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If you read the article, you’ll see that often the ones running these scams can’t pay the full amount. You don’t need a lot of money to spam calls. It wasn’t
by nobodyandproud 7y ago
If you read the article, you’ll see that often the ones running these scams can’t pay the full amount.
You don’t need a lot of money to spam calls.
It wasn’t always this way, and getting random BS calls almost never happened back then.
- vkou 7y agoThat's fine. We have a solution for people who don't have the full amount of a fine. We take every penny that they do have. Since the guy hasn't paid a cent, and is not living under a bridge, panhandling with a "Homeless veteran, please give me money for food" sign, I'm pretty sure that this is a problem with enforcement. > You don’t need a lot of money to spam calls. No, but you do get a lot of money from the people buying ad time from you.
- nobodyandproud 7y agoThat’s not at all a disincentive if the same person then just gets another setup a month later, and starts all over again. This is not a law enforcement problem, because this problem only became common once phone calls were virtually free to make. A lot of problems would be solved if phone calls are billable. Then the telcos would be fighting amongst themselves to make sure that they get paid.
- stjohnswarts 7y agoThey can't set up shop again if we throw them in prison for a year or two.