WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal regulators filed suits Thursday against several companies they say are behind a national wave of spam “robo-calls” that warn people their auto warranties are expiring and offer new service plans.
Federal Trade Commission officials said they asked a federal court in Chicago to halt the illegal telemarketing campaign of “Your Car Warranty Has Expired.” Officials say as many as 1 billion of the nuisance calls have been made to Americans.
The FTC named Voice Touch Inc. and Transcontinental Warranty Inc. in the suits. It is seeking injunctions forcing them to return allegedly ill-gotten gains.
FTC Chairman Jon Leibowitz called it “one of the most aggressive” telemarketing schemes the agency has ever seen.
“I’m not sure which is worse, the abusive telemarketing tactics of these companies, or the way they try to deceive people once they get them on the phone,” Leibowitz said. “Either way, we intend to shut them down.”

Lykke li.

I woke to the album version of “Dance, Dance, Dance” today.
It’s more fun the the bon iver version — and it’s on Youth Novels.

enjoy