35 Attorneys General Petition FCC For New Robocall Blocking Tools
You've given up on trusting your phone. Every time you answer, even when the area code is local, it's just another robocall. Someone trying to steal your personal information, or claiming to be from the [...]
Explaining The New Call Authentication System That Could Wipe Out Robocallers
Major telecom providers are quickly preparing for the $100 million rollout of a new national call authentication system that could stem the flood of unwanted, irritating robocalls. STIR/SHAKEN: The New System To Stop Caller ID [...]
FCC Announces $120 Million In Fines Against 2 Robocall Telemarketers
In the span of a single day, officials at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) fined one notorious robocaller a total of $82 million and announced a proposed fine of $37.5 million against another alleged spammer. [...]
Health Insurance Robocall Scams Surge Amid Obamacare Confusion
Robocall experts are warning of a veritable "explosion" in health care-related scams, as con artists around the country take advantage of confusion about recent changes in American health care policy, the Clarion Ledger reports. Con [...]
Report: Robocall Scams Set To Reach 50% Of Cell Phone Calls In 2019
Nearly 50% of all calls in the next year will be scam robocalls, according to a new report from call management software company First Orion. Analyzing 50 billion calls over the last 18 months, First [...]
Racist Political Robocalls Infuriate Recipients, Lawmakers Across Country
In the run-up to mid-term elections, a wave of white supremacist political robocalls have infuriated Americans and politicians across the country. Many of the calling campaigns, which feature blatantly racist rhetoric, appear to stem from [...]
Robocall Scam Roundup: 3 New Stories From The World Of Robocalls
Robocall tactics are constantly changing, as scammers and marketers devise new ways to harass us. Here's a rundown of the latest scams and tactics from robocallers that could affect you. Virginia Robocall Scam Targets Medicaid [...]
Chinese Robocall Scam Expands To Target Massachusetts
A new robocall scam that began in New York City is growing in scope and scale, as reports from the Patriot Ledger suggest that members of the Chinese community in Massachusetts are fielding hundreds of scam [...]
3 Ways To Stop Robocalls: How The Best Call-Blocking Apps Work
Anyone with a phone knows that robocalls have become an epidemic. Around 3.4 billion of these unwanted (and occasionally fraudulent) phone calls are placed every month in the United States, leaving consumers across the country [...]