Cellular Phone Robocalls, telemarketing and annoying calls and scams: Difference between revisions
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https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/press-releases/2015/06/ftc-florida-attorney-general-sue-stop-illegal-robocalls-pitching | |||
==Prognosis== | ==Prognosis== |
Revision as of 15:52, 29 September 2016
Scope
This article refers mainly to cellular phones in the United States.
The problem
Spammers and scammers can purchased VoIP lines very inexpensively ...
See also
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile_phone_spam
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caller_ID_spoofing
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robocall
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Do_Not_Call_Registry
How to report it
FTC - https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0076-phone-scams
FCC - https://www.fcc.gov/stop-unwanted-calls
FBI - https://www.ic3.gov
Ways to combat robo and spam calls or text
- Block the call on the phone if the caller-id is not spoofed. Many times it is.
http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/tech/Consumer-Reports-Devices-to-Stop-Robocalls-321292271.html
Legislation and calls to action
https://consumersunion.org/end-robocalls/