From: garym@mcgath.com   
      
   On 4/1/24 4:15 PM, Keith F. Lynch wrote:   
   > 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.   
      
   In other April Fools' Day news, I wore my Exeter UFO Festival shirt today.   
      
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   Gary McGath    http://www.mcgath.com   
      
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