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2. Billions of Scam Phone Calls to U.S. Consumers Are Mostly ...

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   The National Consumer Law Center says "more than a billion" scam calls go out every month to U.S. consumers and that there were more than 50 billion in 2021. But a company called First Orion ...

3. This is what you are doing wrong when scammers call - AOL

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   Use a spam blocking app for texts and calls: These apps can identify and block known spam numbers, significantly reducing the number of unwanted calls you receive. 5.

4. How to identify a scam call before you're taken advantage of

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   809 scam. If you receive a call from a number with an 809 area code, it might appear to be coming from the United States, but it’s not. Those calls are actually originating from another country ...

5. Toll road scams are back: What to do if you get a text saying ...

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   Last April, the FBI reported receiving more than 2,000 complaints reporting smishing scams representing toll road collection services in three states. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) put out a ...

6. Identify legitimate AOL websites, requests, and communications

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   • Don't use internet search engines to find AOL contact info, as they may lead you to malicious websites and support scams. Always go directly to AOL Help Central for legitimate AOL customer support. • Never click suspicious-looking links. Hover over hyperlinks with your cursor to preview the destination URL.

7. Telemarketing and Consumer Fraud and Abuse Prevention Act

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   After the passage of the act, the Federal Trade Commission is required to (1) define and prohibit deceptive telemarketing practices; (2) keep telemarketers from practices a reasonable consumer would see as being coercive or invasions of privacy; (3) set restrictions on the time of day and night that unsolicited calls can be made to consumers ...

8. Scammers are now sending fake toll-collection texts to get ...

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   The FTC also recommends checking where suspicious messages may come from to see if the source is legitimate and forward scam messages to 7726 (SPAM) to report them as junk mail.

9. Can you hear me? (alleged telephone scam) - Wikipedia

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   The agency stated that they had received consumer complaints about the calls, and that news outlets had also reported the calls as ongoing. [8] In 2024, the Better Business Bureau published an article stating that consumers have continued to report such calls to the BBB Scam Tracker. The article stated that no consumers reported any monetary ...