From: kfl@KeithLynch.net   
      
   Tired of scam phone calls?  Good news:  The US federal government just   
   passed a law mandating a do-not-scam list.  Anyone can add their phone   
   number to this list, after which it's illegal for any scammer, crook,   
   or scoundrel to call them for the purpose of grift, fraud, extortion,   
   identity theft, threats, deception, or harassment.   
      
   This new list is loosely based on the old do-not-call list.  But that   
   list was useless, as it only applied to marketers, not to scammers or   
   crooks.  That list had no effect since legitimate businesses of course   
   never called anyone who wasn't already their customer.   
      
   I look forward to never again hearing my phone ring unless it's a call   
   from a friend or relative, or from a legitimate company I have a   
   business relationship with.   
   --   
   Keith F. Lynch - http://keithlynch.net/   
   Please see http://keithlynch.net/email.html before emailing me.   
      
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