Suppose that this scam had originated in a country that was not as friendly and cooperative as Canada is with the United States. In that situation, how would the FTC obtain sufficient evidence to prosecute the foreign telemarketers? Is the testimony of U.S. consumers regarding the phone calls that they received sufficient proof? Why or why not?

One of the problems that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) faces in protecting consumers from scams is that those involved in the illegal operations frequently are located outside the United States. Nevertheless, the FTC has had some success in bringing cases under the Telemarketing Sales Rule (TSR) against telemarketers who violate the law from foreign locations. As discussed in the text, the TSR requires telemarketers to disclose all material facts about the goods or services being offered and prohibits the telemarketers from misrepresenting information.