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From: danny@sftig.UUCP (L.Rosler)
Newsgroups: net.consumers
Subject: Re: Telephone mailing lists
Message-ID: <629@sftig.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 22-Nov-85 22:18:13 EST
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Posted: Fri Nov 22 22:18:13 1985
Date-Received: Sun, 24-Nov-85 07:12:48 EST
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Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories, Summit, NJ
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> I hear several concerns:
> 
> 1. How come I have to take this ?
> 
> 2. How can I stop it ?
  
  I just received a letter from a company telling me that my phone 
  number could win me money.  Inside, it said "simply" send in your phone 
  number to be eligible for the prizes.  It didn't even tell what the
  prizes were (maybe there aren't any).  This is one way they get your
  number and distribute it.  This method is too obvious to catch 
  many people but the unaware will start getting calls.



  Dan Rosler  ihnp4!attunix!danny