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Contact

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Due to the large number of people who have questions, and the fact that this site is maintained in our spare time, we are unable to personally answer most queries.

The most common question we get is "how do I get them to stop?" The simplest way is to purchase a device to filter these calls out. See [[Devices to stop junk faxes]].

If you'd like to find out who is sending you the junk faxes and are willing to pay a modest fee to find out, see the "hire an expert" section at [[Who sent this fax?]].

The goal of junkfax.org is to be a self-sustaining organization that pursues lawsuits against junk faxes and causes them to stop violating the laws. Profits from each case and re-invested in pursuing other cases. By having people assign faxes to us for very low cost, we can increase the amount of money we can use to pursue these cases. To minimize costs, cases are researched, then farmed out to lawyers on a contingency basis who follow the procedure in step #10 of Junkfax- [[How To Get Even]].

We also are getting into e-mail spam. If you'd like to help out, take our 30 second survey: [[Anti-spam filter user survey]]

E-mail: [mailto:junkfax@andersonwanca.com junkfax@andersonwanca.com]

[[JunkFax.org:General_disclaimer|Read our Disclaimer]]

[[JunkFax.org:Privacy_policy|Read our Privacy Policy]]

Contact

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<big>'''Contact Information'''</big>

Due to the large number of people who have questions, and the fact that this site is maintained in our spare time, we are unable to personally answer most queries.

The most common question we get is "how do I get them to stop?" The simplest way is to purchase a device to filter these calls out. See [[Devices to stop junk faxes]].

If you'd like to find out who is sending you the junk faxes and are willing to pay a modest fee to find out, see the "hire an expert" section at [[Who sent this fax?]].

The goal of junkfax.org is to be a self-sustaining organization that pursues lawsuits against junk faxes and causes them to stop violating the laws. Profits from each case and re-invested in pursuing other cases. By having people assign faxes to us for very low cost, we can increase the amount of money we can use to pursue these cases. To minimize costs, cases are researched, then farmed out to lawyers on a contingency basis who follow the procedure in step #10 of Junkfax- [[How To Get Even]].

We also are getting into e-mail spam. If you'd like to help out, take our 30 second survey: [[Anti-spam filter user survey]]

E-mail: [mailto:junkfax@andersonwanca.com junkfax@andersonwanca.com]

[[JunkFax.org:General_disclaimer|Read our Disclaimer]]

[[JunkFax.org:Privacy_policy|Read our Privacy Policy]]

Contact

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<big>'''Contact Information'''</big>

This site is run by volunteers.

Due to the large number of people who have questions, and the fact that this site is maintained in our spare time, we are unable to personally answer most queries.

The most common question we get is "how do I get them to stop?" The simplest way is to purchase a device to filter these calls out. See [[Devices to stop junk faxes]].

If you'd like to find out who is sending you the junk faxes and are willing to pay a modest fee to find out, see the "hire an expert" section at [[Who sent this fax?]].

The goal of junkfax.org is to be a self-sustaining organization that pursues lawsuits against junk faxes and causes them to stop violating the laws. Profits from each case and re-invested in pursuing other cases. By having people assign faxes to us for very low cost, we can increase the amount of money we can use to pursue these cases. To minimize costs, cases are researched, then farmed out to lawyers on a contingency basis who follow the procedure in step #10 of Junkfax- [[How To Get Even]].

We also are getting into e-mail spam. If you'd like to help out, take our 30 second survey: [[Anti-spam filter user survey]]

E-mail: [mailto:junkfax@andersonwanca.com junkfax@andersonwanca.com]

[[JunkFax.org:General_disclaimer|Read our Disclaimer]]

[[JunkFax.org:Privacy_policy|Read our Privacy Policy]]

Contact

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<big>'''Contact Information'''</big>

This site is run by volunteers.

Due to the large number of people who have questions, and the fact that this site is maintained in our spare time, we are unable to personally answer most queries.

The most common question we get is "how do I get them to stop?" The simplest way is to purchase a device to filter these calls out. See [[Devices to stop junk faxes]].

If you'd like to find out who is sending you the junk faxes and are willing to pay a modest fee to find out, see the "hire an expert" section at [[Who sent this fax?]].

The goal of junkfax.org is to be a self-sustaining organization that pursues lawsuits against junk faxes and causes them to stop violating the laws. Profits from each case and re-invested in pursuing other cases. By having people assign faxes to us for very low cost, we can increase the amount of money we can use to pursue these cases. To minimize costs, cases are researched, then farmed out to lawyers on a contingency basis who follow the procedure in step #10 of Junkfax- [[How To Get Even]].

We also are getting into e-mail spam. If you'd like to help out, take our 30 second survey: [[Anti-spam filter user survey]]

E-mail: [mailto:junkfax@andersonwanca.com junkfax@andersonwanca.com]

To get off all mailing lists: [[Remove my e-mail address from all junkfax.org e-mail lists]]

To get on our mailing list: [[Get on the junk fax mailing list]]

[[JunkFax.org:General_disclaimer|Read our Disclaimer]]

[[JunkFax.org:Privacy_policy|Read our Privacy Policy]]

MediaWiki:Sitenotice

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Main Page

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Two of the "greatest irritants in modern life," said former Georgia Gov. Roy E. Barnes, "are the unwanted telephone call at dinner and the junk fax."

== Background Information ==

* [[Basic Information]] - A short introduction to junk faxes
* [[Junk Fax Q&A]] - Start here. Everything you've wanted to know about junk faxes including how to stop them!
* [[Attorney Information]] - A list of attorneys you can hire. Also, reference material for attorneys.
* [[Legal Tips]] and [[Collection Tips]] - These two pages have helpful tips to help you bring actions and collect in difficult situations
* [[Other Junk Fax Websites]] - A list of other junk fax websites
* [[Spam Filter Comparison]] - We asked our 25,000 readers which e-mail anti-spam filters work the best.
* [[Investigation tools]] - Tools for looking up phone numbers, web sites, and more.

== Real Stories ==

* [[Junk Faxer Profiles]] - Profiles some of the famous junk faxers including [[My Hot Leads]], [[Travelcomm]], and [[Protus IP Solutions]]. How to find out who is sending you junk faxes.
* [[cacd-uscourts.com]] - The best phish email we've seen in a long time. Here's how to avoid been scammed
* [[News Items]] - News stories and press releases about junk faxes including the recent injunction against fax.com
* [[Junkfax stories]] - Real stories of real people
* [[Cases]] - Here are some cases and judgments you might find useful if you decide to sue
* [[Stock fraud faxes]] - People involved in the promotion of penny stocks such as TWTN, CNDD, SGNJ, AHFI, BDYS, BHLL
* [[US Record Search]] - Beware! You can get scammed even by people who claim to help you collect your judgment
* [[OAN Services]] - Take a close look at your phone bill. You may be being charged every month for a service you never ordered.

== Take Action ==

* [[Help stop Robocalls]] - Victim of an audio Robocall? Here's how to get even.
* [[How to get it to stop]] - There are only two phone numbers you need call to be permanently removed from most lists.
* [[Who sent this fax?]] - How to identify who sent you the fax
* [[Investigating violations]] - If you are a legitimate common carrier or fax broadcaster and have notice of a violation, here's what to do.
* [[Contact]] - Contact us for questions or to volunteer to help

Market News Alert

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'''Market News Alert'''

My favorite spammer. Active from April 2001 to Sept 2003. Ceased activities around Feb 2004.

He finally got the SEC to sue him: [[Media:comp19263.pdf|June 9, 2005 SEC vs. Richard Glen Spradling]]

Spradling lost: [https://www.sec.gov/litigation/litreleases/lr19505.htm Richard Glen Spradling Lit. Rel. No. 19505 - December 21, 2005]

Richard Glen Spradling
3007 Fairway Drive
Sugar Land, TX 77478

He's 46 years old. He's one of the original penny stock promoters.

Companies:

*RS Market Alerts, Inc. 
*Market News Alert 
*Fairview Consulting 
*Omni Traders 

Fax Titles:

*Market News Alert 
*Breaking Market News 
*National Investors News Update (March 2003) 
*National Investors Alert 
*OTC Stock Watch 
*The Stock Alert 

Websites:

*marketnewsalert.com 
*marketnewsalertonline.com 
*wallstreetnewsalert.com 
*investmentreport.com 

Stocks Promoted

*ICOA in May 2002 (their CEO paid for it) 
*THCR in May 2002 (compensated by the company) 
*FXGP in Nov 2002 (paid for by a third party) 
*EGFG in Oct 18 to Nov 28 2001 
*Promoted about 44 stocks from April 2001 to Sept 2003 

See [[Media:EB-02-TC-069.pdf| http://www.fcc.gov/eb/Orders/2002/EB-02-TC-069.pdf]] for the FCC citation against them.

I received 8 faxes from them in just two days (August 15 and September 1). These guys are a very small shop that send out incredible numbers of faxes and Internet postings. I've been getting them for at least a year.

