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Robocalls most frequent scam in North Carolina, AG Stein says
Robocalls
Scam robocalls drop 30% with new FCC mandate
Scam robocalls dropped 30% over the summer as the FCC mandated new technology be installed in phone companies.
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How can you stop robocalls?
We set out find out who are the robocallers, who are the victims and what can be done to stop the calls.
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Robocalls may be a thing of the past starting today
The deadline for major phone companies to implement technology to help stop robocalls begins today
Robocalls
New technology expected to drastically reduce robocalls goes into effect Wednesday
The STIR/SHAKEN technology authenticates a phone call origin and makes certain the information on the Caller ID matches.
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Meet the robocallers
Every second, Americans receive 62 robocalls. Right before the pandemic began, we set out to find a serial robocaller.
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Why are robocalls such a big problem?
One of out of every 6 American adults loses money every year from phone scams, costing victims a total of $10 billion, according to Hiya State of the Calls Report.
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VERIFY: Here's why the federal government can't stop robocalls
Experts say there isn't a simple way to block the pesky and predatory robocalls. The federal government is working on a strategy.
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Expect a 'dramatic decline' in spoofed phone calls, NC Attorney General says
Attorney General Josh Stein is working with other AGs and the big phone companies to implement new technology that will cut down on robocalls, too.
Robocalls
We bought 16 new cellphones, and most started getting robocalls before we even used them
Americans got 58.5 billion robocalls in 2019 -- the most ever. Our investigative team bought 16 new phones all over the U.S. and measured when they got spam calls.
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He lost $7,000 in a phone scam, and it could have been stopped before it went too far
Scammers convinced Michael Marrs - pay up or be arrested for a crime he didn't commit. He drained $7,000 from his bank account.
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Woman cites robocallers in grandmother's death
A woman's warning about robocallers.
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