Over 250 million spam numbers have been logged - and nuisance calls just keep increasing, despite federal crackdown

Last year’s count was 4.8 million new numbers, 1.9 percent higher than the amount of new numbers logged in 2024, the ...

Stamford police warn of phone scammers posing as FTC officials, federal agents

STAMFORD — Police warned residents Tuesday to be aware of phone scammers posing as Federal Trade Commission officials and ...
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Federal Trade Commission offers new tool to help avoid scams

HERE’S CONSUMER INVESTIGATOR BRIAN ROCHE. SO SCAMMERS WILL TRY TO TELL YOU JUST ABOUT ANYTHING TO GET YOU TO PANIC AND ACT QUICKLY. NOW, THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION HAS PUT OUT A NEW TOOL CALLED MY ...
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How to avoid scam calls as Tennessee ranks second in U.S. for robocall complaints

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — If you’ve received a scam call this year you are not alone. According to recent data released by the Federal Trade Commission, Tennessee ranks second in the country for the ...

FTC Report shows older Americans losing billions more to scams

The FTC’s 2024–2025 report on protecting older consumers shows total fraud losses among adults 60 and older have quadrupled ...