The SEC should put them in jail for penny stock manipulation. Remarkably, there isn't an FCC citation against them, a credit to the extremely low profile that they have (there is no "response number" on their faxes because your response is to buy the stock they are trying to hype). However, the real reason is the disclaimer. By putting on that disclaimer, they basically are untouchable by the SEC.

'''If you have been duped by MNA and purchased the stock they recommended and lost money and you live in California, contact us. The California Attorney General can take action if someone has been harmed in California.'''

However, what they are doing is fraudulent because their disclaimer isn't true and it's interstate too.

:Richard Spradling dba Market News Alert aka Wall Street News Alert
:6355 Westheimer, Suite 163
:Houston, TX 77057
:richardspad@yahoo.com
:Voice numbers 281-938-0380 isn't in service anymore; neither is 713 266 0419. 713-933-0380 is a fax number that still works.
:877-453-9369 is the removal number published on the fax.
:[http://www.marketnewsalertonline.com/ MarketNewsAlertOnline.com]
:See Other Addresses Below:

Don't bother to try to remove your number, people have tried and it doesn't work as this link shows: [http://www.complaints.com/october2001/complaintoftheday.october20.6.htm Unable to stop unwanted faxes]. Note that this is the same removal number as "The Stock Watch" and "Wall Street News Alert". I'm going to find out who owns the number. So it appears that Spradling isn't sending out his own faxes but using a broadcaster.

We will have trouble serving Spradling and Market News Alert, many have tried, all have failed. He keeps moving around leaving behind ex-girlfriends or family.

Spradling's Attorney for Some Matters is:

Gary E Patterson 
712 Main Street 
Houston, TX 77002 
(713) 223 3095 

Spradling's Attorney for Junk Faxes:

Andre' L. Ligon, Esq. 
Ligon & Associates 
2600 South Loop West Suite 420 
Houston TX 77054 
713-662-2500, Facsimile: 713-662-2244 

I called Andre and he said to send him the faxes so he can verify they are legitimate and then we would talk.

Name of Defendant: RICHARD GLEN SPRADLING

DOB: 2 Nov 1966

SSN 461-11-XXXX issued in Texas between 1971 and 1972

Addresses Associated with Subject

3007 FAIRWAY DR, SUGAR LAND, TX 77478 Defendant renewed his most recent auto registration here August 2001. I spoke to the mother of his children who lives at this address. She stated that she hears from him every once in awhile.

6355 WESTHEIMER RD # 163, HOUSTON, TX 77057 Pack & Mail Center. They signed for the certified demand letter. On 12/142001 I spoke with Kenny Fisher, who stated that Spradling continues to receive mail at this address.

2650 FOUNTAIN VIEW DR, HOUSTON, TX 77057 Defendant used to have an address at this address before getting evicted.

6328 DEERWOOD RD., HOUSTON, TX 77057 This address was given by Spradling on his assumed name certificate as the location of his business. Process server Raul Diaz attempted service here. Per Diaz, Defendant no longer lives here.

7600 Highmeadow 97, Houston TX 77063 Renewed his Texas driver license 12483985 here Aug. 97. I spoke with the apartment manager. She stated that he was longer on the lease.

However, Paetec owns the removal number (see next). He's was using [https://myportal.easylink.com/welcome.do Xpedite], a business unit of of [https://finance.yahoo.com/ Ptek Holdings], a publicly traded company.

Here's a message from Richard Zelma:

:Had a (legal) argument with Michelle Cohen of Post Hastings, a DC firm defending my proposed litigation against Xpedite.

:In her proffer, she refers to the all too familiar language in the Order on Further Reconsideration FCC 97-117 April 10, 1997. Specifically paragraph 6.

:My argument was that Xpedite on June 7, sent me 3 Market News Alert faxes while I'm in litigation with them.

:The former broadcaster for MNA has severed business relations with them. So MNA turned to Xpedite.

:She is saying that MNA was responsible to place banner info and secondly, that was a choice that was up to them since the law does not require both sender and composer information. If the composer or sender both chose to supply info, they must differentiate who is who. Unfortunately that's how Para 6 reads.

:I asked her if she would allow the client to provide me with all contractual info between Xpedite and MNA and she was reluctant to do so.

:I gave her a choice, either provide the info or be named as another defendant where you could be compelled to provide that.

:She promised to get back with me next week.

May 21, 2002: I faxed Andre 23 faxes I received from Market News Alert.

Like Thomas Loyd of Investors' Alert, Spradling's success is due to his liason with a stock promoter, or "public relations specialist" who receives a large block of stock either by way of purchase or, more likely, as a fee from a larger player of the stock, sometimes its CEO or another officer. (but sometimes the target company may be unaware of the manipulation) The PR man gives some of his block to Spradling, who pumps the perceived value via fax, the goal being to pump and dump in near-unison. Spradling owes his success to the same promoter who got Loyd started, and came on board during a spat between Lloyd and the promoter.

News Items

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==Junk Fax News==
'''June 6, 2005:''' [[Executive Fights Faxes, One at a Time]] (Los Angeles Daily Journal) 
Article talks about Kirsch's fights with the junk faxers 

'''October 9, 2004:''' [https://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,65291,00.html Wired News Curtain Call for Junk-Fax Blaster] 
This article talks about the injunction against fax.com. As of Oct. 5, 2004: Fax.com is essentially kaput. 

* Oct 5, 2004: [[Federal injunction against fax.com to stop faxing granted 10-5-04]]
* Oct 5, 2004: fax.com's stipulation to the injunction: [[CaAG_stipulatedInjunction]]
===DIRECTV Participating in Class Action Settlement Related to Fax Promotions===
DIRECTV and PRIMETV are in the process of settling a class action lawsuit brought against them for illegal fax activities. 

The attorney fees can range as high as $8.5 million. This is probably a good thing since it provides a "cash penalty" against the perpetrators. 

Class actions filed independently in four states have been combined into a consolidated national class action in Indiana, where a proposed settlement is pending, subject to court approval. A monetary award under the TCPA at $500 per violation, or any significant cash to the 14 million potential class members, would result in an unworkable result. The proposed settlement calls for the issuance of transferable certificates valued at over $300 each. The certificates may be surrendered to DirecTV for free equipment, installation and service with no obligation to subscribe for any continuing service, unlike DirecTV's "free" promotional offerings." 

For more information including details on how to participate as a claimant see: [http://www.directvfaxsettlement.com/ http://www.directvfaxsettlement.com] 

===Former Georgia Governor Barnes Leads Charge Against Junk Faxes in Georgia===
[http://www.law.com/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=OpenMarket/Xcelerate/View&c=LawArticle&cid=1079640447862&t=LawArticle Junk Fax Profits Outweigh Costs] 

[http://www.law.com/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=OpenMarket/Xcelerate/View&c=LawArticle&cid=1079640447836&t=LawArticle Georgia Car Wash May Face $110M in Junk Fax Penalties] 

[https://www.law.com/servlet/ContentServer/?pagename=OpenMarket/Xcelerate/View&c=LawArticle&cid=1068651187767&t=LawArticle&slreturn=20180415171233 Former Georgia Governor Appeals Junk Fax Ruling] 
Two of the "greatest irritants in modern life," said former Georgia Gov. Roy E. Barnes, "are the unwanted telephone call at dinner and the junk fax." He won the appeal. See story above. 

===Wired Magazine Reports on the Difficulties of Collecting on Judgments Against FAX.COM===
Wired Magazine reporter Ryan Singel wrote about the difficulties encountered by various judges, state attorneys general, and the $2.2 trillion Kirsch lawsuit in terms of collecting judgments. To summarize the article, fax.com CEO Kevin Katz simply ignores court orders. 

See the Jan. 12, 2004 article in Wired Magazine: [http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,61861,00.html?tw=wn_tophead_2 "FAX.COM Still Dodging Legal Steps"] 

===Company's Liability for Sending Unsolicited Faxes Not Helped by Bankruptcy===
DALLAS - MSI Marketing, Inc., a Dallas, Texas-based provider of marketing services, admitted in its bankruptcy case to employing Fax.com, Inc. during the period January 2001 to May 2002 for the purpose of sending unsolicited facsimile advertisements for its business. The bankruptcy court has set a bar date of March 31, 2004, for claims arising from the fax advertising. 

In addition, MSI's principals consented to a decree restraining them, and various entities under their management or control, from sending unsolicited facsimile advertisements in the future. 

See the [[complete press release]] (Acrobat PDF format). It was issued by Walter Oney, a Boston attorney involved in obtaining concessions from MSI Marketing. [12/30/2003]. 

Additional information on MSI Marketing and its DBAs, such as [[Y2K Marketing]], can be found in our infamous junk faxers section. 

===California Governor Davis Signs Tough Anti-Spam Law===
Legislation modeled after anti-junkfax laws is starting to be signed into law. 

