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State expands regulations over telemarketing

ALBANY — The state’s Do Not Call law has been expanded to tighten rules over “robo-calls” by restricting unsolicited telemarketing calls to 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. and requiring telemarketers to disclose at the outset of the call what they are selling.
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2 executives admit auto-service telemarketing scam

Two executives with a Florida-based telemarketing company admitted in federal court Monday that they sold bogus auto-service warranties in a scheme federal prosecutors say garnered nearly million from 15,000 customers…
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2 executives admit auto-service telemarketing scam

Two executives with a Florida-based telemarketing company admitted in federal court Monday that they sold bogus auto-service warranties in a scheme federal prosecutors say garnered nearly million from 15,000 customers…
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2 executives admit auto-service telemarketing scam

Two executives with a Florida-based telemarketing company admitted in federal court Monday that they sold bogus auto-service warranties in a scheme federal prosecutors say garnered nearly million from 15,000 customers over two years.
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2 executives admit auto-service telemarketing scam

Two executives with a Florida-based telemarketing company admitted in federal court Monday that they sold bogus auto-service warranties in a scheme federal prosecutors say garnered nearly million from 15,000 customers over two years.
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Charities often need middlemen

Nonprofit charitable organizations may legitimately need help with fundraising. But there’s still a way to get more direct aid for your money. Before you get out the checkbook or credit card and make a donation to your favorite charity, you might want to read this.
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BBB lists top 10 scams and rip-offs of 2010

The Better Business Bureau says when people are stretched for cash to buy presents for families, they often look for additional sources of cash.
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Time Warner Cable’s Gillman: Do-Not-Track Bill, Regulations Would Be Premature

A Time Warner Cable executive warned legislators Thursday that an online ‘do-not-track’ regime could have unintended and negative consequences, not only on targeted online advertising, but on the diverse and unique Web sites such ads support.
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Troubled, co-worker quit law firm

Witnesses address state regulators Embed multimedia (photos, galleries, audio, map):  Laywer Dan Dargon Goes Before The State Banking Department On Thanksgiving Day, attorney Joseph Becher got a call on his cell phone from a former client, panicking about a foreclosure notice that came the day before. Becher, who helped the client with a loan modification request, didn’t know what to say. He …
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FTC proposes protection for Web users

Privacy advocates cheer recommendation as good first step; industry officials say they are moving that way through self-regulation Imagine you’re walking in a shopping mall and a man is following you. He might not know your name, but he’s taking notes on everywhere you go, what you look at and what you buy.
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