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  2. National Do Not Call Registry - Wikipedia

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    Since January 1, 2005, telemarketers covered by the registry have up to 31 days (initially the period was 90 days) from the date a number is registered to cease calling that number. Originally, phone numbers remained on the registry for a period of five years, but are now permanent because of the Do-Not-Call Improvement Act of 2007, effective ...

  3. FCC votes to ban scam robocalls that use AI-generated voices

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    The number of robocalls placed in the US peaked at around 58.5 billion in 2019, according to estimates by YouMail, a robocall blocking service. Last year, the figure was closer to 55 billion. Last ...

  4. FCC issues record-breaking $300 million fine for largest ...

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    Americans lost an average of $1,400 dollars to scam callers in 2022, according to the Federal Trade Commission. FCC issues record-breaking $300 million fine for largest robocall scam Skip to main ...

  5. FCC warns of 50-state scam by fraudsters posing as mortgage ...

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    Callers spoof the caller ID number of the victim's actual lending institution, swindling money from those seeking financial relief. FCC warns of 50-state scam by fraudsters posing as mortgage ...

  6. Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 - Wikipedia

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    When Congress passed the TCPA in 1991, it delegated the do-not-call rules to the FCC. Congress suggested that the FCC's do-not-call regulations "may require the establishment and operation of a single national database." [6] The FCC did not adopt a single national database but rather required each company to maintain its own do-not-call ...

  7. List of scams - Wikipedia

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    This is such a common crime that the state of Arizona listed affinity scams of this type as its number one scam for 2009. In one recent nationwide religious scam, churchgoers are said to have lost more than $50 million in a phony gold bullion scheme, promoted on daily telephone prayer chains, in which they thought they could earn a huge return ...

  8. Identify legitimate AOL websites, requests, and communications

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    • Fake email addresses - Malicious actors sometimes send from email addresses made to look like an official email address but in fact is missing a letter(s), misspelled, replaces a letter with a lookalike number (e.g. “O” and “0”), or originates from free email services that would not be used for official communications.

  9. How to spot a scam online - AOL

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    You can report scam phone calls to the FTC Complaint Assistant. Online scam No. 4 : "Tech support” reaches out to you unsolicited Real tech support never reaches out to you unsolicited.