Charity frauds and pyramid scams—what do they have in common? Well, these are just a couple of scams which are done the same way. Yes, scammers made use of telemarketing to perform these frauds. And the worst thing about it? These dubious telemarketers could get away with murder.
Criminals have discovered some methods in crafting their tactics to look as if they’re carried out by reliable and professional telemarketers. It’s a nasty thing—innocent people are being misled and deceived, but then it is even more horrible that telemarketing services has been viewed negatively and all the more being publicly displayed in the media as the accomplice or even the starting place of all those problems.
But it’s not, on the contrary.
Whether or not telemarketing is at fault is immaterial. It is in fact up to the person to determine and be careful as not to fall prey to these culprits and tell the difference between honest and professional telemarketers as opposed to the scammers. It is helpful if people know about asking the right questions. Reliable professional telemarketers support themselves without ever compromising on their reputation and credibility. As for the phonies? Well, they will simply and immediately hang up on you. If this happens to you, write down the telemarketer’s number, the time they called, the conversations’ summary, and most of all, the name of the firm the telemarketer represents. Doing this will be helpful for the government agencies if you verify with them.
But a quick judge if they’re legit or not: honest and professional telemarketers are all about building relationship first, and won’t sell anything during the first call. While scam artists are after a quick buck—make you spend money that fast.