FTC hangs up on firms’ robocalls
“Rachel from Cardholder Services” may not be calling you anymore.
A federal court order Thursday morning temporarily halted operations at five telemarketing firms that the Federal Trade Commission said illegally dialed up consumers with millions of prerecorded messages – often saying they were from “Rachel.”
“ ‘Rachel from Cardholder Services’ is public enemy No. 1,” FTC Chairman Jon Leibowitz said in a statement.
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