March 11, 2019

FTC says taxpayer voice phishing scams are up nearly 20x

The real Social Security people will never call to threaten your benefits or tell you to wire money, send cash, or put money on gift cards.

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September 11, 2017

The mystery caller dials you for the 700th time today. What do you do?

A real estate agent in South Carolina found herself in Robocall Hell, with more than 700 calls a day - and couldn't do anything to stop them

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December 22, 2016

AT&T takes aim at scam callers

Imagine tech support scammers unable to ring through and threaten to chop you up like a stew ingredient when you resist installing malware.

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March 14, 2016

Sun of a gun: a solar energy “Do Not Call” violator is brought to justice

As practically everyone with a phone knows, a veritable plague of automated telemarketing calls has spread across the land.

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July 10, 2015

How 153 robocalls cost one company $229,500

Araceli King has been awarded $229,500 after Time Warner Cable kept on calling, even after she sued.

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July 01, 2015

PayPal backpedals on awful robocalling policy

"Sorry for the confusion!" it said, promising to erase the no-opt-out, robocalling/autotexting nightmare seemingly poised to grip the US.

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March 06, 2015

Robocall spotting contest launched by FTC

The US Federal Trade Commission has launched a pair of competitions to stimulate research into technological approaches to the problem of robocalls.

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