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How can you get telemarketers to stop calling after repeated request to be put on a do not call list?

I recieve at least one call every other day from an online pharmacy. I have begged them to put me on their do not call list, spoken to supervisors, but to no avail. What are my options on getting them to stop calling?!

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1. www.donotcall.gov go to this website and do it there
2. They are a shameless lot;Call them names you will be blacklisted by them
3. Complain to your telephone service provider. Tell them you are being harassed by company ___ and document the time, person you spoke with, and the telephone number of the person who called. However, if they are masking their telemarketing as a "survey" then there's nothing you can do about it. It's shady yes but not illegal. Have you signed up for the national do not call list if you are in the USA?
4. Tell them you will sue them in small claims court. $500 for every instance after your request. Take down names and dates of who you speak to. Then follow through and sue them. They'll stop after it hits their pocketbook.
5. Keep track of the dates and times they call and get as much information as possible from this group and turn them in. I told AT&T that I would do this and they stopped calling.
6. Once you register with the National Do Not Call list, it will take something like 90 days for your information to be blocked from call lists because they only update every 90 days. Also, political campaigns, research companies and charities will still call you...they do not have to use the Do Not Call list when they are working to gather information or raise money. Not everyone understands that.
7. First, go to the donotcall.gov and put your phone number there. This will take a little while for them to make sure your number gets put out to everyone, so they aren't supposed to call you. Now, if you have legit business with someone, like your credit card company, they can still call and offer you new features and stuff like that. While you wait for your number to be sent out, what you can do is have some fun. When they call you, just hang up. Or, yell into the phone, or just start cussing. You can even pretend you doing other things and make them wait. Or, simply put the phone down while they talk and just leave it and see how long they will stay on. They might keep calling you because its no a real company, and they just want to harass you. What you can do is get their information, and write a letter telling them to stop calling. Once that is done, you might be able to file a harassment lawsuit against them, as long as they give you the right information.
8. I am afraid they are from out of the country and they are NOT INTIMIDATED by our do not call list. The best advice is to never give them your real telephone number in the first place. ALso, you can have your phone company block their number.