New measures by U.S. regulators could help thwart some of the billions of robocalls received in the U.S. The Federal Communications Commission said Wednesday that it will vote in June on whether to ...

SOUTH AMBOY, New Jersey (WPVI) -- Developers have created an app designed to stop telemarketers and scam callers in their tracks. "Answerbots" are a part of the app "Robokiller," which answer the ...

U.S. consumers received just under 3.9 billion robocalls in January 2026, according to YouMail’s monthly Robocall Index. That total marked a 5.6% d ...

WASHINGTON (Nexstar) — People are sick and tired of robocalls. Millions of Americans’ landlines and mobile phones are ringing at all hours of the day and night with sales people or scammers. Maryland ...

FORT PIERCE, Fla. — They're annoying, invasive and nearly impossible to stop. Fed up with the calls, Fort Pierce resident Jonathan Smith is fighting back against those bothersome robocalls. "I'm ...

WASHINGTON (AP) - Jeri Vargas put her elderly mother on the "Do Not Call" list years ago. So why is the 88-year-old woman with Alzheimer's disease still getting several recorded phone calls a day ...

Calls and messages from scammers are universally annoying. You know the feeling. You pick up the phone, expecting it's something or someone important, only to be met with a recorded message about ...

North Carolina lawmakers are working to crack down on telemarketers and scammers who use fake caller ID numbers. A new bill would make it illegal for companies to use misleading names or numbers as ...

An unfamiliar number appears on your cellphone. It’s from your area code, so you answer it, thinking it might be important. There is an unnatural pause after you say hello, and what follows is a ...