Americans receive tens of billions of robocalls each year. Many of them are not from telemarketers, but from telescammers targeting senior citizens, says Dan Weber, President of the Association of Mature American Citizens (AMAC). The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) says the number one consumer complaint is for unwanted automated calls. During the first half of 2018, …
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Jun 13 2017
Stop Unwanted Phone Calls
Whether you use a landline, mobile phone or both, you’ve likely received those pesky robocalls — phone calls that use a computerized auto-dialer to deliver a prerecorded message. As a consumer, here is what to know about this common annoyance to your home or personal line. • Robocalls are often illegal. However, keep in mind …
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