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| Aug 5, 2026 | France is banning unsolicited telemarketing calls starting next week | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
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PARIS (AP) — France next week will ban unsolicited telemarketing calls under a new law aimed at protecting consumers from intrusive sales pitches and shielding vulnerable people fr... |
| Jul 17, 2026 | CONSUMER ALERT: Attorney General Ken Paxton Issues Guidance to Protect Texans from Flood-Related Scams and Price Gouging | As communities across Texas continue to be affected by devastating flooding and additional severe weather remains possible, Attorney General Ken Paxton is urging Texans to stay vigilant against scams, fraudulent charities, and illegal price... |
| Jul 1, 2026 | State warns about life insurance fraud ring targeting older adults | The Oregon Division of Financial Regulation is warning people about a recently detected fraud ring that is signing up people for life insurance without their knowledge or consent. The fraud, which targets mostly older adults, has been found... |
| Jul 1, 2026 | State warns about life insurance fraud ring targeting older adults | July 1, 2026
The Oregon Division of Financial Regulation is warning people about a recently detected fraud ring that is signing up people for life insurance without their knowledge or consent. The fraud, which targets mostly older adults, h... |
| May 27, 2026 | You could be losing thousands of dollars on your home loan | Refinancing a VA loan may offer Veterans a powerful option to lock in a lower interest rate, refinance a non-VA loan into a VA-backed loan, and/or get cash back from the equity they have in their home. Veterans can save hundreds of thousand... |
| Mar 2, 2025 | Getting a lot of unwanted phone calls? Here are ways to stop them | Phone settings
Smartphone users can turn on some built-in settings to combat unknown calls.
Apple advises iPhone users to turn on the Silence Unknown Callers feature. Go to your “Settings,” then scroll down to “Apps,” and then to “Phone,” w... |
| Dec 13, 2023 | The FCC just closed major loopholes used by businesses and scammers to send an avalanche of unwanted calls and texts | Politics The FCC just closed major loopholes used by businesses and scammers to send an avalanche of unwanted calls and texts
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| Jun 23, 2023 | I donated to the National Police and Troopers Association on a cold call. Now I get up to 10 spam calls a day. | News I donated to the National Police and Troopers Association on a cold call. Now I get up to 10 spam calls a day.
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| Aug 3, 2022 | Illegal Robocallers, Beware! Anti-Robocall Litigation Task Force is Here | International robocallers stole $29.8 billion through scam calls in 2021. If you thought illegal robocalling and spam calls would never stop, here’s a piece of good news— California Attorney General Rob Bonta has announced the launch of a n... |
| Aug 2, 2022 | Attorney General Knudsen Announces Formation of Nationwide Anti-Robocall Litigation Task Force">Attorney General Knudsen Announces Formation of Nationwide Anti-Robocall Litigation Task Force Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen today announced the… | August 2, 2022
Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen today announced the formation of a nationwide Anti-Robocall Litigation Task Force with 49 other states that is investigating and will take legal action against the telecommunications co... |
| Aug 2, 2022 | Attorney General Knudsen Announces Formation of Nationwide Anti-Robocall Litigation Task Force | August 2, 2022
Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen today announced the formation of a nationwide Anti-Robocall Litigation Task Force with 49 other states that is investigating and will take legal action against the telecommunications co... |
| Aug 2, 2022 | AG Healey Joins National Bipartisan Task Force Aimed at Combating Illegal Robocalls | BOSTON — Attorney General Maura Healey today announced that her office is joining a nationwide, bipartisan Anti-Robocall Litigation Task Force of 50 attorneys general to investigate and take legal action against telecommunications companies... |
| Aug 2, 2022 | Attorney General Moody Announces Formation of Nationwide Anti-Robocall Task Force | Attorney General Ashley Moody News Release
Attorney General Moody Announces Formation of Nationwide Anti-Robocall Task Force
TALLAHASSEE, Fla.—Attorney General Ashley Moody is announcing a new Anti-Robocall Litigation Task Force that will i... |
| Apr 7, 2022 | AG Ferguson announces partnership with FCC in anti-robocall initiative | New agreement establishes data sharing, investigative partnerships
SEATTLE — Attorney General Bob Ferguson today announced a new partnership with the Federal Communications Commission, establishing critical information sharing and structure... |
| Nov 25, 2021 | Spam texts, calls, and emails are out of control. Here’s how to fix it | If you’ve been feeling like you’re getting a lot more spam these days, you’re not alone. Both spam calls and spam texts have increased in quantity over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, with 5.9 billion spam calls reported in June 2021, ... |
| May 29, 2021 | How to block a number on your smartphone or landline to stop spam calls and texts | You can block a number to stop receiving all incoming calls or texts from that phone number.
To block a number on an iPhone or Android, you can use your device's Phone app.
