Scamming the Scammers?

This is a great story behind what appears to be a scam of a business, Federal Suppliers, getting hacked. The hacking story is somewhat common, but the story of the calls to some of the folks that signed up is entertaining.
Having obviously way too much free time on my hands, I clicked through the secure guide and called a few of the companies listed to inquire about the ad. The response was overwhelmingly the same: we spent several [hundred|thousand] bucks on this ad, and haven’t had a single call — aside from yours just now — in [one|two|three] year[s] regarding it.

When the sales rep called later, I decided to politely explain why I wouldn’t be “investing” at this time…

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~ by stevegoldsby on March 1, 2008.

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