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Robocalls
National warning to college students about new scam calls
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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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Scam Alerts
Here's a list of common or recent scams impacting consumers nationwide and in the Quad Cities area. Check back with our list or send us information about a scam.
Personal Finance
Examples of fraudulent communication
These communication methods prompt the recipient to take an action, potentially making the victim vulnerable to malware or further attempt to scam you out of money.
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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.
Robocalls
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.
Robocalls
How robocallers get away with it
The FTC needs your help in this fight.
Robocalls
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."
Robocalls
What you can do to stop robocalls
They're annoying. They're non-stop. Here's what you can do to stop robocalls.
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