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Did you receive a fax with the sending number blocked, subject "Health Care Informer", saying to call "888-229-8054" and "Health Care Rises at Fastest Rate in History"? It is a junk fax scam. While the names, numbers and exact wording may change, if it looks like the example below, it is just a sleazy attempt to send an unsolicited junk advertisement.
This "business" either bought your fax number off of a list of verified fax machine phone numbers, or made his own list, using an autodialer to randomly dial phone numbers until it hears a fax receiving tone on the other end.
The scams work the same way as in email or telephone; usually it is "hot stock tip" scam ( see this page about stock and security scams ) or it is a basic advanced fee fraud ( AFF, also called "Nigerian 419 scams, see this page ) or it is simply a really sleazy way to advertise their product or service. Would you want to buy anything from a business that uses junk faxes to advertise?
Autofax dialers can produce, store, and dial telephone numbers using a random or sequential number generator. Often, they dial every number in a sequence, hoping that some are valid and they will connect to a fax machine.
See this page for what you can do to stop the junk faxes, including suing them!
See this list of frequently asked questions, direct from the FTC.
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