"TELL ME" Sells your Phone Number to Touts

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I called them about a week ago, for only maybe the sixth time this football season.

I called from a land line, only a bank and two credit card companies (and phone, gas, electric) have the number. No telemarker calls here, and I have this number on the Don't Call registry.

And so picked up a recorded message today from some tout, with a lock (of course) on tonight's game.

Tell Me is the culprit here.

It makes sense that Tell Me is selling the phone numbers. There ain't no free lunch. They have to make $$ somewhere. I imagine they also sell the numbers of those who call for other services to parties to whom that info is valuable. Like numbers of those calling for stock quotes to brokerages or stock tip sheets, etc.
 

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They can sell my number all they want. It's a very good scorephone to use.
 

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dial *67 before you call and it'll block your number. It should be free too.
 

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cofan said:
dial *67 before you call and it'll block your number. It should be free too.

I have blocking on that number, without hitting star67. But when you call an 800 number the blocking does not apply, and their call server harvests the numbers.

I'm not there that often and when I am I seldom pick up that phone, just let the machine get it. So as long as it doesn't become a daily thing I don't mind. Tho this tout - the few seconds I listened to it - wasn't entertaining, like Feiner, DeMarco, and the other warped masters of the tipster trade.
 

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