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From: shaprkg@sdcrdcf.UUCP (Bob Shapiro)
Newsgroups: net.consumers
Subject: Re: Telephone mailing lists
Message-ID: <2477@sdcrdcf.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 27-Nov-85 14:29:40 EST
Article-I.D.: sdcrdcf.2477
Posted: Wed Nov 27 14:29:40 1985
Date-Received: Sat, 30-Nov-85 00:32:03 EST
References: <488@scirtp.UUCP> <17000016@hpfcmt.UUCP> <629@sftig.UUCP>
Reply-To: shaprkg@sdcrdcf.UUCP (Bob Shapiro)
Organization: System Development Corp. R+D, Santa Monica
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In article <629@sftig.UUCP> danny@sftig.UUCP (L.Rosler) writes:
>> 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.


   Why don't you send them the phone number of your least favorite person?