telemarketing
noun
tele·mar·ket·ing
ˌte-lə-ˈmär-kə-tiŋ 
: the marketing of goods or services by telephone
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This series follows two former telemarketers who stumble upon the corruption at their telemarketing center and become determined to expose the industry.
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Legal Entertainment, Forbes, 18 Sep. 2024
This includes telemarketing scams targeting senior citizens, an arsonist setting fire to the city of Boston, the Italian Mafia’s downfall over olive oil and the escapades of a rare book thief.
—Peter White, Deadline, 19 Aug. 2024
By late last year, Stephen had paid Mexican telemarketing scammers just shy of $1.8 million, according to the records.
—Steve Fisher, USA TODAY, 14 Mar. 2024
In September 2020, the Federal Trade Commission joined regulators in four states to sue four men behind a notorious telemarketing company called Outreach Calling.
—Ellis Simani, ProPublica, 18 June 2024
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Legal Entertainment, Forbes, 18 Sep. 2024
This includes telemarketing scams targeting senior citizens, an arsonist setting fire to the city of Boston, the Italian Mafia’s downfall over olive oil and the escapades of a rare book thief.
—Peter White, Deadline, 19 Aug. 2024
By late last year, Stephen had paid Mexican telemarketing scammers just shy of $1.8 million, according to the records.
—Steve Fisher, USA TODAY, 14 Mar. 2024
In September 2020, the Federal Trade Commission joined regulators in four states to sue four men behind a notorious telemarketing company called Outreach Calling.
—Ellis Simani, ProPublica, 18 June 2024
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telemarketing
noun
tele·mar·ket·ing
ˌtel-ə-ˈmär-kət-iŋ
: the marketing of goods or services by telephone
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