Overview. Call Bounty helps you turn nuisance calls into documented, enforceable claims. The aim isn’t to flood courts; it’s to change incentives so illegal calling becomes more expensive than compliance. You’ll gather clean evidence, identify the caller, confirm why the contact appears unlawful, then send a professional demand with a specific resolution path. This is a repeatable, respectful process that relies on facts, timelines, and tidy documentation rather than emotion.

1) Capture proof in real time. Each time you’re contacted, jot the date, time, number, and brief description (cell phone, prerecorded voice, sales pitch, prior consent unknown, National Do Not Call listed, internal do-not-call requested, etc.). If your state permits one-party consent, record the call and save the audio. Screenshot your call log and any voicemail transcript. If they send a follow-up text or email, save those too. The closer to real time you document, the more credible your record.

2) Identify the responsible business. Ask simple, friendly questions during the call: the company name, website, email, or where to see sample pricing. After the call, visit any links mentioned and save pages as PDFs. Look at the privacy policy, terms, or footer—those often reveal the legal entity. Search LinkedIn or state business registries for matching names. Legitimate sellers leave breadcrumbs; you collect them and connect the dots.

3) Evaluate consent and violations. Marketing robocalls or texts to cell phones generally require prior express written consent identifying the specific seller, with clear disclosure that consent isn’t required to buy. Purchased leads often fail this standard. Calls to numbers on the National Do Not Call Registry are typically prohibited for sales. Repeated contact after a stop request, spoofing a local number, or missing internal DNC procedures are common missteps. Compare your evidence to these rules.

4) Assemble a clean case file. Keep one folder per caller: call log, audio (when lawful), screenshots, PDFs of landing pages, and any emails. Write a one-page summary: who called, when, what was said, any claimed consent, and why the contact appears unlawful. Organized packets persuade businesses to resolve quickly; disorder invites delay and doubt.

5) Send a professional demand. Keep it short, factual, and courteous. Cite the key facts, reference applicable rules in plain English, and request a specific remedy with a clear deadline. Angry language backfires; professionalism wins. Attach your evidence list so the reviewer can verify quickly.

6) Negotiate and close. If they reply, keep communication in writing. Confirm settlement terms (amount, timing, limited release, no admission, etc.). Once paid, acknowledge receipt, store the paperwork, and mark the matter closed in your log. Your goal is consistent, repeatable enforcement—one organized case at a time.

Mindset. You’re enforcing your rights and promoting better behavior. Good documentation plus clear requests leads most legitimate companies to resolve without escalation. Over time, that pressure nudges the market toward permission-based outreach.

Do I need to be on the National Do Not Call Registry? Being listed strengthens sales-call claims, but even if you aren’t, autodialed or prerecorded marketing to a cell phone generally requires prior express written consent. Save any proof that you never agreed—missing checkboxes, vague consent language, or buried disclosures are red flags. When consent is asserted, request the exact language and timestamp they rely on.

What counts as valid consent? For marketing to a cell phone, “written” consent (including e-signature) must clearly authorize calls/texts from the named seller at your number, disclose that consent isn’t a purchase condition, and be presented plainly—not hidden in terms or pre-checked boxes. Lead brokers frequently fall short. If the seller can’t show a compliant record tied to you, that’s persuasive.

Can I record calls? Many U.S. states allow one-party consent; some require two-party/all-party. Know your state’s rule before recording. If recording isn’t allowed, thorough notes plus screenshots of call logs and voicemails still make a strong record. When lawful, recordings can confirm prerecorded audio or continued contact after “STOP.”

What if the number is spoofed? Capture everything else—voicemail, links, emails, scheduling pages, or checkout screenshots. Brands leave digital fingerprints. A privacy policy or invoice often exposes the legal entity even when CLI rotates. Your file connects those dots.

How long should my demand letter be? One to two pages. State facts chronologically, reference rules briefly, and request a concrete remedy by a date. Attach your evidence list. Keep the tone calm and businesslike; it consistently delivers faster resolutions.

What outcomes are realistic? It depends on frequency, clarity of the violation, and the company’s maturity. Well-documented, respectful demands from organized consumers are often resolved quickly. Some cases need more back-and-forth; a few require legal counsel. Let documentation quality guide your expectations.

Texts vs calls? Promotional texts typically require the same written-consent standard as robocalls. Save screenshots of messages and your opt-out attempts. Continued texts after “STOP” strengthen your position.

How many claims? Quality over quantity. Focus on the strongest facts you can prove. One clean case, closed well, is better than ten weak ones.

The economics. Robocalling persists because it’s cheap, automated, and scalable. A tiny conversion rate can be profitable when dialers deliver millions of calls for relatively little spend. If one in ten thousand recipients buys or submits a lead worth $50–$300, the math works—unless consistent enforcement raises the expected cost of non-compliance above the expected return.

Lead-gen supply chains. Many illegal calls originate in loosely managed affiliate networks. A brand hires an agency, which hires sub-affiliates, which buy old lists or scrape numbers and blast prerecorded messages. “Consent” gets vague or invented, and accountability diffuses across vendors. Organized documentation—landing pages, privacy policies, form screenshots, IP stamps—reconnects the chain to real businesses.

Spoofing and evasion. Callers rotate caller IDs, use overseas gateways, or impersonate local numbers to lift answer rates. Carriers and analytics providers respond with STIR/SHAKEN and reputation scoring, but bad actors adapt. Your evidence—timestamps, voicemails, URLs, and follow-up emails—ties activity back to the seller even when numbers change daily.

“Cost of doing business.” Some companies budget for sporadic complaints or settlements instead of building proper consent programs. That calculation shifts when more consumers present tidy, fact-based demands with deadlines. Each illegal call that triggers a credible demand adds real cost and friction, nudging budgets toward compliant, permission-based marketing.

Compliance converts. Legitimate sellers can win with transparent opt-ins, clear disclosures, validation of purchased leads, and fast honoring of opt-outs. These programs don’t just reduce risk; they improve conversion and lifetime value. When brands realize messy affiliate traffic carries legal exposure and churn, they reallocate spend to channels that respect consumers.

Your role. By documenting, asserting rights, and resolving professionally, you help reset incentives. One organized case can spark a vendor policy change; repeated cases can force a strategic shift. The aim isn’t punishment—it’s to make respect for consent the profitable choice.

Bottom line. Spam calls exist because they’re cheap and diffuse accountability. Evidence, transparency, and steady enforcement remove the profit from non-compliance and reward businesses that earn permission.