Credit to Author: Jovi Umawing| Date: Wed, 01 Jun 2022 23:37:17 +0000
Robocalls and scam calls have been a longstanding problem. For 2021, the FTC has recorded its highest number of victims yet.
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Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Sun, 25 Jun 2017 15:24:16 +0000
Several times a week my cell phone receives the telephonic equivalent of spam: A robocall. On each occasion the call seems to come from a local number, but when I answer there is that telltale pause followed by an automated voice pitching some product or service. So when I heard from a reader who chose to hang on the line and see where one of these robocalls led him, I decided to dig deeper. This is the story of that investigation. Hopefully, it will inspire readers to do their own digging and help bury this annoying and intrusive practice.
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