Billions of robocalls are vexing Americans - and it's not slowing down. Many of the unsolicited calls are from scammers pretending to be tax collectors, charities, or salespeople. Short of throwing ...

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 ...

Robocalls offering fake car warranties were once among the most common phone scams in the U.S., with nearly a billion scams logged in a single month in 2022, according to the Federal Communications ...

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 ...

If it seems like you’re being inundated with spam calls and texts these days, you’re not alone. There are the text messages ...

Robocalls are not only annoying, many times they aim to defraud consumers. Telemarketing and robocalls are the top source of consumer complaints received by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) ...

An unfamiliar number appears on your cellphone. It’s from your area code, so you answer it, thinking it might be important. There is an unnatural pause after you say hello, and what follows is a ...

SOUTH AMBOY, New Jersey -- 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 phone on ...

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 ...

WASHINGTON (AP) -- An anti-robocalls measure signed into law Monday by President Donald Trump should help reduce the torrent of unwanted calls promising lower interest rates or pretending to be the ...

The politicians shut up after the election, but the sleazy salesmen and con artists are still ringing your phone with robocalls. There is now a glimmer of hope for those of us tired of running to the ...

"Hi, this is Evelyn with Lending Union's West Coast branch. I've been trying to reach you..." If you're like me, you hang up or delete the voicemail right then and there. (I'm a millennial: If I don't ...