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Unwanted Calls, Emails, and Texts What to do about unwanted calls, emails, and text messages that can be annoying, might be illegal, and are probably scams. Return to top
“Every time you report scams or bad business practices to the FTC, you’re helping to protect your community,” said Andrew Smith, Director of the FTC’s Bureau of Consumer Protection. “With ReportFraud.ftc.gov, it’s quicker and easier than ever to share your story, and each report helps the FTC, and other federal, state, and local law ...
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Reports of Unwanted Telemarketing Calls Down More Than 50 Percent Since 2021 (November 15, 2024) FTC Implements New Protections for Businesses Against Telemarketing Fraud and Affirms Protections Against AI-enabled Scam Calls (March 7, 2024)
And always report unwanted calls to the FTC. Tell us the number on your caller ID and any number you're told to call back. The FTC releases these numbers each day to help companies working to block unwanted calls. Your complaints also help the FTC and other law enforcement go after the scammers behind these calls.
Many of the calls were to phone numbers obtained from lead-generation websites. For instance, Yodel made more than 14 million calls to leads obtained from Viceroy Media, another company sued as part of Operation Stop Scam Calls. More than 500 million of Yodel’s calls went to consumers with numbers on the DNC Registry.
Federal Trade Commission Enforcement of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act in Calendar Year 2021: Report to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (April 15, 2022) FTC Enforcement Activities under the ECOA and Regulation B: Report to the (February 3, 2021) Consumer Sentinel Network Data Book for January - December 2013 (February 27, 2014)
Report fraud, scams, and bad business practices at ReportFraud.ftc.gov. Report identity theft at IdentityTheft.gov. Report unwanted calls at donotcall.gov. Contact the Consumer Response Center by calling 1-877-FTC-HELP (382-4357) For Journalists. Office of Public Affairs Telephone: (202) 326-2180 Email: opa@ftc.gov. HSR Filings
And today I’m going to tell you how to report scams at ReportFraud.ftc.gov. But first, let me tell you why it’s so important to report frauds and scams. Every time you file a report with the Federal Trade Commission you are helping us build cases, stop scammers, and also alert others about the current trends.
It’s not often that something can be stated with absolute certainty, but here goes: People hate illegal robocalls. No one knows that more than the FTC, which is why we’ve brought 167 cases to date and we won’t stop until companies that violate the FTC Act and the Telemarking Sales Rule hang up once and for all. In the latest battle against these illegal and injurious intrusions, the FTC ...