Yes, Robocalls are Surging, Spiking to Pre-Pandemic Levels
by Robocalls took a respite when the COVID-19 pandemic first hit, but now, those annoying automated calls are back, surpassing prior levels…
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Of Course, 2020 is the Year Spam Calls and Email Hit an All-Time High
by Spam calls and email saw a steep rise in 2020 around the globe, with Brazil being the most targeted and the US is sadly catching up…
The FTC Says it’s Already Received More than 2 Million Robocall Complaints Over the Past Nine Months
The Federal Trade Commission has released a report showing the regulatory body has received 2+ million robocall complaints in 2020…
Samsung Moves to Auto Detect and Block Spam Calls, but Only on its Highest-End Devices
Samsung has teamed up with Hiya to provide its flagship phones with automatic spam call identification and blocking functionality…
YouMail Expands its Robocall Protection to This T-Mobile Partner
YouMail is bringing its robocall interception service to a T-Mobile partner in order to protect subscribers from scam and spam calls…
FCC Says Wireless Carriers can No Longer Charge Customers for Caller ID Authentication to Avoid Robocalls
The Federal Communications Commission enacted new rules that bar telecoms from billing customers for caller ID authentication…
Verizon just Made a Big Change to How it Handles Unwanted Robocalls
by Verizon is making its new Silence Junk Callers feature available to all its customers, and it’s even auto-enabled on iOS 14…
Better Business Bureau Warns Voters about Fake Political Fundraising Robocalls that are Rip Offs
Criminals are tricking voters out of money by posing as legitimate political fundraising efforts through slick but phony robocalls…
Researchers Determine if Ignoring Robocalls Makes them Stop — Here’s What they Learned
Researchers at North Carolina State University analyzed millions of robocalls over tens of thousands of lines, reaching two key conclusions…
Federal Court Shuts Down Two Arizona-Based Robocall Firms for Making Millions of Scam Calls
A federal court has shuttered two robocall operations based out of Arizona that help facilitate millions of unlawful calls…
Robocall Company Hit with $1 Billion Federal Judgment for Placing over 1.8 Million Illegal Calls
A federal judge in Portland, Oregon upheld almost $1 billion in damages awarded in a class-action lawsuit over unlawful telemarketing…
Does Answering One Robocall Lead to Being Bombarded with Tons More Spam Calls? Researchers have Found the Answer
A perpetual robocall myth has now been debunked by researchers at North Carolina State University after an extensive study…
Americans were Schemed Out of $150 Million Last Year in Robocall Scams
Robocall scams hit American consumers for a total of $150 million last year, but telecoms and federal regulators are doing more about them…
FCC Forms New Partnership to Identify and Punish Robocallers
The US Federal communications Commission has entered into an agreement with several major telecoms to combat the ongoing scourge of illegal robocalls…
Apple and Verizon Join Forces to Send Robocalls Directly to Voicemail without Ringing Phones
Verizon and Apple are now working together to stop the robocall nuisance, teaming up to send unwanted calls directly to voicemail without ringing phones…
T-Mobile Customers can Now Enjoy this New Scam Call Protection Feature
T-Mobile has released its new ScamShield app, which targets phone numbers suspected of promoting fraud, to help its customers avoid being ripped-off…