FTC vs. Rachel from Cardholder Services
Posted: Wed Nov 07, 2012 2:38 pm
The FTC is trying to do something about the nonstop robocalls from Rachel at Cardholder Services. On November 1st the FTC announced they froze the assets of the five key companies pending further court action. The complaints were filed in Florida and Arizona. Orders freezing company assets were obtained in late October.
This action hopefully will slow down the pace of robocalls by cutting off the live operator side of the scam which was paying for the whole scheme. Some comments on other websites claim that the actual robodialing portion of the calls was outsourced elsewhere, and may still continue for now. Since November 1st I have been robodialed twice by Rachel or her minion. But since I am actively maintaining a "blocked caller" list on my cell phone, it was pleasant to see my phone just silently light up with the message "incoming caller blocked."The FTC wrote:The Federal Trade Commission escalated its campaign against illegal, unwanted robocalls announcing that it pulled the plug on five companies based in Arizona and Florida allegedly responsible for millions of illegal pre-recorded calls from “Rachel” and others from “Cardholder Services.” State partners in Arizona, Arkansas, and Florida also took legal action against similar companies...
The Commission votes authorizing the staff to file each complaint were 5-0. The complaints were filed in the U.S. district courts listed below. In filing the complaints, the FTC seeks to permanently stop the defendants’ allegedly illegal conduct. In each case, the court granted the FTC’s request for a temporary restraining order, which halts the operations pending further court proceedings.