The state of Indiana sues fax spammers, and so can you  
Monday, October 29th, 2007

There is one type of spammer that I hate more than all of the rest:  fax spammers.  Fax spammers are to me, the worst kind, because if you receive e-mail spam, you can usually just delete it, no harm done (assuming there's no virus or adware involved).  But fax spammers:  they not only waste your time, they waste your paper and your ink.

Now that is bullshit.

The state of Indiana has filed lawsuits against eight companies that it says flooded Hoosiers with illegal fax advertisements for the typical fax spam garbage:  vacations, weight loss products, loans, and insurance.  I'd be surprised if there weren't some "micro stock" ads in there, too.

Indiana Attorney General Steve Carter announced the suits during a visit to Louisville today.  Five other companies have been cited for violating the do-not-fax law and paid penalties of over $13,000.  GOOD!

"These fax offers are frustrating for business owners who bear the brunt of the costs, along with the time to sort through the unwanted piles of paper each day," Carter said in a statement.  "Home-based businesses also have the added frustration of uninterrupted privacy during the owners' time spent with family."

Suits were filed against Heritage Biographical Publications Inc., Cancun Adventures Inc., International Directories Corp. of Florida, Slim America Labs, The Hot Lead Company, Worldwide Commercial Lending, and Sunstar Travel and Tours Inc. & Tropical Travel Marking Inc.

I get so enraged by fax spam, that at nearly every company I've worked for I took it upon myself to collect the faxes and report every single one to the FCC.  They never stopped, and the fax spammers omit the required opt-out phone numbers or use them to verify that you're really getting the faxes, so that they can send more.

Blech.  Why can't those companies just be put out of business?  It is illegal, people!  And the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is supposed to be enforcing anti-fax laws!  WTF?

They're probably too busy with censorship in the media.

1.  There are vast amounts of awesome information on this topic at JunkFax.org:  basic information, Q&A, attorney info, junk faxer profiles, stories, case statuses, and TAKE ACTION info!

2.  When in anger:  file a complaint!!  The FCC is supposed to be there to handle the public's concerns about telemarketing, junk faxes, e-mail message spam, and even text messaging spam!  But if no one reports it - what can be done?

It's literally up to us...just, nobody ever tells us that.

   

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