Reader Opinion
> Al:
>
> It's not just their bad survey's...21st century
> polls are worthless. The survey's go out only to
> those with fax machines....that's a odd survey group
> don't you agree?
> 21st Century is a fax company that collects $2.95 a
> minute to tally your vote! They are crooks in my
> book!
>
> Steve
BRITISH FAX POLL SCAM AT IT AGAIN
Source: NRA-ILA FAX ALERT
Vol. 8, No. 5 2/2/01
www.nraila.org
The British company 21st Century Faxes Ltd. has fired up its fax machines once again, and is harassing any American with a fax number it can find, with another scam to line its pockets with your money. This is the same company that regularly floods American fax machines with what it calls "surveys," although the true goal is not to gauge public opinion. When 21st Century Faxes first came to the public's attention, it was the day after the tragedy at Columbine High, when it shamelessly began broadcasting one of its "surveys" on "gun control." The latest poll asks "Should gun makers compensate victims of gun crime?" The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) have already investigated 21st Century Faxes, after both received numerous complaints about these unsolicited messages, although we have yet to hear of the results of these investigations.
If you receive one of these faxes, don't bother responding, as the British company merely wants your money, not your opinion. To vote in this "survey," you must fax your reply to a "900" number that, according to fine print at the bottom of the message, costs $2.95 per minute. Rather than respond, you may want to contact the FCC and the FTC to register a complaint about this unsolicited fax. The FCC can be reached at (202) 418-0200, or found on the Internet at www.fcc.gov (http://www.fcc.gov), and the FTC can be reached at (202) 326-2000, or found on the Internet at www.ftc.gov (http://www.ftc.gov).
> Steve,
>
> I have to agree with you. Not only that, this is no
> way to conduct any kind of valid poll. Of course,
> it's barely any different than the popular polls don't
> you think? One of the things upper management at
> Cahners once told our staff was to be careful of polls
> for they can be made to project any message that a
> person or group wants to project. I will post your
> comments in the mail section.
>
> Regards,
>
> Al Colombo
> www.GiantKillers.Org
>
Allan B. Colombo
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