I was getting multiple spam calls daily, have not had one in over a week. Fingers crossed that these annoying calls are fizzing out.
Die, robocalls, die: A how-to guide to stop spammers and exact revenge We tested six apps and services to find the best way to fight back against bots, telemarketers and fraud April 4, 2019 https://www.washingtonpost.com/tech...die-how-to-guide-stop-spammers-exact-revenge/
The Robocall Crisis Will Never Be Totally Fixed April 7, 2019 https://www.wired.com/story/robocalls-spam-fix-stir-shaken/
Lawmakers Seek to Punish Robocallers with Prison Time April 12, 2019 https://www.nextgov.com/policy/2019/04/lawmakers-seek-punish-robocallers-prison-time/156278/
Friday, April 19, 2019 Indian National Extradited to United States to Face Charges for Leadership Role in Multimillion Dollar India-Based Call Center Scam Targeting U.S. Victims
FTC Disconnects Pointbreak Media Robocall Scheme Defendants May 15, 2019 https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/pre...s-pointbreak-media-robocall-scheme-defendants
FTC Returns Nearly $315,000 to Consumers Who Bought Worthless Credit Card Interest Rate Reduction Programs
"The FCC allows AT&T, Verizon and other carriers to block more suspected robocalls The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday approved new rules that could make it easier for AT&T, Verizon and other telecom giants to block suspected spam calls on behalf of their subscribers,... Under the order, telecom carriers now have a legal green-light to enroll consumers in their call-blocking services by default, as opposed to waiting for customers to sign up for such tools on their own... The FCC also permitted AT&T, Verizon and other carriers to create new tools that might allow consumers to block calls coming from anyone other than the contacts already stored in their address books. And commissioners advanced debate on an additional order that would shield telecom giants from legal liability if they erroneously block calls that they cannot authenticate as legitimate... In doing so, though, the FCC stopped short of a broader rewrite of the nation’s anti-robocall rules, an overhaul that consumer groups have urged both the agency and Congress to consider... For now, the nation’s top four carriers have said little about how they plan to proceed now that the FCC has opened the door for them to offer call-blocking tools by default..." https://www.washingtonpost.com/tech...e-suspected-robocalls/?utm_term=.6dc73c0c049a