Comment Worse than telemarketers.. (Score 1) 733
If you think telemarketers are bad, here in Australia there are people called "blowers" (a consumer affairs bureau term, not sure if there is an equivalent in the U.S. although most likely) that call up businesses asking for payment of imaginary advertising, saying something like "I'm calling from the (rescue/police/fire/etc) magazine, and just wanted to follow up on your offer a few months ago to help us out with an advert in our magazine.. how would you like to pay for it?"
The amounts are usually something like $200, and it is all very illegal.. but it's amazing how many of these groups are out there - with some of them getting very insistent and rude if you try to deny having agreed to pay.
The amounts are usually something like $200, and it is all very illegal.. but it's amazing how many of these groups are out there - with some of them getting very insistent and rude if you try to deny having agreed to pay.
