Roughly one in three Americans now fields a scam call on any given day, and the country absorbs billions of robocalls each ...

Tuesday the Federal Trade Commission announced it is cracking down on illegal telemarketers in one of the biggest multi-agency sweeps ever. The FTC is partnering with 101 law enforcement agencies, ...

(NEXSTAR) – Does it seems like you received more robocalls in 2025 than the year before? According to data released Thursday by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), complaints about the obnoxious phone ...

We’ve all gotten those annoying calls that show up as “No Caller ID” or random numbers and then leave automated voicemails — sometimes indicating (deceitfully) that your bank account or Social ...

The Federal Trade Commission has filed five suits against companies allegedly responsible for making millions of illegal, prerecorded calls from "Rachel," a perky-voiced woman who promises to lower ...

Your phone lights up. The number looks local. You answer because maybe it is the doctor, the school, a delivery driver or someone you actually need to hear from. Then comes the pause. That tiny ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — Ever wonder how those annoying scam robocalls work? We asked consumer advocates, federal regulators and a tech security analyst for answers. It’s not just you. The problem with ...