To block a number on a landline, contact your service provider or u... |
| Apr 30, 2021 | How to stop robocalls and spam calls on your iPhone or Android phone | You can stop spam calls and robocalls by blocking numbers on Android or using Do Not Disturb on iPhone.
To stop spam calls and report telemarketers, you can join the National Do Not Call Registry.
To screen and block spam calls, you can als... |
| Apr 30, 2021 | How to stop robocalls and spam calls on your iPhone or Android phone | There are several ways you can work to stop spam calls and robocalls once and for all. martin-dm/Getty Images
You can stop spam calls and robocalls by blocking numbers on Android or using Do Not Disturb on iPhone.
To stop spam calls and rep... |
| Mar 6, 2021 | If you're getting hounded by calls about a car warranty, you're not alone: Robocalls are spiking for the first time since before the pandemic | Robocalling is back to pre-pandemic levels, data from spam-blocking service YouMail showed.
Americans received about 4.6 billion robocalls in February, the highest volume since February 2020.
The two main types of robocalls during February ... |
| Mar 3, 2021 | THE ANNOYANCE ENGINE: Spam robocalls became profitable scams by exploiting the phone system, but you can stop them | It’s not just you. Spam calls are out of control. iStock; Insider
Spam robocalls are on the rise, and the reason is they’re incredibly profitable.
Court decisions have paved the way for telemarketers to get away with spam calls scot-free.
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| Feb 11, 2021 | Americans Got 50 Billion Spam Calls Last Year | If you think being trapped at home deprived of human contact for a year is bad, try being trapped at home deprived of human contact for a year — while getting five calls a day claiming your non-existent car warranty is running out.
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| Oct 20, 2020 | How To Cast Your Vote Against Election Scams | getty |
| Aug 4, 2020 | How to block a number on your landline phone and reduce the amount of spam calls you receive | Advertisement
There are several steps you can take to block a number on a landline phone and reduce the amount of spam calls you receive.
You can purchase a physical call-blocking device and install it onto your landline's connection, which... |
| Aug 4, 2020 | How to block a number on your landline phone and reduce the amount of spam calls you receive | There's no surefire way to block every number on a landline. picture alliance/Getty Images
There are several steps you can take to block a number on a landline phone and reduce the amount of spam calls you receive.
You can purchase a physic... |
| Feb 17, 2020 | Finally, here’s a secret weapon to use against all those despicable robocallers | It’s probably fitting that I’ve already had to fend off one robocall while typing this. “This,” being the following news — if you’re reading these words, then statistically you’re probably one of the millions of Americans bombarded with rob... |
| Dec 12, 2019 | How to stop spam calls right now | Image: fizkes, Getty Images/iStockphoto Mobility must-reads
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Mobile malware is on the rise: Know how to protect yourself from a virus or stolen data
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| Aug 5, 2019 | Robocall Spammers Are Rampant, and the Best Solutions Are Drastic | Chances are strong that you didn't pick up your phone the last time it rang, and you won't bother to pick up the next call, either. That's because nearly half of all phone calls made in the US are from scammers.
In 2019, scam calls will mak... |
| May 8, 2019 | It's National Small Business Week. Is Your Phone Ringing Off the Hook? | May 8, 2019 5 min read
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own.
This week America is celebrating our country’s 30.2 million small businesses. And while there will be National Small Business Week parties inside brick-an... |
| Apr 10, 2019 | How to stop robocalls spamming your phone | No matter what your politics, beliefs, or even your sports team, we can all agree on one thing: robocalls are the scourge of modern times.
These unsolicited auto-dialed spam calls bug you dozens of times a week — sometimes more — demanding ... |
| Oct 9, 2018 | Savvy Senior: How to recognize, prevent elder financial abuse | DEAR SAVVY SENIOR: Can you provide some tips on how to protect seniors from financial scams?
My 76-year-old aunt was recently swindled out of $25,000 and I want to make sure my own mother is protected.
— Concerned Daughter
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| Feb 2, 2017 | Website lets consumers compare insurance rates | Wondering whether you’re getting the most insurance coverage you can at the best price?
The insurance division of the Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs makes it easier to gauge prices, by listing premiums for sample policie... |
| Feb 1, 2017 | Hang up on sketchy callers asking, ‘Can you hear me?’ | Question: Have you heard about that “can you hear me?” scam? Is that for real?
Answer: While there’s no doubt that consumers are receiving unsolicited telephone calls from people they don’t know who try to start a conversation by asking, “C... |
| Dec 21, 2016 | AT&T Starts Robocalls Crackdown With 'Call Protect' Service To Block Spam Phone Calls: How It Works | Alexandra Burlacu, Tech Times 21 December 2016, 10:12 am
AT&T officially launched its new Call Protect service, aiming to protect its customers from automated phone calls commonly known as "robocalls."
