robocalls

As if auto-dialed, pre-recorded robocalls weren't bad enough, scammers are now blasting out robocalls that use poorly synthesized text-to-talk programs in an effort to try to frighten people into thinking they are being sued. The following recording is just one of many robot-voiced robocalls...

In the last few days, legislators in both the House and Senate have once again pushed the issue of nuisance pre-recorded, auto-dialed robocalls back into the spotlight — urging telecom providers to give customers more tools for blocking these calls, and trying to roll back the government’s...

How many unwanted pre-recorded and/or autodialed calls have you received so far this year? Judging by the numbers in one new report, we’re guessing it’s a lot. According to the latest YouMail National Robocall Index, some 2.3 billion robocalls were placed in January alone. That comes out to...