See: [http://www.consumersunion.org/pub/core_other_issues/000409.html http://www.consumersunion.org/pub/core_other_issues/000409.html] 

==="[http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,60406-2,00.html Junk-Fax Firm Disguising Rebirth]" reads the headline in the 9/15/03 issue of Wired News.===
The article, written by Ryan Singel, describes the various efforts of fax.com to remain in business in the face of lawsuits from the state of California for $15 million and our own [[$2.2 trillion lawsuit]]. 

===FCC Extends Effective Date of Amended Fax Advertising Rules Until Jan. 1, 2005===
====Other Recently Adopted TCPA Rules Remain Unaffected====

''FCC Press Release:'' 

Date: 8/19/03 -- for Immediate Release &nsp; 

Washington, DC – The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has extended to January 1, 2005, the effective date of its new rules requiring written consent before sending advertising faxes. 

This action does not change the effective date for the comprehensive telemarketing rules, including other rules regarding faxes, adopted on June 26, 2003. 

This action also does not change the October 1, 2003 effective date for the national do-not-call registry. 

The extension of time permits entities sending fax advertisements more time to comply with the new rules and obtain written consent and signatures from parties to whom they wish to fax. It will also allow the Commission time to consider any petitions for reconsideration and other filings that may be made on this issue. 

The extension keeps in effect, until January 1, 2005, the exemption that allows entities to send unsolicited fax advertisements to individuals and businesses with which they have established business relationships. Until January 1, 2005, those transmitting faxes do not have to obtain the express written consent, including signatures, from recipients with whom they have established business relationships. Regardless of the extension, however, fax transmitters still must obtain prior express permission from fax recipients with whom they do not have established business relationships. 

Action by the Commission August 18, 2003, by Order on Reconsideration (FCC 03-208). Chairman Powell, Commissioners Abernathy, Copps, Martin and Adelstein. 

For further information contact Erica H. McMahon or Richard D. Smith at 202-418-2512, Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau. 

--- 

Contact information for the FCC and its board of directors can be found at: [http://www.fcc.gov/contacts.html http://www.fcc.gov/contacts.html] 

===Attorney General Lockyer Files Lawsuit Against One of Nation's Largest Junk Fax Businesses===
'''''Complaint Against Fax.com Seeks More than $15 Million in Penalties and Other Relief''''' 
July 22, 2003 
03-089 
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 
(916) 324-5500 

(SAN DIEGO) – Attorney General Bill Lockyer today filed a consumer protection lawsuit against Aliso Viejo-based Fax.com, seeking more than $15 million in penalties and other relief and alleging the firm committed rampant violations of state and federal law in sending unsolicited advertisements via fax and prerecorded phone messages. 

"Fax.com, with high-level technology and low-level respect for the law, runs a 24-hour privacy invasion operation that continually spews unsolicited faxes and prerecorded phone calls," said Lockyer. "Junk faxes cost consumers, businesses and taxpayers tens of millions of dollars every year. Consumers' privacy, choice and pocketbooks have to be protected. With this action, and through our other efforts to fight spam and quiet telemarketers, that's exactly what my office intends to do." 

Filed in federal court in San Diego, Lockyer's [[complaint]] alleges Fax.com operates its junk fax business around the clock, and has committed millions of "willful and knowing" violations of the federal Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA). The TCPA prohibits sending unsolicited advertisements via fax, and disseminating prerecorded messages by phone, without consumers' prior consent. Under a state law enacted in 2002 – AB 2944 by Assembly Speaker pro Tempore Christine Kehoe, D-San Diego – California specifically was placed under the federal statute prohibiting junk faxes. 

"I personally receive several junk faxes each and every week – everything from vacation opportunities to executive search scams," said Kehoe. "These companies show a blatant disregard for the law. Junk faxes are illegal and will not go unpunished. I encourage Attorney General Lockyer to take aggressive action against all junk fax companies." 

Added Senator Debra Bowen, D-Redondo Beach, a co-author of AB2944: "Junk faxes are an annoying, postage-due invasion of your privacy that cost you time and money. Nobody buys a fax machine for their home or business so Fax.com can fire in non-stop ads for satellite TV systems, vacation packages, cell phone deals and toner cartridges." 

Lockyer's complaint also alleges Fax.com violated state laws that prohibit unfair competition and regulate transmittal of unsolicited, prerecorded phone messages. Additionally, the lawsuit charges Fax.com with false or misleading advertising, in violation of state law. 

The false advertising allegations are based largely on Fax.com's statements to consumers that Fax.com has permission to send the faxes, that consumers can remove their numbers from the distribution list, and that consumers can take certain steps to ensure they receive only one unsolicited fax per week. The defendants often fail to honor consumers' requests to be removed as a recipient, the complaint alleges. 
The complaint, filed on behalf of the People of California, seeks $500 for each violation of the TCPA, and asks the court to award $1,500 for each of the millions of willful, knowing violations. 

In addition to relief under the TCPA, the complaint seeks civil penalties for each alleged violation of state laws prohibiting unfair competition, and false or misleading advertising. The lawsuit asks the court to award not less than $15 million in penalties. 

Lockyer's complaint also asks the court to permanently prohibit the defendants from engaging in the alleged unlawful conduct. The enjoined conduct would include sending unsolicited faxes and making telephone calls introduced by prerecorded messages. 

Besides Fax.com, the complaint names as defendants: Kevin Katz of Laguna Beach, president of Fax.com; and Eric Wilson of Sierra Madre, chief technical officer of Fax.com. 

The dissemination of unsolicited faxes shifts the printing costs of such advertisements to the recipients, who are forced use their own toner and paper to receive the ads. Additionally, receiving and handling junk faxes requires additional labor and prevents receipt of other, requested messages. More generally, the complaint alleges, the defendants' junk faxes "are bothersome and a harassment to recipients." 

Fax.com charges its business clients a fee to send faxes on their behalf. Fax.com's web site boasts the firm owns "the world's largest fax database." The web site also states that in 2001, Fax.com planned to have the capacity to deliver 3 million faxes each day. Additionally, company officials have told lawmakers that each fax costs recipients up to 2 cents. 

So, if Fax.com has reached the 3 million-fax capacity, and if it fully utilizes that capacity, its faxes could cost recipients up to $60,000 a day, according to the firm's own estimates. Multiplied by 365 days, that adds up to roughly $21.9 million in potential expense incurred by recipients. 

Frequently, taxpayers bear the cost associated with junk faxes. "Facsimile machines owned by the State of California are among those receiving unsolicited faxes from Defendants," the complaint alleges. "In the case of Defendants sending faxes to State-owned machines, the cost of materials and time is charged to the taxpayers of California." 

Consumers who believe they have been victimized by Fax.com, or who have questions or complaints about similar misconduct by other businesses, should contact the Public Inquiry Unit of the Attorney General's Office, P.O. Box 944255, Sacramento, CA 94244-2550, or file a complaint online at [http://www.ag.ca.gov/consumers/mailform.htm http://www.ag.ca.gov/consumers/mailform.htm]. 
[http://caag.state.ca.us/newsalerts/2002/02-077.htm Attorney General Bill Lockyer Demands That FAX.COM Turn Over Documents for State Investigation] 
7/16/2002: fax.com refused to comply with AG's subpoena 

===Appeals Court Rules that TCPA Applies in California and Class Actions Can Be Brought===
On July 22, 2003, in [http://www.courtinfo.ca.gov/opinions/documents/B155804.DOC Kaufman v. ACS Systems (July 22, 2003, B155804) _Cal.App.4th], the California Court of Appeals reversed Superior Court Judge Ann L. Kough's ruling that California is an opt-in state. They ruled that 1) the TCPA applies in California and that enabling legislation is not required, 2) the TCPA is constitutional (already affirmed by the California Supreme Court), and 3) that class actions can be brought in California under the TCPA. 

===New Jersey Court Grants Class Certification Against Junk Faxers.===
New Jersey Superior Court Judge Theodore Davis recently (May, 2003) certified a class action against junk faxers Fax.com and Kevin Katz in the matter of Spectracom Inc. v. Fax.com and Keven Katz, et al. 
The suit alleges causes of action under both the Telephone Consumer Protection Act ("TCPA") and the New Jersey Consumer Fraud Act. The class motion was argued by plaintiff's co-counsel, Philip Stephen Fuoco of The Law Firm of Philip Stephen Fuoco, 24 Wilkins Place, Haddonfield, NJ 08033. (856) 354-1100. 

Counsel believe this is the first proposed class action where a class was actually certified by a court against Fax.com and that it may be only the second class certified under the TCPA. (For a copy of the class certification order or any questions, please contact the Law Firm of Philip Stephen Fuoco.) 

[http://siliconvalley.internet.com/news/print.php/1467411 Calif passes 3 anti-spam laws] 
AB 2944 gives federal protection on unsolicited faxes, AB 1769 gives consumers the same protection on text messages on cell phones, and SB 1560 cleans up the Do Not Call list legislation. 

