An important thing to know about the National Do Not Call Registry is that it can stop only sales calls. You may continue to receive: In other words, putting your number on the National Do Not Call ...

Seventy-five percent of New Yorkers have registered their number in the National Do Not Call Registry but the New York Department of State's Division of Consumer Protection is pushing for more to add ...

GREENSBORO, N.C. - The first phone call in history happened on March 10, 1876, when Alexander Graham Bell rang up his assistant. "Mr. Watson — come here — I want to see you," he said. I wouldn't be ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Zak Doffman writes about security, surveillance and privacy. New Yorkers have just been warned to beware an attack that has stolen ...

You must never make these calls. Republished on August 24 with a new federal agency warning on phone attacks. A stark FBI warning has just come to life on social media, with an attack on Microsoft ...

Telemarketers think they are invincible and can just keep pushing you, but all it takes is one mistake to bring the whole thing crashing down. So, what would you do if a scammy call center kept ...

If you've ever wanted to turn the table on telemarketers, here's how. Driven to distraction by telemarketers? By using a little imagination, say consumers who have successfully fought back, you can ...

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From fake delivery alerts to phony bank fraud notices, phone scams are becoming more common each year. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) operates the “National Do Not Call Registry,” a list of phone ...

Last month, Lendify Associates LLC (“Defendant”) was sued in the Central District Court of California for allegedly violating the internal Do Not Call (or “DNC”) list compliance requirements of the ...