Reply #3: Old hoax...new date...some truth. [View All]

[mcscajun]

http://news.com.com/E-mail+hoax+sparks+Do+Not+Call+stampede/2100-1024_3-5491349.html?tag=nefd.top

http://www.snopes.com/politics/business/cell411.asp

Nobody's 'releasing' cell phone numbers to telemarketers. In fact, before the inception of the Do Not Call List, they'd been 'accidentally' calling them for sometime, as there was no distinction between cell phone and landline numbers when portability was introduced.

The National Do Not Call List has been accepting registrations for cell phones for some time. You can register multiple landline and cell phone numbers on the site, and yes, the registration is good for some years.

I recall a telemarketing call I received on my cell phone about 3-4 years ago while I was coming home on the commuter train. I was so startled by it, I blurted out "How'd you get this number?" I felt so stupid after I hung up...same way they get all the numbers. Cell phone numbers aren't in a lockbox.