FTC hangs up on robocalls from ‘Rachel'

 
By Laura J. Nelson, McClatchy News Services | Published: November 2, 2012   

“Rachel from Cardholder Services” may not be calling you anymore.

A federal court order Thursday morning temporarily halted operations at five telemarketing firms that the Federal Trade Commission said illegally dialed up consumers with millions of prerecorded messages — often saying they were from “Rachel.”

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“ ‘Rachel from Cardholder Services' is public enemy No. 1,” FTC Chairman Jon Leibowitz said in a statement.

The FTC receives 200,000 complaints a month about robocalls. The agency...
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