Original Message:
They've crawled back into their holes, evidently... (by KC):
kelleyl4
Re: >> Ken this is for you-- I believe that you have 3 days to cancel a transaction?? Appreciate Kens years of experience and years of service for the public! Thanks Ken!<< ==================================================
Allowed purchase contract rescission time period is a matter of individual state law. I do not claim to know the time period for all 50 individual states without some research, but I do know just off the top of my head that most states allow 5-7 days. The longest rescission time period by far is 15 days (Alaska), but that is highly unusual. The shortest rescission time period is 3 days (e.g. Indiana, Ohio). In Florida, it's either seven or ten calendar days (can't quite recall, just now).
Re: >> I also informed this Mr Hawkins that I was on the "do not call list"....<<
Unfortunately, as a matter of law, the "do not call" prohibition generally does not apply to any entity with whom someone has had a prior business contact. You initially indicated here that you provided a credit card number to these folks, then later reportedly cancelled the credit card. While these parasites may be an annoyance, their calls to you are not necessarily unlawful, simply because of the prior (however brief) "business relationship" you have had with them.
Re: >> At least to me very unbelievable <<.
I cannot honestly say that I share your disbelief, but our respective backgrounds are likely quite a bit different. Parasites like these have been around for many years. They will be around for years to come, until and unless restrictive federal legislation is created to curtail their deceptive practices. With the current and future economic crisis in this country, such federal legislation will certainly not be a high priority --- there are just too many "bigger fish to fry". Unfortunately, these types of parasites tend to proliferate and become more aggresive and brazen in inverse proportion to times of economic difficulty. Stated a bit differently, these types worms crawl out of their little holes in greater numbers when times are toughest.
The most effective manner in which to combat thieving parasites like these is simply to try to be a smart consumer, consistently refusing to pay ANY hard earned money to ANY obscure, unknown entity of dubious integrity and /or whose (supposed) "results" cannot be easily and independently confirmed and verified. I don't wish to appear unsympathetic, but as I've said many times before in these forums and elsewhere, those who freely and willingly give their money to these types of worthless parasites are not victims --- they are volunteers.