Tuesday the Federal Trade Commission announced it is cracking down on illegal telemarketers in one of the biggest multi-agency sweeps ever. The FTC is partnering with 101 law enforcement agencies, ...

4.9 billion unwanted calls were made in March alone. Robocalls may seem endless these days. In March alone, an estimated 4.9 billion calls were reportedly made, according to YouMail -- which is ...

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Your phone rings, the number is unknown but you pick up in case it’s a doctor’s office or your child’s school – only to find it’s a debt-reduction offer or bogus info about how you won a free cruise.

SOUTH AMBOY, New Jersey (WPVI) -- Developers have created an app designed to stop telemarketers and scam callers in their tracks. "Answerbots" are a part of the app "Robokiller," which answer the ...

ROCHE REPORTS ON THIS EFFORT. SO THE ATTORNEYS GENERAL FROM ALL 50 STATES ARE IN ON THIS DEAL, FOLKS. THEY’RE SENDING WARNING LETTERS TO 37 VOIP PROVIDERS DEMANDING THAT THEY IMMEDIATELY STOP ILLEGAL ...

There is a way you can make up to $1,500 for certain robocalls you get on your cell phone. You're entitled to that money under federal law. Unwanted calls are the Federal Communication Commission's ...

WITH SOME HELP. SO FOLKS, LET ME START BY SAYING WE MAY NEVER BE ABLE TO ENTIRELY STOP ROBOCALLS, BUT YOU CAN TAKE STEPS TO REDUCE MANY ON SMARTPHONES. THERE’S A WAY TO SILENCE UNFAMILIAR CALLS ...

It would be hard to find someone who isn't familiar with the "we've been trying to reach you about your car's extended warranty" robocall. However, Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison and others ...

It's nearly impossible to stop robocalls, but you can silence them. Here's how to set up your phone so you'll never hear another robocall. To be clear, these methods don't stop robocalls. They just ...

NATIONWIDE — VOICE SERVICE PROVIDERS MUST STOP ROUTING FRAUDULENT ROBOCALLS to consumers, says a 50-state coalition of attorneys general, including Attorney General Letitia James of New York. After an ...