Other: Wanting to make you aware of an incident involving my daughter, yesterday afternoon. We live a fair distance away, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. She was contacted by a company representative of the Xlibris Self Publishing Company. The phone number that called her was 317-489-3887. (http://www.xlibris.com/) I googled this number as I was immediately suspicious and found they are not operating entirely above board. Soliciting business from minors without parental authorization, discussing trips to Europe and Asia, photo shoots for book covers....tends to ring in all shades of child luring. Discussing money and payment matters with children. I have called them and requested they remove my daughters number from their records (I was informed they didn't have it, however I do not believe them). I also informed them that if she receives any additional calls from their organization, I would be contacting the police in their city. I've decided to do this anyway because a little research on the internet indicates to me this is a regular occurrence. Very concerning. I have not determined yet how my daughter's phone number was provided to them, though my assumption is that it was through purely an innocent act of a child who knew no better.....even though she's well educated on the pitfalls of the internet. Perhaps the excitement of the possibilities overruled her common sense. Regardless, I felt it necessary to report it to someone in the area. Not much I can do from 12 hours away. Thank you for your time.
Emailed constituent and provider her with the State's Attorney General Office for filing a complaint against a company and the Do Not Call list.
Ms. Wallingford, Thank you for email! Through the State of Indiana Attorney General's Office, you may put your daughter's phone number on a do not call list and file a complaint about a specific company. Please visit their website at https://secure.in.gov/attorneygeneral/index.htm. Again, thank you for your uReport. Best, Christina