[http://www.sltrib.com/2003/jan/01302003/utah/24585.asp SLC Lawyer Makes Junk Faxers Pay] 

===Lieff Cabraser files $2.2 trillion dollar class action lawsuits against Fax.com, Cox Business Services===
State and federal cases were filed on August 22, 2002 against Fax.com, Cox Business Services, and all of Fax.com's advertisers over the past 4 years. Here is the [[press release]]. The state suit was filed by Kirsch in Santa Clara County against fax.com and their advertisers for the past 4 years. The federal suit was filed by Redefining Progress against Cox in the Northern District in California. 

The lawyers do not want to make the complaint readily available because they don't want to deal with the hassles of copycat lawsuits. If you need electronic copies of these cases, please contact us and tell us exactly why you need a copy of the complaint (see the "Contact us" link in the sidebar). 

'''Note''': if you are prompted for a Username and Password when trying to load these documents, just click cancel. This is a well known Microsoft bug that nobody seems to know how to fix. 

This story was covered by every major TV station in the San Francisco Bay area. Here are stories that were written: 

[http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&ncid=528&e=1&cid=528&u=/ap/20020823/ap_on_hi_te/junk_faxes_4 Yahoo! News - Exec Seeks Trillions in Fax Lawsuit] (Associated Press, Aug 23, 2002) 

[http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2002/08/22/MN244534.DTL $2 trillion junk fax suit - Silicon Valley man demands Fax.com end unsolicited messages] (San Francisco Chronicle, Aug 22, 2002) 

[http://www.reuters.com/co_news_presentation.jhtml?type=companynews&provider=companynews&StoryID=1363062&symbol1=COX&symbol2=COX.N U.S. lawsuits seek $2.2 trillion over "junk" faxes] (Reuters, Aug 22, 2002) 

[http://www.bayarea.com/mld/bayarea/business/3914688.htm Mercury News 08-22-2002 Entrepreneur files suit over junk faxes] (San Jose Mercury News, Aug 22, 2002) 

[http://online.wsj.com/article/0,,SB1030078343814272235-search,00.html?collection=wsjie/30day&vql-string=%28kirsch%29%3Cin%3E%28article%2Dbody%29 Lawsuit Seeks $2.2 Trillion for Junk Faxes] (Wall St. Journal, Aug 22, 2002) 

[http://news.com.com/2100-1033-955002.html?tag=fd_top "Junk fax" lawsuits seek $2.2 trillion - Tech News] (CNet, Aug 22, 2002) 

[http://cnn.looksmart.com/og/pr=FastSitesCustom;tc=;pc=15;ro=1;rc=17;pi=zch%7Chttp://cnn.com/2002/LAW/08/23/junk.faxes.ap/index.html Lawsuits seek $2.2 trillion over faxes] (CNN, 23-Aug-02) 
Fed up with unwanted ads for phone accessories, credit services and stock tips on his fax machine, a Silicon Valley executive sued a company that sends bulk faxes on Thursday, demanding $2.2 trillion in damages. 

[http://www.guardian.co.uk/international/story/0,3604,779899,00.html $2.2 trillion lawsuit says the fax should be sacred] (Guardian Unlimited, UK, Aug 24, 2002) 
[http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_655769.html?menu=news.latestheadlines Executive sues bulk fax company for $2.2 trillion] (Ananova, UK, Aug 23, 2002) 

[http://www.dmnews.com/cgi-bin/artprevbot.cgi?article_id=21402 DMNews.com: Fax.com President Calls $2.2 Trillion Lawsuit 'Absurd'] (Aug 27, 2002) 

===Fax.com hit with $2.2 trillion lawsuits===
Aliso Viejo firm is accused of flouting federal ban on unsolicited ads. 

August 23, 2002 

By BERNARD J. WOLFSON 
The Orange County Register 

A Silicon Valley entrepreneur and a nonprofit advocacy group Thursday filed twin lawsuits against Aliso Viejo-based Fax.com, each seeking class-action status and $2.2 trillion, alleging violations of a federal ban against unsolicited fax ads. 
.... 

The federal law allows damages of $500 for each unwanted fax, plus triple damages. Assuming 3 million faxes a day -- the capacity cited on Fax.com's Web site -- that works out to $2.2 trillion a year. "I'd be very happy if we just got $100 billion," Kirsch said. 

* See [http://www.ocregister.com/archives/ Orange County Register] for full story 
===Fine buoys bill to ban junk faxes===
Fax.com hopes powerful lobbyist can head it off. 

August 21, 2002 

'''By BERNARD J. WOLFSON and HANH KIM QUACH''' 
The Orange County Register 
A legislative battle is heating up in Sacramento as state lawmakers rekindle efforts to ban unsolicited fax advertising while one of the nation's biggest "fax broadcasting" companies lobbies fiercely for survival. 

Emboldened by last week's $5.4 million federal fine against the company, Aliso- Viejo based '''Fax.com''', two legislators have resurrected a twice-defeated bill that would strengthen the federal prohibition against "junk faxes" by scrubbing a conflicting California law that allows them. 

"The Federal Communication Commission's action may help, and that's why we've attempted a resurrection," says Sen. Debra Bowen, D-Redondo Beach, co-author of the bill. 

In Fax.com's corner is Brian Hatch, one of Sacramento's most influential lobbyists. With his help, Fax.com hopes to dodge the bullet again. Some say Hatch's ties to another client, the powerful California Professional Firefighters, may have weighed on the minds of some lawmakers when Bowen's previous bill was killed by an Assembly committee earlier this year. 

* See [http://www.ocregister.com/archives/ Orange County Register] for full story 

===Ban on junk faxes sought // Technology - Two state senators see opportunity to repeal law that allows unsolicited ads.===
August 8, 2002 

'''Byline''': BERNARD J. WOLFSON 
The Orange County Register 

A pair of state legislators Wednesday jumped on news of a federal fine against Aliso Viejo-based Fax.com to resurrect a bill cracking down on junk faxes in California. 

Assemblywoman Christine Kehoe, D-San Diego, and state Sen. Debra Bowen, D-Redondo Beach, introduced legislation to ensure that a federal ban on unsolicited fax advertising is upheld in California. Their bill would repeal a conflicting state law that allows such faxes. 

Kehoe said receiving unwanted commercial ... 
* See [http://www.ocregister.com/archives/ Orange County Register] for full story 

===FCC fines `fax blaster' // Technology Fax.com of Aliso Viejo receives a $5.4 million fine for violating a federal ban on `junk faxing' despite a contrary court ruling.===
August 8, 2002 
'''Byline''': BERNARD J. WOLFSON 
The Orange County Register 

Federal regulators Wednesday slapped a record $5.4 million fine on Fax.com, an Aliso Viejo company, for violating a federal law that bans ``junk faxes.'' 

The fine is the first levied on a company in the so-called ``fax blasting'' industry, and the largest ever imposed under a 1991 law meant to protect people from commercial abuse of telephone lines. 

``As a result (of Fax.com's actions), many consumers have been harassed in their homes and had their ... 

* See [http://www.ocregister.com/archives/ Orange County Register] for full story 

[http://www.classactionamerica.com/cases/case.asp?cid=1830 Texas Residents Recover $202K for Junk Faxes] 

[http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&cid=569&ncid=738&e=4&u=/nm/20020807/tc_nm/telecoms_faxdotcom_dc_3 FCC fines fax.com $5M] (Reuters) 

[http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-225128A1.pdf FCC Press release on fax.com fine] 

[http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-02-226A1.pdf FCC Notice of Apparent Liability (NAL) against fax.com] 

[http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2002/07/29/BU112551.DTL&type=tech Trying to discard junk faxes] (San Francisco Chronicle, Jul 29, 2002) 
This article is mostly correct, except Judge Limbaugh's decision in Missouri is a lower court ruling that establishes no legal precedence anywhere and has already been blasted by other judges. And the US Supreme court has denied cert for TCPA constitutionality so in every circuit, it remains constitutional. 

[[Junk Fax in the News]] 
A current list of headlines from junkfaxes.org. Not very complete. Nothing on the Dallas Cowboys case, for example. 

[http://www.wfaa.com/localnews/articles/STORY.ea7f5ab75e.93.88.fa.7c.149683a0.html Cowboys to pay for "junk fax" messages] (December 4, 2001) 
They sent 125,000 faxes and got off easy as part of a settlement agreement. Mr. Jensen said American Blast Fax -- the Dallas company hired by the Cowboys -- no longer sends fax messages to Texas phone numbers, but continues to operate outside the state. He said he has documentation that American Blast Fax has sent "at least 33 million confirmed fax ads," and added there are at least 400 other companies that profit by sending junk ads. 

[http://espn.go.com/nfl/news/2001/1203/1289300.html ESPN.com NFL - Cowboys to pay $1.73M for sending unsolicited faxes] (Dec 3, 2001) 
Plaintiff's lawyer Julius Glickman of Houston said American Blast Fax sent the fax at least once to 125,000 locations. 

