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FTC Warns Consumers of Scammers Charging for
Do Not Call Registration -
Free and Easy Registration Available at 1-888-382-1222 and www.donotcall.gov
National advertisements urging consumers to call 1-800-DONOTCALL and pay a $2.95 fee to sign up for the National Do
Not Call Registry have prompted the Federal Trade Commission to issue a warning to consumers not to be duped.
Consumers calling this commercial number are connected for a $2.95 fee to the FTC’s Do Not Call sign-up system.
Connecting to the FTC’s free sign-up through this commercial number takes approximately seven minutes. Signing up
through the official national Do Not Call phone line or online site is free and takes less than two minutes.
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