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How can you stop robocalls?

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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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Florida inmates are making robocalls – and the state is cashing in on them

Millions of robocalls hit Tampa Bay-area phones every year. But there's a place here that's placing the calls to people elsewhere in the U.S.
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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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We activated a new cellphone: the robocalls and texts started within hours

Our investigative team bought new phones all over the U.S. and measured when they got spam calls, as efforts to crackdown on billions of robocalls roll out.
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Memphis robocall victims have had enough

One Memphis woman fought back against robocallers and was awarded $459,000 in damages.
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Memphis robocall victims have had enough

One Memphis woman fought back against robocallers and was awarded $459,000 in damages.
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"I hate picking up the phone" | Telemarketers and scammers target the Mid-South with millions of robocalls

There's no doubt that you have received countless robocalls as Memphis ranked second in the country for the top affected areas, per capita, in April 2021.