Lead article in the WSJ 26 Oct 2007: "Marketers Use Trickery To Evade No-Call Lists"

One of their main gambits seems to be the "lead card"---"an invitation through the mail for the recipient to mail off an enclosed reply for free information.... But the cards fail to warn that by sending off replies, recipients are giving up their right to avoid telephone solicitations from the sender--even if their phone numbers are on the Do Not Call list". This tactic, according to the WSJ, is especially effective with older people.

"Lead cards" may cite "changes in your Medicare benefits" or mention "new legislation", and "often plastered with Amierican flags" may cite "research by federal agencies or the AARP on how to handle such changes".

Never say US business is not creative at getting around regulation.