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I<\/span>f you hate telemarketers, you\u2019re not alone. Legal Beagle reported that in 2017, Bank my Cell conducted a survey that revealed that out of 1,200 people, 75% of them actively avoided calls that they knew were from telemarketers. 85% of the people who responded to the survey reported that even the thought of dealing with telemarketers triggered anxiety-related issues.<\/p>\n

The reason most of us loathe dealing with telemarketers<\/a> is that the calls are time-consuming and the person on the other end of the line keeps pushing even though we\u2019ve told them no several times. Most of us also hate feeling guilty when we have no option but to hang up on the irritating telemarketer.<\/p>\n

It turns out, there\u2019s another reason to avoid telemarketers. That reason is telemarketing fraud<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Cornell Law School defines telemarketing fraud as: \u201cPhone and telemarketing fraud refers to any type of scheme in which a criminal communicates with the potential victim via the telephone. Because many reputable companies use telemarketing to conduct business, criminals can often effectively use the method as a way to obtain a victim\u2019s credit card information or identity and then use this information to make unauthorized purchases elsewhere. Victims have difficulty distinguishing between reputable telemarketers and scam artists. Frequent victims of telemarketing scams include the poor, the elderly, and immigrants without strong English skills.\u201d<\/p>\n

Examples of common telemarketing fraud include:<\/strong><\/p>\n