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How to make money off those annoying robocalls
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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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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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Why is the car warranty scam so popular?
Experts say scam artists jump on our concerns about our vehicles and mix in with the legitimate car warranty call.
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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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Woman cites robocallers in grandmother's death
A woman's warning about robocallers.
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Why most robocallers will never be caught
The overwhelming majority of robocallers will never be caught. Here's why.
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How robocallers get away with it
The FTC needs your help in this fight.
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Why the government can't stop robocalls
It's one of the few things everyone in Washington can agree on-- Robocalls are obnoxious.
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Woman blames robocallers in grandmother's death
"It...cuts me to my core that I didn't stop everything that day and go to her."
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Tennessee is the 10th worst in the nation for robocalls
The BBB recommends people use their voicemail as a "gatekeeper" and send phone numbers they don't recognize to their mailbox.
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