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18 U.S. Code § 2325. Definition
In this chapter, the term “telemarketing or email marketing”—(1) means a plan, program, promotion, or campaign that is conducted to induce—
(A)
purchases of goods or services;
(B)
participation in a contest or sweepstakes;
(C)
a charitable contribution, donation, or gift of money or any other thing of value;
(D)
investment for financial profit;
(E)
participation in a business opportunity;
(F)
commitment to a loan; or
(G)
participation in a fraudulent medical study, research study, or pilot study,
by use of one or more interstate telephone calls, emails, text messages, or electronic instant messages initiated either by a person who is conducting the plan, program, promotion, or campaign or by a prospective purchaser or contest or sweepstakes participant or charitable contributor, donor, or investor; and