Unwanted calls and texts are the number one complaint to the Federal Communications Commission, and North Carolina receives ...

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 ...

Americans were flooded with a record 5.7 billion robocalls last month — more than 17 per person in October — even as federal regulators try to crack down on the onslaught of prerecorded messages. The ...

In Antioch, Illinois, Linda Hensgen’s quiet life of retirement keeps getting interrupted. Several times a day, her cell and home phone will ring. But when Hensgen answers, it’s usually an automated ...

“Hello! Please don’t hang up… did you know that you could save a bundle on…? This is a robocall, another automated telemarketer. Nowadays, robocalls make up 50 percent of all phone calls made.

In Perrong v. Bradford, No. 24-1925, the Third Circuit held such calls did not fall within the scope of the TCPA because the ...

If you are tired of constant robocalls and spam texts, help may be on the way. A new bipartisan Virginia law taking effect ...

If money is a little tight these days, there’s a side hustle that’s helping some consumers: cashing in on robocalls. A little-known law helps you turn those annoying calls into cold hard cash. "When ...

CHICAGO -- Believe it or not, there is a way for all of us to make money on those annoying robocalls thanks to a federal law that protects consumers. And the best part is, it's legal. It all sounds ...

Just like many of us, Carol and David Sher have been getting political text messages and robocalls leading up to next Tuesday's elections. "We're getting about four or five robocalls per day," said ...

The nuisance affects millions of Americans each year. Lawmakers are looking to work with the tech industry to stop a nuisance for millions of Americans: robocalls. Robocalls, automated calls that use ...

There was good news and bad news this week on the robocall front. Let’s start with the bad news. A record 5.7 billion robocalls inundated Americans last month, up 25% from a month before, according to ...