I received this unsolicited fax yesterday. Whaddya think?

Futo Inu

New member
ONE MILLION MOTHERS
4,000 DEAD CHILDREN or
THE 2ND AMENDMENT

* The Nationwide opinion poll on Gun Control law
* 4,000 children die of gunshot wounds

[in bold] Do you value your right to carry a gun more than the lives of these 4,000 children?

To vote, simply check one of the boxes below and fax your vote back to us. Alternatively you can post your vote to us at the address below.

SHOULD GUN LAW [sic]BE SERIOUSLY TIGHTENED?

YES

Please check
Fax to 1-900-860-1550

NO

Please check
Fax to 1-900-884-1550

Calls to these numbers cost $2.95 per minute, a small price for greater democracy. Calls take approx. 1 or 2 minutes. Your views are important. We make sure that decision makers are hearing them!

[bold] Your votes will be presented to the President, the First Lady, the Attorney General, Congress, Handgun Control Inc, the NRA, and Million Mom March.

The total votes received will be available at the end of the poll at www.poll-results.com

[fine print] Poll commissioned by 21st Century Faxes, 532 La Guardia Place PMB 201, New York NY 10012
To ensure that your are consulted on further national issues simply fax us your vote. If you do not wish to participate in any further polls, pleas call toll free 1-800-606-5720 or call 1-646-602-0372.

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Would be nice if a bunch of people called that 800 number to run up the phone bill of these scam artists. Obviously, the question is worded unfairly in a manner most highly calculated to arouse the passions of both sides, enough to get them to fax it back.
 
They'll probably have plenty of money to fight any lawsuit, if their numbers aren't padded on their website. Some "polls" generated up to 70,000+ replies, times $6 (2 minutes) = big bucks.

BTW, their 800 number is always "busy".

[This message has been edited by Oatka (edited June 01, 2000).]
 
Actually, if we could get a list of the Million Morons, it would be fun to run a similar 'poll'. Bankrupt the fools with 900 numbers.

From what I've seen, they have us way out-numbered in the 'fool' ratio ... ;)

Regards from AZ
 
This is a hoax that is being repeated. Last year the same type of fax from the same company went out nationwide. If I recall correctly, it was from an overseas company and the FCC was looking into the matter.

Dick
 
Futo,
A British Firm was doing this a few months back. This has nothing to do with gun control, or your opinion. All it is, is a shady way, for a shady firm, to take your money. They use "hot button" issues to generate revenue. Anytime you see a 900 number, suspect a scam. Either ignore it, or as Coinneach recommends, file suit.

Take care,
David
 
Same sort of FAX poll with the 900 number response went out recently about the New Jersey court finding now in the Supreme Court requiring the Boy Scouts to admit openly gay leaders. This poll is a scam thing to make money off high emotion issues. Don't get caught in it.

PS: Re the Gay leader issue, the BSA is not anti gay nor is it worried about avowedly gay adults preying on young scouts. Most gay men are not pedophiles. Rather, BSA has taken the clear position that an openly gay adult in a leadership role gives a confusing role model for young scouts that is not consistent with the clear moral position long taken by the BSA in the Scout Oath and the Scout Law.

Jim in IN

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[This message has been edited by JJB (edited June 02, 2000).]
 
Scam. This is the 5th or 6th variant of it in the last 2 yrs.
You'll never see the results.

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