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How to make money off those annoying robocalls

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How can you stop robocalls?

We set out find out who are the robocallers, who are the victims and what can be done to stop the calls.
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Ohio AG Yost joins list of attorneys general urging the FCC to move up timeline for anti-robocall technology

“If the smaller providers weren’t a big part of the problem, maybe a little more time would be warranted,” Yost said.
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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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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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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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How robocallers get away with it

The FTC needs your help in this fight.
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Woman blames robocallers in grandmother's death

"It...cuts me to my core that I didn't stop everything that day and go to her."
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3News Investigates: How long does it take for brand new cell phones to start getting robocalls?

All 16 phones we tested started getting robocalls weeks or even days after activation, in some cases without the user ever placing a single call or text.
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3News Investigates: How to report and stop robocalls in Ohio

We set out to find who are the robocallers, who are the victims, and what can be done to stop the calls.