Cell Phone Numbers Going Public

[emilyg]

REMEMBER: Cell Phone Numbers Go Public this month.
REMINDER..... all cell phone numbers are being released to telemarketing companies and you will start to receive sales calls.

....To prevent this, call the following number from your cell phone: [phone].
It is the National DO NOT CALL list It will only take a minute of your time.. It blocks your number for five (5) years. You must call from the cell phone number you want to have blocked. You cannot call from a different phone number.

HELP OTHERS BY PASSING THIS ON .. It takes about 20 seconds.

[NYC_SKP]

1. Recommended. Thanks, emilyg.

Gawd I love this place...

:P

[Godhumor]

2. Ahem, Snopes...

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

Claim is false.

[NYC_SKP]

9. That phone number is legit. See this FTC link:

The phone number for DO NOT CALL LIST is identical.

Some details are sketchy, but the number is valid.

From snopes: http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2007/02/dnccellphones.shtm

:shrug:

[Godhumor]

12. Oh yes, the phone number is legit--the urgency to call right now is not

Read the link--talks about the origin of the whole phone numbers going public thing.

[emilyg]

13. I called - it is legit. Thanks.

[Iggo]

21. The phone number is legit. The need to call it is not. (n/t)

[Raschel]

3. Didn't know anything about this! Thank you.

[Lisa D]

4. Link? n/t

[dixiegrrrrl]

5. This a FALSE info.

Snopes has covered this, going back to 2004, as a hoax spread by email.

Look up the Snopes article: read more about the TRUTH about cell phone directory, it is an opt-in, for one thing.
http://www.snopes.com/politics/business/cell411.asp

[NRaleighLiberal]

6. This is an urban legend - see this link.

http://urbanlegends.about.com/od/business/a/cell_directory.htm

[amerikat]

7. Snopes says false. This rumor has been going around for years.

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

[itsrobert]

8. People still falling for this?

Holy crap.

[emilyg]

11. I called the number and it's real.

[itsrobert]

15. yeah, it is

throw your numbers on there anyhow. Doesn't hurt.

[bindelh]

14. People still falling for this?

Including 'DU Moderators'.... lol

Time to lock this one up also heh heh heh...

Be nice now you got caught with 'speculative information'.

Gotta love it!!!

[krispos42]

10. Snopes calls "shenanigans" on this

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

The phone number is legit, though. It really is the FTC's Do Not Call registry.

[guruoo]

16. Aww, jeez....

[lpbk2713]

17. It has to be true ... I saw it on the internets.

Every couple of months this OP shows up. Just like clockwork.

[Codeine]

18. Also, "gullible" isn't in the dictionary. nt

[frylock]

19. also, gangs are using bloody car seats to lure female motorists out of their vehicles

film at elevens.....

[Iggo]

20. Yeah but are they driving around with their lights off...

...waiting for you to flash your brights at them so they can kill you and get all gang initiated and shit?

[Raine]

22. I'll save the number but...

this has been going around for years so I'm skeptical.

[laylah]

23. Thank you for sharing

this, emilyg. I would much rather be safe, than sorry. :hug: