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Robocalls may be a thing of the past starting today

The deadline for major phone companies to implement technology to help stop robocalls begins today
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New technology expected to drastically reduce robocalls goes into effect Wednesday

The STIR/SHAKEN technology authenticates a phone call origin and makes certain the information on the Caller ID matches.
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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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VERIFY: Here's why the federal government can't stop robocalls

Experts say there isn't a simple way to block the pesky and predatory robocalls. The federal government is working on a strategy.
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Gas suppliers flooding PG&E customers with calls, offers that might cost more

An ABC10 investigation found third-party gas suppliers are calling PG&E customers across California to try and get them to switch.
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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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Sacramento resident gets revenge on a robocaller

Here are tips on how to prevent your phone from getting robocalls.
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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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Stop the Calls: Tired of robocalls? These tips will make it harder for them to bother you

Two out of three robocalls are scams and telemarketers. So you're probably wondering, how do you stop the calls?