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) ...

Calls and messages from scammers are universally annoying. You know the feeling. You pick up the phone, expecting it's something or someone important, only to be met with a recorded message about ...

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.

GREENSBORO, N.C. — Maybe it happens to you a few times a day or occasionally if you’re lucky. A call or text from an unknown number that turns out to be a scammer. It’s not only annoying but also ...

Maybe it happens to you a few times a day or occasionally if you’re lucky. A call or text from an unknown number that turns out to be a scammer. It’s not only annoying but also costly, with ...

WASHINGTON -- Those annoying robocalls are one step closer to being a thing of the past. The House of Representatives passed a bill that increases fines and requires phone companies to take a bigger ...

U.S. consumers received more than 4.8 billion robocalls in May, a slight decline from April but still 7.3% higher than May 2024 Scam robocalls surged more than 10%, with nearly 700 million placed in ...