Not so fast. Rachel is Robocaller associated with unwanted calls to consumers by multiple “Cardholder Services” companies offering credit card interest rate reductions in exchange for an up-front fee.
The Federal Trade Commission is not amused. On November 1, 2012 the FTC announced successful prosecution of five companies based in Arizona and Florida responsible for millions of illegal pre-recorded calls from Rachel. Federal courts granted the FTC’s request for temporary restraining orders to halt the operations of the companies. FTC Chairman Leibowitz commented ...