I banned telemarketing. I banned telemarketing in every single form. Sadly however, it seems like most telemarketers did not get the message, so today I’m going to tackle the problem in a different way. Did you know that credit reporting companies sell the numbers of individuals who have had recent inquiries on their credit scores? They do. If a bank runs your credit report for any reason you can expect to be harassed with calls daily from tons of fly-by-night mortgage refinancing companies. Never mind that the bank’s inquiry may have had nothing to do with refinancing your mortgage and never mind further that even if it did, only an idiot would trust a mortgage refinancing to someone who cold-called them on the phone. Besides, if the bank is pulling your credit report because you want to refinance isn’t it most likely that they are doing so because you want to refinance with that bank? I don’t understand how this scheme is viable. The only thing they succeed in doing is driving people crazy. I actually threatened to stab someone through the phone yesterday after he asked me if I was planning to refinance. Clearly, these calls are causing me to lose my mind.
Selling customer numbers in any context is completely immoral. Your customers did not provide you their personal information so that you could make money off of it in a way that would result in their getting peppered with phone calls, mailers, or spam. To me it is a violation of privacy and a violation of decency.
The selling of customer information including phone numbers, mailing addresses, and e-mail addresses is strictly illegal. Anyone found responsible for violating this decree will serve out a prison sentence in a cell with a constantly ringing phone
As always I remain your all-powerful and benevolent Queen of the World,
Marisa