[http://www.classactionamerica.com/cases/case.asp?cid=920&categoryID=13 ClassActionAmerica.com Nicholson v Hooters of Augusta, Georgia] 
Discusses Hooters and other cases. Mentions that a class action in Arizona was thrown out because the judge refused to grant class action status. Don't worry. That won't happen here because of Linder v. Thrifty Oil. 

[http://www.davidsonconsulting.com/UCAlert_Samples/070999.html Houston Cellular recently agreed to pay $400,000] (July 9, 1999) 
In what could be a first-of-its-kind settlement relative to unsolicited faxing laws, Houston Cellular recently agreed to pay $400,000 to settle a pending class-action lawsuit, according to the Houston Chronicle. 

[http://www.thedigest.com/more/133/133-042.html Slimeball Junk Faxers] (article in Orange County Register around July, 2001) 
Talks about both sides of fax.com and profiles Kevin Katz. The "missing kids" work they do is no excuse for the damage they do. Here's an excerpt showing Katz is still hoping for a legal miracle. ''Destination Ventures, Ltd. v. FCC, 46 F.3d 54,'' (9th Cir. 1995) upheld the constitutionality of the TCPA law and [http://www.chavezgertler.com/news/linder.htm Linder v. Thrifty Oil] negates his "harm" argument. Notice that he cites no cases that support his arguments: 

Katz argues that the Telephone Consumer Protection Act is unconstitutional, even though several appellate courts have upheld it. And he says lawyers are making an industry out of the law, even though there are no real damages.
"What was the harm? Someone got a piece of paper?" Katz said. 

[http://www.washtech.com/news/regulation/10576-1.html Covington sues fax.com for $2.45M] (June 18, 2001) 
[http://www.cov.com/lawyers/bios/short237.html Gerard J. Waldron], a partner at [http://www.cov.com/default.asp Covington & Burling] and the original author of the TCPA is suing fax.com $2.45 million for 1,634 unsolicited advertisements received over a one week period at their law firm. This article briefly mentions the other suits. 
See also: [http://www.junkfaxes.com/news/faxcom_cb_suit.html Law firm files $2.45 million suit against FAX.COM] 

[http://www.mddailyrecord.com/archives/1_264_statewide/legalnews/37553-1.html Law In Review] (May 12, 2001) 
Silver Spring lawyer Bruce Levitt this week filed (acting as the plantiff) a class-action suit against Fax.com, a California-based “fax blaster,” for violating the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991, which prohibits the transmission of unsolicited faxes. Levitt took action after receiving three unsolicited ads for vacation deals. He filed the suit in Baltimore City Circuit Court. 

[http://consumerwatchdog.org/ftcr/nw/nw001555.php3 Just the Fax] (May 6, 2001) 
Local lawyer Ben Rosenfeld's fax machine has been violated and he's not going to stand for it. The civil rights advocate has sued America Express Travel Club, , based in Texas, for "unsolicited commercial faxing (a.k.a., 'blast faxing')." Over a period of six months, the suit says, Rosenfeld received at least eight faxed solicitations to buy airline tickets from AETC. 

[[Hooters hit with $12 million damage award]] (April 5, 2001) 
Richmond County Superior Court Judge Carl C. Brown Jr. assessed full trebled damages of $1,500 per violation against Hooters. It took 6 years before it finally went to the jury in March after a long battle in the courts with various appeals and maneuvering by Hooters. [[Here's the one page Hooters verdict]]. See also [http://www.augustachronicle.com/stories/050101/bus_085-6052.000.shtml this longer article about the Hooters award] from the Augusta Chronicle. 

[http://consumerwatchdog.org/ftcr/nw/nw001441.php3 GROUP SUES TO CEASE UNSOLICITED FAX ADS] (April 5, 2001) 
The Santa Monica-based Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights filed lawsuits in Los Angeles Superior Court against FAXertise of West Lake Village and Communications 2000 Inc. of Torrance, alleging that their transmission of unsolicited faxes violated federal law. 

See [[Junk Fax in the News]] for more headlines. 

==Other spam-related news items (not junk fax specific)==
Unanimous [http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/news/archive/2002/01/04/state1415EST0081.DTL California state Appeals Court] ruling that California can require Internet "spammers" to identify their e-mails as advertisements.

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Do you...

* Hate answering the phone or voicemail and hearing a fax tone?
* Hate getting disturbed at 5am (or all night) by fax calls (even if you don't even have a fax machine)?
* Hate having your ink, paper, and fax machine being used by people who are breaking the law?
* Want to put a stop to this?
* Want to have them pay you at least $500 and as much as $1,500 per fax?

The Federal law passed in 1991 known as the TCPA makes it illegal to send any material transmitted via facsimile that advertises the commercial availability or quality of any property, goods, or services which is transmitted to any person without that person's prior express invitation or permission. If the fax was deliberately sent to you (as most junk faxes are), federal law entitles you to recover a minimum of $500 and, depending the judge's discretion, up to $1,500 for each such fax that you receive.

Unlike what some businesses may tell you, until just recently there was no "established business relationship (EBR) exemption" from the law. Unfortunately, in July 2005, Congress decided people weren't getting enough junk faxes so they decided to add an EBR exemption so that businesses could send you unwanted advertising at your expense. See the [[Junk Fax Q&A]] for details.

So if they send you COMMERCIAL ADVERTISING by fax without your prior consent, they may be liable. Political statements and fundraising faxes are OK (guess you know who wrote THAT law).

Many people get $2,500 per fax in small claims court. I recently got a judgment for over $40,000 for 16 junk faxes sent to me by an advertiser. The trial lasted about 15 minutes. Here's the proof it can be done: [[Media:Judgment40K_FirstChartered.pdf|Judgment40K_FirstChartered.pdf]]

Federal law applies in all 50 states and cannot be superseded by state law. You can sue in your local small claims court in many cases.

:"The scourge of commercial faxing won't stop until there is a critical mass of litigants"

::- Chris Hoofnagle, Legislative Counsel, [http://www.epic.org Electronic Privacy Information Center]

:"Junk faxes are not only an inconvenience to consumers, but they waste money, time and interfere with crucial businesses operations. In order to do business in today's world you need a fax machine. The intent of the machine is to communicate with friends, family, and business partners. It is not an open invitation for unscrupulous advertisers to block your phone lines, run up your operating budget, and waste paper."

::- Dan Jacobson, Legislative Advocate, CALPIRG

The law was written specifically to enable individuals to enforce the law. If you know the law, you can help rid the country of this nuisance while making thousands of dollars per month extra income in your spare time. I do. Others have. And so can you. This site will tell you how.

For things you can do, see: [[Junkfax: How to get even]]

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Do you...

* Hate answering the phone or voicemail and hearing a fax tone?
* Hate getting disturbed at 5am (or all night) by fax calls (even if you don't even have a fax machine)?
* Hate having your ink, paper, and fax machine being used by people who are breaking the law?
* Want to put a stop to this?
* Want to have them pay you at least $500 and as much as $1,500 per fax?

The Federal law passed in 1991 known as the TCPA makes it illegal to send any material transmitted via facsimile that advertises the commercial availability or quality of any property, goods, or services which is transmitted to any person without that person's prior express invitation or permission. If the fax was deliberately sent to you (as most junk faxes are), federal law entitles you to recover a minimum of $500 and, depending the judge's discretion, up to $1,500 for each such fax that you receive.

Unlike what some businesses may tell you, until just recently there was no "established business relationship (EBR) exemption" from the law. Unfortunately, in July 2005, Congress decided people weren't getting enough junk faxes so they decided to add an EBR exemption so that businesses could send you unwanted advertising at your expense. See the [[Junk Fax Q&A]] for details.

So if they send you COMMERCIAL ADVERTISING by fax without your prior consent, they may be liable. Political statements and fundraising faxes are OK (guess you know who wrote THAT law).

Many people get $2,500 per fax in small claims court. I recently got a judgment for over $40,000 for 16 junk faxes sent to me by an advertiser. The trial lasted about 15 minutes. Here's the proof it can be done: [[File:Judgment40K_FirstChartered.pdf]]

Federal law applies in all 50 states and cannot be superseded by state law. You can sue in your local small claims court in many cases.

:"The scourge of commercial faxing won't stop until there is a critical mass of litigants"

::- Chris Hoofnagle, Legislative Counsel, [http://www.epic.org Electronic Privacy Information Center]

:"Junk faxes are not only an inconvenience to consumers, but they waste money, time and interfere with crucial businesses operations. In order to do business in today's world you need a fax machine. The intent of the machine is to communicate with friends, family, and business partners. It is not an open invitation for unscrupulous advertisers to block your phone lines, run up your operating budget, and waste paper."

::- Dan Jacobson, Legislative Advocate, CALPIRG

The law was written specifically to enable individuals to enforce the law. If you know the law, you can help rid the country of this nuisance while making thousands of dollars per month extra income in your spare time. I do. Others have. And so can you. This site will tell you how.

