Small businesses around the country have reported receiving an unwanted fax, telling them how to end "unwanted faxes." The best advice? Throw it away. The fax comes from an organization called the "Envirofax Commission." In bold type, the fax declares "Fax Us Your Unwanted Faxes." In smaller type the fax notes that a change in regulations, in 2006, gives fax recipients the the right to opt-out from receiving future faxes. "Please fax your unwanted faxes to the Envirofax Commission," the fax declares. "We will contact the sender and have your fax number permanently removed from their fax list."
The fax states this service is free, so what's the angle? According to the Better Business Bureau (BBB), the motive may not be all that altruistic. "It sounds too good to be true and like a scam to gain active fax numbers," the BBB says...