Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster filed suit this week against a California telemarketer for allegedly violating the state’s no-call and telemarketing laws.
Koster claims First Pacific Marketing LLC used recorded solicitations, aka robocalls, in an attempt to sell home security systems to Missourians on the no-call list, according to a news release.
According to complaints filed with Koster’s office, the calls claimed the FBI reported break-ins in the consumers’ neighborhoods to solicit purchases. Though consumers could press a number to stop receiving calls, the company’s actions violated Missouri law.
“Telemarketers resorting to false statements and scare tactics to sell security systems are among the highest source of complaints to my office each year,” Koster said in the release. “This company repeatedly harassed Missourians with unwanted robocalls, even after they asked for the calls to stop. We will continue to protect Missouri consumers and crack down on unscrupulous telemarketers.”
In the suit, Koster is asking a court in St. Louis County to prohibit First Pacific from making further solicitations to Missourians, regardless of whether they are on the no-call list. He’s also seeking penalties of up to $5,000 per violation of the no-call law and $1,000 per violations of the telemarketing law, as well as the costs associated with the investigation and prosecution of the case.[[In-content Ad]]