For things you can do, see: [[Junkfax: How to get even]]

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Two of the "greatest irritants in modern life," said former Georgia Gov. Roy E. Barnes, "are the unwanted telephone call at dinner and the junk fax."

== Background Information ==

* [[Basic Information]] - A short introduction to junk faxes
* [[Junk Fax Q&A]] - Start here. Everything you've wanted to know about junk faxes including how to stop them!
* [[Attorney Information]] - A list of attorneys you can hire. Also, reference material for attorneys.
* [[Legal Tips]] and [[Collection Tips]] - These two pages have helpful tips to help you bring actions and collect in difficult situations
* [[Other Junk Fax Websites]] - A list of other junk fax websites
* [[Spam Filter Comparison]] - We asked our 25,000 readers which e-mail anti-spam filters work the best.
* [[Investigation tools]] - Tools for looking up phone numbers, web sites, and more.

== Real Stories ==

* [[Junk Faxer Profiles]] - Profiles some of the famous junk faxers including [[My Hot Leads]], [[Travelcomm]], and [[Protus IP Solutions]]. How to find out who is sending you junk faxes.
* [[cacd-uscourts.com]] - The best phish email we've seen in a long time. Here's how to avoid been scammed
* [[News items]] - News stories and press releases about junk faxes including the recent injunction against fax.com
* [[Junkfax stories]] - Real stories of real people
* [[Cases]] - Here are some cases and judgments you might find useful if you decide to sue
* [[Stock fraud faxes]] - People involved in the promotion of penny stocks such as TWTN, CNDD, SGNJ, AHFI, BDYS, BHLL
* [[US Record Search]] - Beware! You can get scammed even by people who claim to help you collect your judgment
* [[OAN Services]] - Take a close look at your phone bill. You may be being charged every month for a service you never ordered.

== Take Action ==

* [[Help stop Robocalls]] - Victim of an audio Robocall? Here's how to get even.
* [[How to get it to stop]] - There are only two phone numbers you need call to be permanently removed from most lists.
* [[Who sent this fax?]] - How to identify who sent you the fax
* [[Report a "pump and dump" stock tout junk fax or e-mail]]
* [[Help with collecting]] - Got a judgment? Need help collecting? Register it here.
* [[Investigating violations]] - If you are a legitimate common carrier or fax broadcaster and have notice of a violation, here's what to do.
* [[Contact]] - Contact us for questions or to volunteer to help

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Check out the [[Contact|contact page]] or post on [[{{TALKPAGENAME}}|my discussion page]] to get in contact with me or the other site admins.

Attorney Information

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Attorneys you can hire with experience with junk fax cases.

== Successful Pleadings ==

* [[Junk fax- Tresspass and Conversion pleading]] (prepared by John C. Brown)
* [[Junk fax- Tresspass and Conversion letter]] (prepared by John C. Brown)

== The Law ==

* [[Laws and cases about junk faxes]]
* [[Likely defense arguments and why they often fail]]

== FCC Information ==

Check out the official FCC page on the issue: [https://www.fcc.gov/consumers/guides/stop-unwanted-calls-and-texts Unwanted Faxes What You Can Do]

== FCC Citations ==

[https://www.fcc.gov/enforcement/orders/1861 FCC citations that have been issued] (very useful for identifying your favorite junk faxers)

== Current Cases ==

[[Junk fax case status]] shows who's doing what to whom

== Templates ==

* [[Sample demand letter]]
* [[Sample settlement agreement]]
* [[Sample court complaint]]

== Real Cases You Can Use as a Template ==

[[Covington case against fax.com]] (Gerard Waldron was the lawyer who wrote the TCPA)

== Fax.com Reference Information ==

[[fax.com]] profile

[[fax.com]] clients

[[fax.com website excerpts]]

[[Fax.com sales pitch]] (audio recording)

KGO junk fax story where fax.com CEO Kevin Katz admits sending unsolicited faxes ([[part I]] and [[part II]]) which aired Jan 31, 2002. (Windows Media Player required). [http://abc7news.com/news/013102_7oys_junk_faxes.html Transcript.] 
[[Covington case against fax.com]] (Gerard Waldron was the lawyer who wrote the TCPA) 
[http://junkfax.org/fax/reference/other_cases/Missouri.rtf Missouri v. Fax.com Plaintiff's response to fax.com's Motion to Dismiss]

[[fax.com ordered to preserve records]] (Maryland injunction)

[[fax.com ordered to preserve records]] (South Carolina injunction)

[[State of Washington Settlement]]

[[Response to FCC citation]]

[[Discovery suggestions]]

== Other Reference Cases ==

* [[Plaintiff injunction brief under the TCPA]]
* [[Braver's motion for TRO under the TCPA]]

== Other Resources ==

* [[Other Junk Fax Websites]]
* [[Investigation tools]]

Attorney Information

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Attorneys you can hire with experience with junk fax cases.

[[Junk fax attorneys]]

== Successful Pleadings ==

* [[Junk fax- Tresspass and Conversion pleading]] (prepared by John C. Brown)
* [[Junk fax- Tresspass and Conversion letter]] (prepared by John C. Brown)

== The Law ==

* [[Laws and cases about junk faxes]]
* [[Likely defense arguments and why they often fail]]

== FCC Information ==

[https://www.fcc.gov/consumers/guides/stop-unwanted-calls-and-texts Unwanted Faxes What You Can Do]
The official FCC page on the issue

== FCC Citations ==

[https://www.fcc.gov/enforcement/orders/1861 FCC citations that have been issued] (very useful for identifying your favorite junk faxers)

== Current Cases ==

[[Junk fax case status]] shows who's doing what to whom

== Templates ==

* [[Sample demand letter]]
* [[Sample settlement agreement]]
* [[Sample court complaint]]

== Real Cases You Can Use as a Template ==

[[Covington case against fax.com]] (Gerard Waldron was the lawyer who wrote the TCPA)

== Fax.com Reference Information ==

[[fax.com]] profile

[[fax.com]] clients

[[fax.com website excerpts]]

[[Fax.com sales pitch]] (audio recording)

KGO junk fax story where fax.com CEO Kevin Katz admits sending unsolicited faxes ([[part I]] and [[part II]]) which aired Jan 31, 2002. (Windows Media Player required). [http://abc7news.com/news/013102_7oys_junk_faxes.html Transcript.] 
[[Covington case against fax.com]] (Gerard Waldron was the lawyer who wrote the TCPA) 
[http://junkfax.org/fax/reference/other_cases/Missouri.rtf Missouri v. Fax.com Plaintiff's response to fax.com's Motion to Dismiss]

[[fax.com ordered to preserve records]] (Maryland injunction)

[[fax.com ordered to preserve records]] (South Carolina injunction)

[[State of Washington Settlement]]

[[Response to FCC citation]]

[[Discovery suggestions]]

== Other Reference Cases ==

* [[Plaintiff injunction brief under the TCPA]]
* [[Braver's motion for TRO under the TCPA]]

== Other Resources ==

* [[Other Junk Fax Websites]]
* [[Investigation tools]]

Basic Information

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Do you...

* Hate answering the phone or voicemail and hearing a fax tone?
* Hate getting disturbed at 5am (or all night) by fax calls (even if you don't even have a fax machine)?
* Hate having your ink, paper, and fax machine being used by people who are breaking the law?
* Want to put a stop to this?
* Want to have them pay you at least $500 and as much as $1,500 per fax?

The Federal law passed in 1991 known as the TCPA makes it illegal to send any material transmitted via facsimile that advertises the commercial availability or quality of any property, goods, or services which is transmitted to any person without that person's prior express invitation or permission. If the fax was deliberately sent to you (as most junk faxes are), federal law entitles you to recover a minimum of $500 and, depending the judge's discretion, up to $1,500 for each such fax that you receive.

Unlike what some businesses may tell you, until just recently there was no "established business relationship (EBR) exemption" from the law. Unfortunately, in July 2005, Congress decided people weren't getting enough junk faxes so they decided to add an EBR exemption so that businesses could send you unwanted advertising at your expense. See the [[Junk Fax Q&A]] for details.

So if they send you COMMERCIAL ADVERTISING by fax without your prior consent, they may be liable. Political statements and fundraising faxes are OK (guess you know who wrote THAT law).

Many people get $2,500 per fax in small claims court. I recently got a judgment for over $40,000 for 16 junk faxes sent to me by an advertiser. The trial lasted about 15 minutes. Here's the proof it can be done: [[FirstChartered.pdf]]

Federal law applies in all 50 states and cannot be superseded by state law. You can sue in your local small claims court in many cases.

:"The scourge of commercial faxing won't stop until there is a critical mass of litigants"

::- Chris Hoofnagle, Legislative Counsel, [http://www.epic.org Electronic Privacy Information Center]

:"Junk faxes are not only an inconvenience to consumers, but they waste money, time and interfere with crucial businesses operations. In order to do business in today's world you need a fax machine. The intent of the machine is to communicate with friends, family, and business partners. It is not an open invitation for unscrupulous advertisers to block your phone lines, run up your operating budget, and waste paper."

