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Cuomo signs bill targeting text telemarketers

The new law adds text messaging to the state's definition of 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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Why is the car warranty scam so popular?

Experts say scam artists jump on our concerns about our vehicles and mix in with the legitimate car warranty call.
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Man files lawsuit against Buffalo Public Schools over robocalls

In a federal lawsuit filed last week, Alphonso Clark alleges he received over 50 recorded messages from three city schools.
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'Somebody needs to solve this robocall problem'

2 On Your Side contacted Western New York's federal lawmakers to find out their strategies for stopping these annoying recorded calls.
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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."