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26 Sep 2020
Loveland Woman Loses $4,000 to Phone Scam - A woman in Loveland, Ohio recently lost $4,000 to a well known, yet very successful scam. Kendra Fleischmann lost everything in her bank account after she was tricked by scammers this month.... tmblr.co/Z25NAyY-CpSmWy00
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19 Sep 2020
How to Tell A Real COVID Contact Tracing Call From a Fake One - As coronavirus continues to spread across the country, some health care facilities have been using “contact tracing” to attempt to curb it. Contact tracing is often accomplished... tmblr.co/Z25NAyYyyqKiKu00
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12 Sep 2020
Will Ignoring Robocalls Make Them Stop? The Results of a Recent Study May Surprise You - You’re sitting down to dinner when your phone rings. You don’t recognize the number. Chances are, it’s a robocall. In fact, there’s an 80% chance of it... tmblr.co/Z25NAyYwiql1uy00
4 Sep 2020
Read and Share: Coronavirus Phone Scams to Watch Out For This Month - The Riley County Police Department in Kansas recently warned locals of recent phone scams affecting the community. It is unclear how many other states have been affected by... tmblr.co/Z25NAyYuO5uBOi00
30 Aug 2020
Racially Charged Robocalls Attempt to Deter Voters in Chicago and Detroit - News surfaced this week that a recorded call has been targeting Chicago and Detroit residents in an attempt to disuade them from mail-in voting. The robocall has been... tmblr.co/Z25NAyYspQ7Fmy00
22 Aug 2020
FEDERAL REPORT: Two Students from India Came to US to Collect $600K From Robocall Scams - Last week, federal officials reported that two students from India have been living in US with student visas. But the real reason they live here has... tmblr.co/Z25NAyYp_ybaKW00
14 Aug 2020
Beware the COVID-19 Track and Trace Scam - COVID-19 has been on everyone’s mind almost constantly since the pandemic began. Scammers are no exception— and they’re more than happy to take advantage of the situation to make a buck. Or much more... tmblr.co/Z25NAyYncC4NKy00
7 Aug 2020
Legal Defender for Robocalling Companies Leaks Customer Data Online - According to KrebsOnSecurity, an organization specializing in protecting robocall sending firms from punishment under US law has recently leaked its entire private info... tmblr.co/Z25NAyYl9eUluq00
31 Jul 2020
Woman Wins $232K Lawsuit Against Bank That Sent Her 465 Robocalls in 6 Months - A New York woman recently got sweet revenge on a bank that sent her hundreds of robocalls over the space of 6 months. After filing a lawsuit under the federal... tmblr.co/Z25NAyYj6Lidei00
25 Jul 2020
How Spam Calls Affect Your Brain - Spam calls and robocalls are annoying. No one wants to waste time listening to a robot drone on and on about timeshares or insurance “deals”. But extortion or phishing scam calls do much worse than annoy you.... tmblr.co/Z25NAyYgxFsmma00
19 Jul 2020
FCC to Allow Phone Companies to Block Calls from “Bad Actor” Telecoms - Under new rules approved by the FCC, phone companies will now have the option to block all incoming calls from certain “bad actor” voice service providers. “Bad actor”... tmblr.co/Z25NAyYf1S_pqW01
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12 Jul 2020
Supreme Court Smacks Down Exception for Federal Debt Robocalls - On Monday, the Supreme Court ruled that federal debt robocallers don’t deserve special treatment. The Telephone Consumer Act of 1991 made unsolicited automated calls illegal, but... tmblr.co/Z25NAyYclzI2Ou00
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4 Jul 2020
Happy 4th of July! 4 Independence Day Scams to Watch Out For - The 4th of July is a time for fireworks, barbecues, parades and pies. It’s also a holiday that scammers love to use for their schemes. Many doubt that Independence Day would be a... tmblr.co/Z25NAyYaQBt0mW00
26 Jun 2020
Reddit User Gets 200 Random Text Messages a Day: Prank or Scam? - What would you do if you received hundreds of texts per day from a scammer, all in quick succession? It may sound far-fetched, but in the words of an old movie title, “it could... tmblr.co/Z25NAyYXtWToWa00
19 Jun 2020
FCC to Slap $225 Million Fine on This Texas Robocall Firm - In a historic move, the Federal Communications Commission announced its intentions this month to enact a record $225 fine on a Texas telemarketing firm. The firm, which operated... tmblr.co/Z25NAyYVYJvH0q00
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12 Jun 2020
Is the Census Bureau Calling You? Or Is It Just Another Scam? - Despite the global pandemic, the 2020 Census must go on. However, like many businesses and establishments, the Census Bureau must adjust to life in the wake of the COVID-19... tmblr.co/Z25NAyYTN8ftme00
6 Jun 2020
“They’ll Be Back”. Robocalls are about to return with a fury. Are you prepared? - Thanks to the coronavirus, people have been getting a lot less robocalls lately. Big call centers have been shut down. Workers have been sent home. And spam... tmblr.co/Z25NAyYRBEjxye00
29 May 2020
“If You’re Over 50, Press 1”: Medical Scams Target the Elderly - It’s no secret that criminals often target the elderly for robocalls and call scams. However, they seem to be doing less and less to hide their true intentions. “If you’re over... tmblr.co/Z25NAyYOtBqoiq00
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22 May 2020
Americans Have Already Lost More Than $13.4 Million to Coronavirus Scams, FTC Says - According to a recent FTC report, coronavirus scammers have already swindled U.S. citizens out of at least 13.4 million dollars. Provision Living carried out... tmblr.co/Z25NAyYMdI7uWi00
15 May 2020
FCC/FTC Take Unprecedented Action to Prevent COVID-19 Robocalls - On April 3rd, 2020, the FCC and FTC sent joint letters to three Voice over Internet Protocol (“VoIP”) service providers, demanding they block international COVID-19-related scam... tmblr.co/Z25NAyYKNV5Iui00