::- Dan Jacobson, Legislative Advocate, CALPIRG

The law was written specifically to enable individuals to enforce the law. If you know the law, you can help rid the country of this nuisance while making thousands of dollars per month extra income in your spare time. I do. Others have. And so can you. This site will tell you how.

For things you can do, see: [[Junkfax: How to get even]]

Junk Fax Q&A

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Never respond to a junk fax. The reason junk faxes are sent is because a small percentage of the recipients respond to the offer. If people stopped responding to them, they would not send them. So the number one rule is NEVER respond to an offer sent to you by junk fax. Approximately 99% of the time you'll be sorry you did. So the odds are strongly against the offer being legitimate. If you do respond, you will get what you deserve. The only exception to this rule is if you are trying to find out who they are so you can sue them or ask them to remove you from their list. I've found that the bigger the pain in the ass you make yourself (like tying up the time of the paid telemarketing staff that fields your call), the more likely they are to take you off their list. Without exception, nobody that I've sued in court sends me junk faxes anymore.

== What is a "junk fax"? ==

A junk fax is is any material transmitted via facsimile that advertises the commercial availability or quality of any property, goods, or services which is transmitted to any person without that person's prior express invitation or permission.

An "established business relationship" does not constitute "express permission." Nor does the publication of a fax number. It must be express, i.e., "please send me anything related to X by fax. Here's my fax number."

However, Congress, changed the junk fax law on July 9, 2005 to allow companies with an "established business relationship" with you to send you advertising via fax at your expense until you tell them to stop. See [[JFPA of 2005]]. This is a completely stupid law because in the 4 years I've been running this site, I've never run across ANYONE who wants to get unsolicited advertising via fax, even from companies they do business with. So this law just makes more work for everyone.

So that means that there are now three key criteria that have to be met for a junk fax to be legal:

# the company must have an established business relationship with your company
# the fax number that is used must either be publicly available or voluntarily provided
# there must be an opt-out number

Fortunately, some states, like California, have passed laws to restore the original TCPA protections. As of January 1, 2006, the federal "EBR" exemption does not apply for faxes sent within California. The California bill, [[SB_833]], was signed into law on October 7, 2005. It received overwhelming bi-partisan support in the state Senate with a near unanimous 34 to 1 vote. In California, junk faxes are illegal unless you expressly requested it.

Federal case 05-cv-02257-MCE-KJM, Eastern District of California, Feb 28, 2006 determined that SB 833 doesn't apply if the advertiser and recipient are in different states, i.e., that California cannot regulate inter-state commerce. However, the TCPA allows states to set more restrictive rules, but the courts have interpreted those more restrictive rules as coverage intra-state faxes only. Therefore, SB833 applies if the advertiser and recipient are both in California (regardless of whether the broadcaster is in-state or out of state.

Due to the new law, in California, for faxes received after January 1, 2006, you can [[get up to $6,000 per page]] and there is no EBR exemption. And nobody is going out of business because of this except for the junk faxers!

So Congress didn't need to pass a law at all to make it easier for companies to send you junk faxes. The arguments about "an EBR exemption is needed" was pure bullshit; the fact that nobody is going out of business in California which has no EBR exemption is proof.

Interestingly, junk fax complaints are the second most common complaint received by the FCC, after obscenity (see page 29 of the [[GAO Report on Junk Faxes: Weaknesses in Procedures and Performance Management Hinder Junk Fax Enforcement]]) 
== How did you put Fax.com and VisionLab out of business? ==

The best way to put them permanently out of the junk fax business is for a judge (federal is best, but a state judge in their home state works too) to issue a nationwide injunction directed at them personally. No junk faxer is willing to serve a few years in prison to make some money junk faxing. One of the most famous junk faxers, [[My Hot Leads]], has been doing it for years because the Texas judge refused the Attorney General's request for a nationwide injunction saying "there is no evidence that they send faxes out of state." There wasn't at the time. So now they are based in Texas and send to every state but Texas and when an AG in that state shuts them down, they just fax into the remaining states. You can get a nationwide injunction against a junk faxer in state court, but it isn't going to be cheap or easy. That's why only the Attorney Generals do it and they are generally too busy to bother with this stuff. That's why it keeps happening.

Vision Lab went out of business because they kept getting sued and lost and decided there were better ways to make a buck. It was "death by 20 lawyers."

But "death by lawsuit" only works for semi-legitimate businesses. Many junk faxers, like My Hot Leads, just ignore the lawsuits (so they spend zero on legal fees) and keep their assets so well hidden that most people will give up trying to collect because to the cost/benefit of such an endeavor favors them. Fax.com's president, Kevin Katz, went back to South Africa and is in hiding there in order to avoid millions of judgments in the US. The attorneys who sued fax.com spent $500K in their time, won in court, but didn't collect a dime. 

== Who is sending these junk faxes to me and what's the best way to get them to stop? ==

If you don't have a fax machine, borrow one for long enough to print out the faxes.

Then you must decide whether your objective is to just get your name off the list or take them to court.

I'd recommend you start with the former. So what you do is call the VOICE response number, not the number listed on the fax. Then you ask the person to remove you because every time you get a fax you call the voice number. So it is costing them a LOT of money to tie up a human each time they fax you. Why would they want to that? It just cuts into their profit margin.

If they don't remove you, then you need to find out who they are and sue them.

With the fax in hand, the simplest way to find out who is faxing you is to pretend you are interested in the offer and call the response number on the fax. Until you know who they are, you ''never'' want to blame them for sending you the fax. You want to pretend you are ''glad you got the fax''. Don't over do it, or they'll get wise and hang up on you.

You'll need to keep up the act throughout the call and give them the info they ask for, otherwise, they'll figure out what you are doing and hang up on you. Pretend you are interested in the offer, but a bit leery of ads by fax. Ask them to send you more information or in the middle of the call, have someone interrupt you and ask them for a "direct" phone number where you can call the salesperson you are talking to back. Or ask for a website for more information.

Get as much information as you can without arousing their suspicions. You can act a little suspicious of the offer and as questions like "how do I know this isn't a scam?" and "Where are you located so I can have a friend verify you aren't fly by night?" However, the last question may be too much of a giveaway. It's always much better to ask in a way where they want to give you the info, like where do I mail my check to? This may require that you first get more info from them, and then pretend you are ready to buy. So stretching things out over time and more than one call arouses the least suspicion. The more anxious you are to get their info, the more suspicious they will become. So spend a lot of time up front asking about details of the offer, rather than trying to zero in on who they are. The more time they invest in the sale, the more likely they are not to abandon you as a customer. But you've got to be 100% credible throughout because they are reading this question too.

You can also do Google searches of the various phone numbers (the toll free number, the direct line, etc). Often you can call the direct line and find out the real name of the company. Otherwise, you can use the phone numbers and use a service like [https://www.ussearch.com/ Abika] (see [[Investigation Tools]] for more information).

Once you've identified the advertiser, then you have some choices. You can sue the advertiser, or you can tell the advertiser you won't sue them if they tell you the name of the marketing firm that sent the junk fax. Both companies are liable.

The threat of a lawsuit (tell them you've spent a lot of time reading the junkfax.org site and you should read through this web page in case they ask questions to determine whether you are bluffing) is generally sufficient for them to remove your number. But not always.

Once you find out who they are, email us the info using the contact link and tell us the response number, removal number, and the identity of the company so we can post it here and save the next person from having to do the research.

Instead of taking them to court, you can also keep contacting them by phone if they keep faxing you. You can point out it is way more expensive for them to keep taking your phone calls than to remove you permanently from their lists. You should do this with both the specific advertiser as well as the fax broadcaster. That generally gets their attention as it is really expensive for them to have to deal with you each time you call.

So you simply make it more attractive for them to remove you then to keep you on their list. That even works for stock pump and dumps....You email and phone the company until the faxes stop.

However, in the case of pump and dump faxes, there is no response number. The only way I know that always works is have the phone company put a call trap on your line to find out who is really sending you those faxes. That will ID them. It always works. If you choose to do this, you'll need to file a police report to get the call trap placed, then you file a small claims case against john doe and subpoena the info from the police. If the small claims court doesn't accept a john doe defendant, then file it using the company name listed on the fax. In all cases I'm familiar with, they have employed a promoter to send the faxes (or know who did).

== Is there a master "do not fax" list I can get on to stop these? ==

There is not a SINGLE master list. However, if you just want to get your number removed to stop the junk faxes, see [[How to stop junk faxes]] which explains A) how you can send 2 emails and eliminate most of the junk fax calls and B) how you can get the phone numbers for the other people who are still calling you (even if they block their callerID) and get them to stop as well. The techniques described in [[How to stop junk faxes]] will put an end to the vas majority of your junk faxes. This works regardless of where you are getting your junk faxes: on your fax machine, on your voice line, or on your cell phone, etc.

