
6690 Beta Drive Ste. 106
Mayfield Village, OH 44143
Office: 888-279-9414
Fax: 440-605-9052
jsheppard@crossfire1.com

Evelyn Bruns
2840 E. Flamingo Blvd. Ste. F
Las Vegas, Nevada 89121
Office:702-732-4212
Fax:702-735-2179

ebruns@crossfire1.comCaller ID: 7025541465
Caller: Crossfire Marketing
Caller Type: Telemarketer

I get calls from this #er more times than I can count.
What a pain !

Cant call this number back. That practice is supposed to be illegal. I have worked in call centers as a customer service rep, tech support agent, debt collector, and tele-surveyor. I know telemarketing laws because they are not just for telemarketers. First off if you tell them you are on the National DNC list they have 30 days to stop calling you as it takes that long to verify the DNC function of the list. A telemarketer gets a phone number list and may use the list for the first 30 days then the list is "scrubbed" against the DNC registry of both State & Federal levels. What happens then if you are not on the lists? Well nothing they can keep calling you, that is until you request "IN WRITING" that the company refrain from calling you again. At anytime when someone calls you, you have the right to speak to their supervisor, if you are refused then you need to make this statement. "By federal law it is my right and privilage to speak to the managing party of your firm as my requests for calls to my residence to stop has gone unheeded. This is considered harassament and this will be my final attempt to get this issue resolved and after our call is disconnected I will be making a formal complaint with the FTC, BBB and the FCC." This should get you a supervisor/manager and the company would then need to get your number removed. Remember you can do this even the first time they call you as dialer programs usually dont tell the telemarketer how many times you were called. ...... If you are on the DNC they have 30 days and then they usually sell the list prior to that to some other company and then buy it back and they can do this over and over again. Secondly if you have had a previous relationship with the company they are selling the paper for (ie. your subscription ran out) they have the right to call you regardless of being on the DNC. Usually a call directly to the company they are selling for will result in faster removal.

Hung up after saying hello 3 times with no response from them.

wanted to sell local newspaper

I don't answer any # I don't recognize. I pick up the phone to trip the computer and hang up. Then I go to google and search. And I'm on the national do not call list.

do you people know what harrassment means?????this kind of ignorant phone marketing from you idiots is going to cause you a law suit -i have a sick person at this number -it is a private line and phone number for medical use only-we know you people have so many fraud company's trying to fraud people -not trying to sell anything we want over the phone.call again and pay my sick persons doctor bills -i will sue the pants off of you people.

Called several times a few weeks ago trying to sell me subscription to a local newspaper. Told them no and don't call me back. Didn't do me any good. They keep calling.

Called at least twice today without leaving message.

It was a phone solicitor try to sell me a newspaper subscription

this number calls at least three times a day, landline searchlight NV? I have called back and two or three rings and hangup, any one of this person/s