Originally Posted by
flyinbob
Unfortunately, not this particular group. It is an automated machine, and says press 1 for an agent, 2 to be removed from the list. Press 2 and it immediately disconnects and the calls continue to come. Press 1, finally get a person, and the second you even hint you are not going to immediately give them your credit card and other information they say "hold please" and disconnect.
What they are doing is illegal in the US in two ways: wardialing to cell phones, and prerecorded telemarketing calls. And it appears that they are doing their best to avoid revealing who they are in order to avoid the obvious lawsuits and penalties specified in the Telephone Consumer Protection Act.
http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/consumerfacts/tcpa.html