Also, stop calling the removal numbers since they can make the problem worse and are not guaranteed to make it better. I don't know of anyone who has called the removal numbers and their junk faxes stopped coming. So if this has happened to you, please use the contact link.

If you want to "get even" you can put them out of the junk faxing business permanently. See the next question.

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If you would like to be a contributor to this site, please send your request to us at the e-mail below and we'll send you the login and passwords so that you can make your postings directly. Currently, there are a few dozen people who contribute to the site.

Nothing in this website should be construed as legal advice. This web site is provided for informational purposes only.

Opinions presented are those of the contributors and are included in their original form and posted unedited to this site.

This site was originally started by Steve Kirsch in May 2002, but due to his busy schedule, since mid-2003 it has been updated and maintained by a group of volunteers with new information.

There is currently no central administrator of the site and we have not kept a list of who has access to the site, nor is any record kept of who has made specific changes. As a result of this technical limitation, mistakes may arise. If you find any mistakes in the information on this site, please email us at help@junkfax.org and one of the volunteers will be assigned to make the change.

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== Our Commitment to Privacy ==

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== What Information Do We Collect? ==

When you visit our Web site you may provide us with two types of information: personal information you knowingly choose to disclose that is collected on an individual basis and Web site use information collected on an aggregate basis as you and others browse our Web site.

=== 1. Personal Information You Choose to Provide ===

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If you choose to correspond further with us through email, we may retain the content of your email messages together with your email address and our responses. We provide the same protections for these electronic communications that we employ in the maintenance of information received by mail and telephone.

=== 2. Web Site Use Information ===

Similar to other commercial Web sites, our Web site utilizes a standard technology called "cookies" (see explanation below, "What Are Cookies?") and Web server logs to collect information about how our Web site is used. Information gathered through cookies and Web server logs may include the date and time of visits, the pages viewed, time spent at our Web site, and the Web sites visited just before and just after our Web site. This information is collected on an aggregate basis. None of this information is associated with you as an individual.

== How Do We Use the Information That You Provide to Us? ==

Broadly speaking, we use personal information for purposes of providing information to our attorneys. Occasionally, we may also use the information we collect to notify you about important changes to our Web site or new services we think you will find valuable in helping you fight against junk faxes and other forms of spam.

You can notify us of your desire not to receive this information at any time by using this link: Remove me from all junkfax.org lists

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We may disclose information when legally compelled to do so, in other words, when we, in good faith, believe that the law requires it or for the protection of our legal rights.

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== Background Information ==

* [[Basic Information]] - A short introduction to junk faxes
* [[Junk Fax Q&A]] - Start here. Everything you've wanted to know about junk faxes including how to stop them!
* [[Attorney Information]] - A list of attorneys you can hire. Also, reference material for attorneys.
* [[Legal Tips]] and [[Collection Tips]] - These two pages have helpful tips to help you bring actions and collect in difficult situations
* [[Other Junk Fax Websites]] - A list of other junk fax websites
* [[Spam Filter Comparison]] - We asked our 25,000 readers which e-mail anti-spam filters work the best.
* [[Investigation tools]] - Tools for looking up phone numbers, web sites, and more.

== Real Stories ==

* [[Junk Faxer Profiles]] - Profiles some of the famous junk faxers including [[My Hot Leads]], [[Travelcomm]], and [[Protus IP Solutions]]. How to find out who is sending you junk faxes.
* [[cacd-uscourts.com]] - The best phish email we've seen in a long time. Here's how to avoid been scammed
* [[News items]] - News stories and press releases about junk faxes including the recent injunction against fax.com
* [[Junkfax stories]] - Real stories of real people
* [[Cases]] - Here are some cases and judgments you might find useful if you decide to sue
* [[Stock fraud faxes]] - People involved in the promotion of penny stocks such as TWTN, CNDD, SGNJ, AHFI, BDYS, BHLL
* [[US Record Search]] - Beware! You can get scammed even by people who claim to help you collect your judgment
* [[OAN Services]] - Take a close look at your phone bill. You may be being charged every month for a service you never ordered.

== Take Action ==

* [[Help stop Robocalls]] - Victim of an audio Robocall? Here's how to get even.
* [[How to get it to stop]] - There are only two phone numbers you need call to be permanently removed from most lists.
* [[Who sent this fax?]] - How to identify who sent you the fax
* [[Report a "pump and dump" stock tout junk fax or e-mail]]
* [[Help with collecting]] - Got a judgment? Need help collecting? Register it here.
* [[Investigating violations]] - If you are a legitimate common carrier or fax broadcaster and have notice of a violation, here's what to do.
* [[Contact]] - Contact us for questions or to volunteer to help

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== Background Information ==

* [[Basic Information]] - A short introduction to junk faxes
* [[Junk Fax Q&A]] - Start here. Everything you've wanted to know about junk faxes including how to stop them!
* [[Attorney Information]] - A list of attorneys you can hire. Also, reference material for attorneys.
* [[Legal Tips]] and [[Collection Tips]] - These two pages have helpful tips to help you bring actions and collect in difficult situations
* [[Other Junk Fax Websites]] - A list of other junk fax websites
* [[Spam Filter Comparison]] - We asked our 25,000 readers which e-mail anti-spam filters work the best.
* [[Investigation tools]] - Tools for looking up phone numbers, web sites, and more.

== Real Stories ==

* [[Junk Faxer Profiles]] - Profiles some of the famous junk faxers including [[My Hot Leads]], [[Travelcomm]], and [[Protus IP Solutions]]. How to find out who is sending you junk faxes.
* [[cacd-uscourts.com]] - The best phish email we've seen in a long time. Here's how to avoid been scammed
* [[News items]] - News stories and press releases about junk faxes including the recent injunction against fax.com
* [[Junkfax stories]] - Real stories of real people
* [[Cases]] - Here are some cases and judgments you might find useful if you decide to sue
* [[Stock fraud faxes]] - People involved in the promotion of penny stocks such as TWTN, CNDD, SGNJ, AHFI, BDYS, BHLL
* [[US Record Search]] - Beware! You can get scammed even by people who claim to help you collect your judgment
* [[OAN Services]] - Take a close look at your phone bill. You may be being charged every month for a service you never ordered.

== Take Action ==

* [[Help stop Robocalls]] - Victim of an audio Robocall? Here's how to get even.
* [[How to get it to stop]] - There are only two phone numbers you need call to be permanently removed from most lists.
* [[Who sent this fax?]] - How to identify who sent you the fax
* [[Report a "pump and dump" stock tout junk fax or e-mail]]
* [[Help with collecting]] - Got a judgment? Need help collecting? Register it here.
* [[Investigating violations]] - If you are a legitimate common carrier or fax broadcaster and have notice of a violation, here's what to do.
* [[Contact]] - Contact us for questions or to volunteer to help

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== Background Information ==

* [[Basic Information]] - A short introduction to junk faxes
* [[Junk Fax Q&A]] - Start here. Everything you've wanted to know about junk faxes including how to stop them!
* [[Attorney Information]] - A list of attorneys you can hire. Also, reference material for attorneys.
* [[Legal Tips]] and [[Collection Tips]] - These two pages have helpful tips to help you bring actions and collect in difficult situations
* [[Other Junk Fax Websites]] - A list of other junk fax websites
* [[Spam Filter Comparison]] - We asked our 25,000 readers which e-mail anti-spam filters work the best.
* [[Investigation tools]] - Tools for looking up phone numbers, web sites, and more.

== Real Stories ==

* [[Junk Faxer Profiles]] - Profiles some of the famous junk faxers including [[My Hot Leads]], [[Travelcomm]], and [[Protus IP Solutions]]. How to find out who is sending you junk faxes.
* [[cacd-uscourts.com]] - The best phish email we've seen in a long time. Here's how to avoid been scammed
* [[News items]] - News stories and press releases about junk faxes including the recent injunction against fax.com
* [[Junkfax stories]] - Real stories of real people
* [[Cases]] - Here are some cases and judgments you might find useful if you decide to sue
* [[Stock fraud faxes]] - People involved in the promotion of penny stocks such as TWTN, CNDD, SGNJ, AHFI, BDYS, BHLL
* [[US Record Search]] - Beware! You can get scammed even by people who claim to help you collect your judgment
* [[OAN Services]] - Take a close look at your phone bill. You may be being charged every month for a service you never ordered.

== Take Action ==

* [[Help stop Robocalls]] - Victim of an audio Robocall? Here's how to get even.
* [[How to get it to stop]] - There are only two phone numbers you need call to be permanently removed from most lists.
* [[Who sent this fax?]] - How to identify who sent you the fax
* [[Report a "pump and dump" stock tout junk fax or e-mail]]
* [[Help with collecting]] - Got a judgment? Need help collecting? Register it here.
* [[Investigating violations]] - If you are a legitimate common carrier or fax broadcaster and have notice of a violation, here's what to do.
* [[Contact]] - Contact us for questions or to volunteer to help