Talk about timing! I just posted last night that I had not heard from any telemarketers for the last three weeks ago and guess what. Yes, this time it was from 800-553-1077. This one was a little different. When I picked it up, a recorded voice told me it was a call for “telemarketing purposes”…

Well, looks like I was wrong about this one. I’m sure it was telemarketers, but I have not received any other calls from them so far. It’s been a few weeks, and in my experience, telemarketers are more persistent and would have called back by now. I am now wondering if the call was connected…

I’m in my recliner and watching some TV in my living room when the phone rings. I am watching the local news station that I get directly off the roof-top antenna so I don’t get the Caller ID display that my Dish Network DVR serves up when we get a call. Figures. Since my wife…

Knowing that another call from 866-266-9317 would be coming as sure as the Sun would rise, I had some time to ponder my next move. Another call from these annoying idiots came Saturday and I did not pick it up since I had not decided on my plan of action quite yet. Who knew that…

I must admit that being on the national “Do Not Call” list has done wonders to reduce telemarketing here in my home. For the past few years, telemarketing calls have been very rare here in my home. A true blessing. There are however, loopholes in the “Do Not Call” laws that allow for telemarketing calls…

Apparently, cell phone companies are acting like a bunch of toddlers in a sand box who just cannot get along with each other. I say this because not every cell phone company will allow cell phones from other companies have access to their cell phone network. Heck, I don’t know if there is a single…

At first glance, I thought the latest sleazy-looking item that showed up in my mailbox was from good old Pat Haines at N.M.E. This time, I was wrong. It appears that AARP, otherwise known as the American Association of Retired Persons, has taken a page from the N.M.E. playbook. Go ahead and compare this recent…

It’s certainly not often that I am able to praise the actions of the government in my former home state of Massachusetts, so I will seize this rare opportunity to report passage on what appears to be a good bill aimed at preventing identity theft. You may recall the well-known data breach a while back…

There are reports that some New Hampshire residents are receiving letters that are intended to convince the recipient to send personal information. These letters are often started by addressing the recipient as “Dear Cardmember,” a greeting that has been used by credit card companies in communications with customers. At least on variation of this scam…