Comments on: FAX Spam. Most Annoying Thing in the Universe?

By: Strike where it hurts?

Strike where it hurts? — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 19:25:26 +0000

Let’s try this website and see if economic or “peer-pressure” will help.

By: Really Peeved

Really Peeved — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 14:19:04 +0000

Yup, got my 4th wave now. When I complained months ago, they eventually removed my fax #, but I’m convinced it just goes into a pool so they can re-use it later, and then claim “it’s in the system” for 7-days while they spam you again.

I have left messages on their automated system (daily), called every fax that comes in and leave messages on their sales and servicing contacts – to no avail.

I am keeping them in a pile in case I need legal action later. Anyone have any suggestions that might actually work?

By: Taking Action

Taking Action — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 16:29:19 +0000

When I received the first fax from this outfit I resisted the temptation to comments here.

The first junk fax was on September 13, 2011. Although junk faxers are supposed to provide a toll free number, I had to pay for a long distance call to a 416 number to try to get my fax number removed. Since the fax did not satisfy the requirements set out by the CRTC I sent it to them along with a nice letter.

It is now two days later and I have another junk fax from the same outfit flogging the same thing for the same advertiser. This one, too, does not satisfy the requirements set out by the CRTC so it will also go to the CRTC.

By: Rob

Rob — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 14:55:45 +0000

Yes I agree, I have been battling these idiots for years once they get your number watch out they will waste your time and money and PISS you off by NOT removing your number as they as suppost to and are suppost to be regulated to. I feel the bull S… that they put at the bottom of the faxes for “removal” is just that Bull S…, I have always called and or gone to those web sites for the ” removal” however these F’N IDIOTZ !!!! will not remove my number either, if I had my way I would take my 20 odd year old fax machine and stick it up there asses!!! ok that was my rant
Good luck to everyone and please let everyone know once you figure out how to truly get “REMOVED”

By: Brampton Joe

Brampton Joe — Tue, 25 Jan 2011 19:33:00 +0000

These idiots have been sending our company 30+ pages of spam every day, this is utterly ridiculous. Does anyone have the contact info to the CRTC or whoever is required to file a complaint against? This is wasting resources like crazy, what kind of morons are running this company

By: Steve Douglas

Steve Douglas — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 08:47:20 +0000

Optimist – I’m not spitting in anyone’s face. I’m just asking them to stop using my FAX machine, toner and paper to send me advertisements that I have no interest in.

By: Optimist

Optimist — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 04:24:46 +0000

I must say, contrary to all that is posted here, that fax broadcasting companies, FaxTarget in particular, are in fact most useful to small businesses. I founded a small entertainment-based company some years ago, and fax broadcasting (through FaxTarget, I may add) has been instrumental in building my client base. And from people I’ve talked to, I’m certainly not alone. I receive fax advertisement on my home fax machine and personally find them informative and not at all invasive. As do many others I know. I think it’s a shame that people have so little patience with others just trying to make a living.

I have gotten some extremely rude calls about my advertisements and have been called some absurdly petty things. I understand that people get frustrated, but I personally could not believe the level of hostility people may harbor towards another person just trying to make a living. That, in my eyes, is “chutzpah.” Don’t you dare trumpet your mores and have the audacity to spit in the faces of people trying to make their way, same as you.

By: PISSED OFF

PISSED OFF — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 18:52:07 +0000

Hey Eric,
Why don’t you go **** yourself? I have called every ****** day for the past 6 months. I have done what you are asking for in terms of having the number removed, and you, and Anna, and Yvonna refuse to stop. I’ll get rightously cheeky with the lot of you. If you don’t stop faxing me I’m calling the police tomorrow at 7:01 pm and I am filing a harrassment charge.

You can explain to the boys in blue about who is seriously cheeky. In fact, why don’t you get cheeky with the boys in blue, and maybe they will give you some nice cheeky handcuffs!

By: Sickof Faxes

Sickof Faxes — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 16:11:20 +0000

Personally, I was receiving these faxes and removing numbers for 6 Months to no avail. I have a home office where I have a fax just in case I need to use it. It has its own stand alone number, so all attempts to remove myself from Faxtarget’s removal system has failed. One day I got 30 pages!! That is more than pennies and toner is expensive!!! I have sent a complaint to the CRTC with all the dates and times that I have used their automatic removal system, as well, to be sure, I removed every number ever associated with this household, just in case they called it a “rollover” number. I have now started each time they fax me, I fax the bunch back to them with a note to remove my numbers. The other thing I am doing as time permits, is calling each of the advertisers, getting their fax numbers, and faxing the whole whack to them telling them to have their “fax target” to leave me alone, and that I a complaining to the CRTC and Better Business Bureau. Again, when I have a bit of time, I intend to write our Member of Parliament, and list not only Fax Target, but each of the companies that continue to send unsolicited faxes to my home. I spoke to one business owner whose fax came through and he had no idea that this company was harrassing homes and individuals under his company name and that Faxtaget did not remove our number despite 6 months of requests to the removal line, and was immediately discontinuing using their services. At some point I am hoping maybe they will just leave us alone with our ancient fax machine in a little home office and realize that the only business they are creating is an angry mom who will find the time to call everyone, write everyone, and tell everyone that Faxtarget does not target its audience. Good luck!

By: mike goyette

mike goyette — Sun, 20 Jun 2010 23:18:16 +0000

Theres spam in a can, spam emails, spam faxes, spam on tv, radio, papers, spam flyers,if you cant sollicitate you cant sell.
I will sue the fax spammer, pay for my lawyers, and get a 5 cents jugement at 1 cent a page.
So lets close all our businesses and get a welfare check.
Come on, throw the faxes in the garbage and fax a few curriculums to get a real job !