FAX spamming? wow.

[memo]

My company just got a spam fax for reconsolidating your home or something. Mind you we aren't a very large company at all so it was surprising. Is this a new thing? or has it been out for a while now?

 

[notfred]

Been going on for years.

 

[Descartes]

It's nothing new. It's been going on for as long as I can remember.

 

[ivol07]

Fax spamming has been around for many years. Probably before email spam. Everyday we get a few. Usually about travel deals.

 

[RaynorWolfcastle]

wow, that's a migthy heavy rock you've been lving under

 

[BullyCanadian]

been going on for a LONG LONG time now, my moms work fax always get it everyday

 

[yukichigai]

It's also illegal if I remember correctly. Something about how printing it uses paper and effectively costs the recipient money. Legally they're supposed to call you prior to sending it and ask if you'll accept the transmission.

Call the people up and inform them your company's legal department is considering a lawsuit if they send any more. Should stop them. (Unless I'm wrong about it being illegal)

 

[Fausto]

Originally posted by: memo
My company just got a spam fax for reconsolidating your home or something. Mind you we aren't a very large company at all so it was surprising. Is this a new thing? or has it been out for a while now?

Google for info on the TCPA. You can sue these aholes for $500 per fax.

 

[Epoman]

Originally posted by: RaynorWolfcastle
wow, that's a migthy heavy rock you've been lving under

 

[Maximus96]

tape 3-4 pieces of black paper to make a loop and fax it back to them.

 

[faenix]

Originally posted by: zaku
tape 3-4 pieces of black paper to make a loop and fax it back to them.

LOL cheers for the excellent solution

:beer:

 

[loup garou]

Originally posted by: Fausto

Originally posted by: memo
My company just got a spam fax for reconsolidating your home or something. Mind you we aren't a very large company at all so it was surprising. Is this a new thing? or has it been out for a while now?

Google for info on the TCPA. You can sue these aholes for $500 per fax.

All I get is stuff on the Trusted Computing Platform? Didn't dig too deep though.

Personally, I've been saving all our junk faxes and am going to mail them to FaxWars. As far as I can tell, they're legit, so if it works out, we'll be up a couple hundred dollars, worst case, we're out a couple of stamps.

EDIT: nevermind, I see the info you meant in the google results...

 

[Zim Hosein]

Originally posted by: zaku
tape 3-4 pieces of black paper to make a loop and fax it back to them.

Try a ream of black construction paper!

 

[Anubis]

Originally posted by: faenix

Originally posted by: zaku
tape 3-4 pieces of black paper to make a loop and fax it back to them.

LOL cheers for the excellent solution

:beer:

ive actually done this and seen the results, its funny as hell

 

[Brutuskend]

Originally posted by: memo
My company just got a spam fax for reconsolidating your home or something. Mind you we aren't a very large company at all so it was surprising. Is this a new thing? or has it been out for a while now?

We've been getting the same fax.

I called them and told them to KNOCK IT OFF!

 

[Fausto]

Originally posted by: werk

Originally posted by: Fausto

Originally posted by: memo
My company just got a spam fax for reconsolidating your home or something. Mind you we aren't a very large company at all so it was surprising. Is this a new thing? or has it been out for a while now?

Google for info on the TCPA. You can sue these aholes for $500 per fax.

All I get is stuff on the Trusted Computing Platform? Didn't dig too deep though.

Personally, I've been saving all our junk faxes and am going to mail them to FaxWars. As far as I can tell, they're legit, so if it works out, we'll be up a couple hundred dollars, worst case, we're out a couple of stamps.

EDIT: nevermind, I see the info you meant in the google results...

Telephone Consumer Protection Act. It deals with junk faxes as well.