Call Protect comes five ... |
| May 26, 2016 | The 9 most robocalled cities in America | iStockphoto
According to one estimate, Americans will get a whopping 30 billion robocalls this year. YouMail, a telecom services company, said that in the first four months of 2016 an estimated 10 billion robocalls have already been made --... |
| May 4, 2015 | Your PBX has been hacked! | This past week a very large corporation on the east coast was hacked in what seems to naive old me to be a new way -- through its corporate phone system. Then one night during the same week I got a call from my bank saying my account had be... |
| May 27, 2014 | Feds urge Congress to spank online brokers that prey on your data | The Federal Trade Commission is taking its frustrations with virtual data brokers to Congress.
The FTC released a report Monday titled “Data Brokers: A Call for Transparency and Accountability” that illustrates how online consumers are larg... |
| Sep 16, 2012 | Complaints about automated calls up sharply | ASSOCIATED PRESS
In this photo taken Aug. 20, 2012, Robert Madison talks about receiving automated marketing calls, outside his office in Overland Park, Kan. Complaints to the government are up sharply about unwanted phone solicitations, ra... |
| Dec 1, 2010 | FTC wants “do not track” button on your browser, pronto | reader comments 42 with 29 posters participating
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| Sep 2, 2010 | Don’t Track Me: Anti-Google Video Plays on Times Square | Twice an hour, an animated version of Google CEO Eric Schmidt can currently be seen giving away free ice cream to little kids in return for their private information on a 540 square foot screen hovering over New York’s Times Square. The car... |
| Dec 29, 2008 | Do Not Track Legislation Could Change the Ad Landscape | Recently an expert tried to explain Do Not Call (lists of people who do not wish to receive calls from telemarketers), to telemarketing vendors. He waved two big tomes and explained that telemarketers need to adhere to the rules in both, or... |
| Oct 22, 2007 | ProQuo aims to benefit from stopping junk mail | Surprisingly enough, in this day of blast emails and spammers, snail mail marketers are still a thriving breed. ProQuo is a startup, launching tomorrow, that hopes to help consumers curb their physical junk mail.
Interest in stopping market... |
| Oct 22, 2007 | ProQuo Will Kill Junk Mail | This may be the most useful website you ever read about on TechCrunch.
New La Jolla, California startup ProQuo launches this evening to help you battle all the evil that is being perpetually perpetrated against your personal information. Ge... |
| Jan 12, 2006 | 3 out of 4 Registered for Do-Not-Call | Three out of every four adults are now registered on the Federal Trade Commission's Do-Not-Call list, with a large majority saying they have seen a noticeable decrease in telemarketing calls. From January 2004 to the present, the number of ... |
| Jun 27, 2003 | Anti-Telemarketing List Opens For Registration | I very rarely get telemarketing phone calls, but as if they knew that the national “do not call” list was starting, I received two telemarketing phone calls Thursday evening. Hopefully, that won’t be happening much longer, as the much talke... |
| DirecTV might owe you around $460 — here's how to check in 30 seconds or less | DirecTV might owe you around $460 — here's how to check in 30 seconds or less
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DirecTV will pay $16.84 million after class action lawsuit settles. Users will see a compensation o... |
| How to stop getting a ton of unwanted phone calls | Unwanted phone calls are out of control. Whether it’s a robocall trying to sell you something or spam calls from scammers trying to rip you off, it’s enough to make you want to stop answering your phone. So what can you do to stop them?
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| Kokua Line: Improving tools block robocalls, so don’t treat them as inevitable annoyances | Question: Regarding the scams (808ne.ws/1120col), what about to the home phones? I get nothing but scam calls all day long, even though I signed up for that “do not call” list years ago. Does that work anymore?
Answer: Yes, the National Do ... |
| I spent 10 years studying the secret to happiness—here’s the No. 1 thing I overlooked the entire time | Ten years ago, I set out to find the framework for a happier life. Testing the wisdom of the ages with scientific research, I learned how to strengthen my relationships, increase energy and more.
But a few years ago, I started to notice tha... |
| Finally, here’s a secret weapon to use against all those despicable robocallers | It’s probably fitting that I’ve already had to fend off one robocall while typing this. “This,” being the following news — if you’re reading these words, then statistically you’re probably one of the millions of Americans bombarded with rob... |
| Americans lost $29.8 billion to phone scams alone over the past year | Nearly 1 in 3 Americans say they’ve fallen victim to a phone scam in the past year, like the ones where someone calls pretending to be from the IRS or from a company inquiring about an expiring warranty on your vehicle.
That’s according to ... |
| How to stop spam calls in 3 easy steps | The frequency with which spam calls bombard smartphone owners can be one of the most truly maddening things about possessing a handset. From the inane ploys to try and trick you — an Obamacare offer! Your car’s warranty is about to expire! ... |
