If you have been getting endless hits by the telemarketers this season Albany has just given some push back with new legislation to protect New Yorkers from deceptive telemarketing practices at a time when Do Not Call complaints are on the rise. Telemarketers are now required to use correct caller ID information and deploys Division of Consumer Protection staff throughout the State to warn consumers about telemarketing scams, support same-day consumer complaint filing, and increase transparency in Do Not Call Law by posting settlements with violators. New York Secretary of the State Rossana Rosado said, “if a phone number is on the Do Not Call Registry at the time of the telemarketer’s initial unwanted sales call, its residents have a place to go when they are victims.” To file a complaint donotcall.gov or call 888-382-1222.
