Posted on 08/16/2017 8:43:28 AM PDT by simpson96
Have you received one of those annoying robocalls saying you won a free cruise? That phone call could now get you up to $900 thanks to a class action lawsuit.
The lawsuit claims Resort Marketing Group (RMG), a third-party travel agency, made pre-recorded robocalls from July 2009 to March 2014 offering free cruises with Carnival, Royal Caribbean, and Norwegian Cruise Line. The lawsuit claims the cruise lines authorized the company to make calls on their behalf.
The agency, referred to as “Travel Services” during the calls, violated the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, according to the lawsuit.
A settlement was agreed to last month and a fund of at least $7 million and up to $12.5 million will be established and maintained for eligible members.
Each call you received from RMG will have a maximum value of $300. You can claim up to three calls per telephone number included in the official call records for a maximum of $900 per number.
You can check your phone number here to determine if you’re eligible to submit a claim.
All claims must be submitted by November 3.
(Excerpt) Read more at wreg.com ...
We can put a man on the moon but we can’t seem to limit junk phone calls.
I wonder what they do with your phone number when you submit it? ......
I filed, but that per # claim payout is going to drop like a rock if a few hundred thousand people file.
Is this a scam? I’m not giving these guys my phone number. That would say “Sucker” all over it.
“In order to get your $900, please give us your credit card number so we can deposit the number in your account.... or send $50 for processing your claim to...”
It looks legit. The wolves get 1/3 of the settlement and change so you aren’t getting $300/call unless less than about 20,000 people apply.
Problem is sending a false number to a person’s caller id. They are now using numbers from the same area code, and exchange as the receiver. Sometimes the receiver’s own phone number.
Changing the phone number should be allowed only for a company with multiple lines, so the number displayed is the normal, listed number, not some extension.
I don’t know how to prevent it. The people who designed the telephone system know, if anyone knows. Penalties should be death by hanging, or in a vat of acid.
.....”I don’t know how to prevent it. “....
Get a dime store whistle and blow hard into the phone. If you get a person all the better.
YEs!...there’s all sorts of “tricks’ we can play. One family member enjoys stringing the out as if he’s interested....he’s good at it too! Ha..
Same goes for the calls from India and S.Americans saying your computer needs fixing.....or credit check scam people..
Anymore being on a no call list and updating it doesn’t seem to help much at all.
So I just blow the whistle ......
Something I have noticed becoming more frequent in the past few months. Usually the last four digits will have some of the same digits as your phone number. If I do not recognize the caller, I simply do not answer the phone. A ringing phone does not have a right to be answered. They can leave a message and I'll decide whether I want to return the call.
My rule of thumb is that if the caller ID comes up "unavailable," that makes two of us.
KA-CHING!
The lawyer is looking for $900 payouts to himself for acting on your behalf. Consumers in “class action lawsuits” usually get stuck with worthless vouchers.
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