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Telemarketing Fraud is a term that refers generally to any scheme to "deprive victims dishonestly of money or property or to misrepresent the values of goods or services."
Traditionally fraudulent telemarketers have operated out of boiler rooms. "Boiler room" operations involve rented offices with banks of telephones operated by high-pressure salespersons who peddle investment offers, charity solicitations, and telephone billing scams to name a few. Some boiler rooms employ a multi-tier approach with customers.
After a less experienced caller makes an initial contact, more seasoned telemarketers handle sales, follow-ups, verifications, and reloads. All fraudulent operators, however, are persuasive and persistent in order to swindle as many people as possible.
Boiler rooms represent the ideal office setup for fraudulent telemarketers. Typically, such offices consist of an open space with numerous phone lines and few furnishings. Once fraudulent telemarketers suspect that they are under investigation, or that their frauds are about to be detected, they can quickly disband their operation and relocate.
As law enforcement and regulatory authorities have become more vigorous in prosecuting fraudulent telemarketing, telemarketers have increasingly engaged in what's known as "rip-and-tear." Rip-and-tear telemarketers will utilize pay telephones, mobile phones, cloned phones, and long distance cards to carry out their schemes. Fraudulent telemarketers try to make it appear that their service or charitable cause is worth the money that they are asking the consumer to send. Because these telemarketers' objective is to maximize their profits, fraudulent telemarketers will typically adopt one or both of two approaches. The first is to fail to give the consumer anything of value in return for their money. The second is to provide items far below what the consumer had expected the value to be.
According to the National Fraud Information Center, the top telemarketing "scams" for 2000 were:
These top ten frauds of 2000 make up 80 percent of all telemarketing complaints received by the National Fraud Information Center.
It takes an attorney with the confidence and experience of a former prosecutor to properly deal with authorities when it comes to defending you against these crimes. If you have been accused or charged with such a crime, please do not hesitate to contact Mr. Bellizia immediately. Criminal matters are not problems that will go away when ignored. Early intervention in criminal matters, may achieve outstanding results, and will be instrumental to the outcome of your case.
When you call us, you will get an immediate response. Mr. Bellizia and his staff are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, holidays and weekends included. Please do not hesitate to call us now to arrange a free consultation.