A new robocall settlement has been reached between a Florida car dealership and thousands of consumers and past customers who received unsolicited marketing robocalls from the company, Automotive News reports. As per the settlement, Grieco Ford of Fort Lauderdale is set to pay upwards of $4.8 million in compensation to tens of thousands of consumers [...]
Maryland prosecutors have leveled criminal misdemeanor charges against Tyler Walch, aide to Republican delegate Richard Imallaria, for making illegal robocalls to consumers, according to the Baltimore Sun. Maryland Political Aide Accused Of Illegal Robocall Richard Impallaria represents voters in Maryland's Baltimore and Harford counties, but his aide, Tyler Walch, allegedly misrepresented facts to consumers by [...]
One of America's largest debt collectors has consented to pay $9 million in compensation to settle a lawsuit claiming that it spammed consumers in 18 California counties with illegal robocalls. The settlement dollars will be split between iQor Holdings and its subsidiary AlliedInterstate. iQor, AlliedInterstate Resolve Illegal Robocall Allegations State prosecutors accused the debt collection [...]
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. Philip Roesel Placed 21M Robocalls, FCC Claims On Wednesday, September 26, 2018, the FCC announced that it was imposing an [...]
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 Con Artists Take Advantage Of Health Care Uncertainty In New Scams In December 2017, Congress repealed the individual mandate, a key [...]
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 Orion identified a growing trend in phone call data: robocalls are increasing at an extraordinary rate, and most of them [...]
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 the Road To Power, a white supremacist video podcasting channel out of Idaho. The Attempt To "Weaponize Race" Through 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 Expansion A new robocall scam is targeting Virginians in the run-up to the State's expansion of Medicaid coverage, which is [...]
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 calls from fake government officials. Posing as Chinese police officers or Consulate officials, scam artists have inundated Chinese residents of [...]
The Federal Trade Commission is striking out against yet another major company that it says facilitates over 1 billion illegal robocalls every year, filing a federal complaint against automatic dialing platform TelWeb in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, Gizmodo reports. FTC Files Suit Against Robocall "Kingpins" FTC prosecutors are going [...]