But it goes much further than annoyance. My mother in law was hooked into the lotteries by phone. They extorted HUGE amounts of money from her...like half my years wage in one month. When she slowed up on sending money, they would send itsy checks of perhaps 7 to 10 dollars. They then would take her account number off the check, and withdraw money from her account. Most of these places were located in south Florida, where there is no BBB. I have written to the governor, and various agencies. What worked, was moving her into our home, and not listing her in the phone book with our number. We also left no forwarding number. I'm sorry that these people have a nasty job, heaven knows, i've done nastier to put bread on the table. But some of these schemes are downright injurious.