Protect Yourself Against telephone Solicitation Scams


You are probably too familiar with telephone solicitations. The callers are generally scripted and have a canned response for everything you say. Saying yes and/or providing personal information to telephone solicitors may seriously impact your credit.

Our advice is to say to the caller, “Sorry. I’m not interested. Good-bye.”

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has created the National Do Not Call Registry to make it easier for consumers to stop unwanted telemarketing calls। You may register your phone number, free of charge, in one of two ways:

  • If you have an active email address, you can register up to three phone numbers online at http://www.donotcall.gov/
  • You can call toll-free, 888-382-1222 (TTY 866-290-4236), from the number you wish to register.


For more information on the National Do Not Call Registry, please log on to http://www.ftc.gov/ or call toll-free 877-FTC-HELP (877-382-4357).