1. arizona attorney General Terry Goddard
Consumer information and Complaints
1275 W. Washington
Telemarketing fraud is a crime. Phoenix, arizona 85007-2926
602-542-5763
Professional criminals posing as www.azag.gov
legitimate telemarketers try to worm
their way into your wallet. They are
very good at what they do: their Check ftc.gov/phonefraud
for information about:
“pitch” is perfect, their tone is friendly
and sincere, and their answers to your Buying Club Memberships
questions seem to make sense. it’s no Charities and Fundraising
wonder that consumers, regardless Credit & Loan Offers
of their age, education or experience, Government Grant Scams
can fall for telemarketing frauds. Identity Theft & Telemarketing
Medical Discounts
By learning how to recognize and
Reloading Scams
report telephone fraud, you can
Sweepstakes & Lotteries
help stop some scams – and if you
Travel Scams
put your phone numbers on the
Work-at-Home & Business
national do not Call registry, you
Opportunity Scams
can reduce the number of unwanted
telemarketing calls you get.
ftc.gov/phonefraud
ftc.gov/phonefraud
To learn more about how to recognize and
report phone fraud, and how to register your
phone number on the national do not Call Federal Trade Commission
registry, go to ftc.gov/phonefraud.

2. Report Register
Recognize
Phone Fraud Your number
Phone Fraud
every sales call you get by phone is an recognizing fraudulent callers is important; You can limit the number of telemarketing calls
opportunity for a gut check: ask yourself these reporting them to the appropriate law you receive by placing your phone number on
questions — and if the answers give you some enforcement authorities is critical, too. When the national do not Call registry. once your
doubt about the caller’s intentions or methods, you report, you can help stop telephone number is registered, feel free to hang up if you
end the call. scammers. report telephone hucksters to the get a cold call from a company with which you
FTC and your state attorney General so they don’t already do business — or report it!
Who’s calling — and why? Telemarketers must
can prosecute fraudulent telemarketers who
tell you it’s a sales call, the name of the seller You can register your phone number at
try to steal your money.
DoNotCall.gov, or by calling 1-888-382-1222
and what they’re selling before they make their
pitch. if they don’t, say “no thanks,” and get off if your number is on the national do not Call (TTY: 1-866-290-4236) from the number you
the phone. registry, you should get calls only from those wish to register. if you register online, you must
companies with which you do business — or click on the confirmation email you receive to
What’s their hurry? Fast talkers who use high
those that have your permission to call. if you complete your free registration.
pressure tactics could be hiding something.
get calls from a company you don’t have a
Take your time. most legitimate businesses will Your registration will not expire. Your number is
relationship with — or from a company you
give you time and written information about an on the list until you take it off, or your number is
have told not to call you — report it. Jot down
offer before asking you to commit to a purchase. disconnected and re-assigned to someone else.
the name and number of the caller, and the
If it’s free, why are they asking me to pay? date and time of the call. Placing your number on the registry stops
Question charges you need to pay to redeem most telemarketing calls, but not all. once your
a prize or gift. Free is free. if you have to pay, number has been on the registry for 31 days,
it’s a purchase — not a prize or a gift. you still may get calls from, or on behalf of:
To report phone fraud, visit FTC.gov
or call 1-877-FTC-HELP.
Why am I “confirming” my account Political organizations, charities, and pollsters
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To report violations of the
information — or giving it out at all? some Companies with whom you have an existing
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National Do Not Call Registry, visit
callers have your billing information before they business relationship
DoNotCall.gov or call 1-888-382-1222.
call you. They’re trying to get you to say “okay” Companies you’ve given permission to call
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so they can claim you approved a charge.
Companies that you do business with may
What time is it? The law allows telemarketers
Your complaint is entered into the Consumer call for 18 months. if you ask a company for
to call only between 8 am and 9 pm. a seller
sentinel network, a database that is used by information, it may call for three months.
calling earlier or later is flouting the law.
law enforcement agencies across the country
The registry accepts personal cell phone and
Do I want more calls like this one? if you and around the world. it can help them track
home phone numbers. Federal Communications
don’t want a business to call you again, say so. down scam artists, detect patterns in their
Commission regulations prohibit the use of
if they call back, they’re breaking the law. calls, find other victims, and ultimately, stop
automated dialers to call cell phone numbers, so
the fraud.
most telemarketers won’t cold-call consumers
on their cell phones — despite urban myths and
emails to the contrary.