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Re: Illegal
Posted By: dave In Response To: Illegal (Bob E.)
Date: Monday, December 24, 2007, at 8:17 a.m.(pst)
>> And not only is it frowned upon by fax machine users but I believe
>> it's against the law to send unsolicited faxes these days (with new laws
>> enacted just a few years ago). If I understand the law correctly you
>> cannot send unsolicited faxes and the fines per page are rather steep and
>> rightfully so.......you're wasting the recipients ink and paper for god's
>> sake. (In that respect fax spam is much more damaging to people than email
>> spam. I used to work for a company that used to have a fax machine that
>> spewed out spam faxes like a factory. It makes using a fax machine rather
>> useless and costly. They used to sometimes miss important faxes because
>> they would get overlooked and trashed with all the spam faxes they got. It
>> was a real problem.)>> If you want to send a person or company a fax- especially if you're
>> trying to sell them something with your faxes- you must first get their
>> permission. And no you can't get their permission by fax. Your first
>> contact with them in order to get their permission must be by a means
>> other than fax (in person, over phone, via email, by snail mail, etc.).>> Don't listen to mail order gurus, marketing gurus, etc. when they tell
>> you it's OK to send people faxes without permission. In most cases it's
>> usually not OK. Check the laws of your state as well as federal laws and
>> also the laws of the states where you'll be sending your faxes. If your
>> business revolves around faxing solicitations (good luck to you) then
>> you'd be a fool not to have an attorney explain to you what you can and
>> can't do. It could cost you dearly in fines if you decide to learn the
>> hard way and could even cost you your business if you're a small fry since
>> the fines will eat away your working capital.>> Bob E.
Hey Bob,
Good info. But I have to defend Jim since I actually misread that part in his ebook. :(
He recommended faxing only after the initial contact. Sorry for the confusion.
My question's about the initial intro contact through email or telephone. I just needed to know whether this initial contact is okay with the law, and how this can be done in a safe manner.
Hopefully you guys can answer this one.
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