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) ...

Scammers are using robocalls to steal billions of dollars from unsuspecting consumers each year. Consumer Reports shares valuable advice on how you can stop these annoying calls and protect yourself ...

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 ...

Your phone rings, the number is unknown but you pick up in case it’s a doctor’s office or your child’s school – only to find it’s a debt-reduction offer or bogus info about how you won a free cruise.

The Federal Communications Commission said Thursday it is immediately outlawing scam robocalls featuring fake, artificial intelligence-created voices, cracking down on so-called "deepfake" technology ...

First, it was Ohio Turnpike Smishing scams. Now, Ohio is plagued with robocalls more than most other states. The state ranks second-highest for the largest number of robocalls in 2024, according to ...

"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 ...

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Tenn. (WATE) — Unwanted calls, including illegal and spoofed robocalls, are the FCC’s top consumer complaint. The commission reports that billions of robocalls target consumers every ...

IRVINE, Calif., June 6, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- U.S. consumers received just over 4.8 billion robocalls in May, according to YouMail's latest Robocall Index. While this represents a 2.5% decrease from ...