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How can you stop robocalls?
ROBOCALLS FEATURED
Meet the robocallers
Every second, Americans receive 62 robocalls. Right before the pandemic began, we set out to find a serial robocaller.
ROBOCALLS FEATURED
Why are robocalls such a big problem?
One of out of every 6 American adults loses money every year from phone scams, costing victims a total of $10 billion, according to Hiya State of the Calls Report.
Robocalls
We bought 16 new cellphones, and most started getting robocalls before we even used them
Americans got 58.5 billion robocalls in 2019 -- the most ever. Our investigative team bought 16 new phones all over the U.S. and measured when they got spam calls.
ROBOCALLS FEATURED
Woman cites robocallers in grandmother's death
A woman's warning about robocallers.
ROBOCALLS FEATURED
Why most robocallers will never be caught
The overwhelming majority of robocallers will never be caught. Here's why.
Robocalls
How robocallers get away with it
The FTC needs your help in this fight.
Robocalls
What you can do to stop robocalls
They're annoying. They're non-stop. Here's what you can do to stop robocalls.
Nation World
Record $225 million fine to robocallers who sent out 1 billion calls
The robocallers used spoofing by making caller ID look like the calls were coming from another number, the FCC said.
Nation World
Supreme Court upholds cellphone robocall ban
The case only arose after Congress in 2015 created an exception in the law that allows the automated calls for collection of government debt.
ROBOCALLS FEATURED
Meet the robocallers
Every second, Americans receive 62 robocalls. Right before the pandemic began, we set out to find a serial robocaller.
ROBOCALLS FEATURED
Why are robocalls such a big problem?
One of out of every 6 American adults loses money every year from phone scams, costing victims a total of $10 billion, according to Hiya State of the Calls Report.
Robocalls
We bought 16 new cellphones, and most started getting robocalls before we even used them
Americans got 58.5 billion robocalls in 2019 -- the most ever. Our investigative team bought 16 new phones all over the U.S. and measured when they got spam calls.
ROBOCALLS FEATURED
Woman cites robocallers in grandmother's death
A woman's warning about robocallers.
ROBOCALLS FEATURED
Why most robocallers will never be caught
The overwhelming majority of robocallers will never be caught. Here's why.
Robocalls
How robocallers get away with it
The FTC needs your help in this fight.
Robocalls
What you can do to stop robocalls
They're annoying. They're non-stop. Here's what you can do to stop robocalls.
Nation World
Record $225 million fine to robocallers who sent out 1 billion calls
The robocallers used spoofing by making caller ID look like the calls were coming from another number, the FCC said.
Nation World
Supreme Court upholds cellphone robocall ban
The case only arose after Congress in 2015 created an exception in the law that allows the automated calls for collection of government debt.
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