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The FCC has made combatting unlawful robocalls and malicious caller ID spoofing a top consumer protection priority. By proposing and implementing impactful policy initiatives and pursuing strong enforcement actions, the FCC takes action to protect and empower consumers.
Learn more about FCC Initiatives to Combat Robocalls and Spoofing and download the FCC Report on Robocalls. File a complaint with the FCC if you believe you have received an illegal call or text, or if you think you're the victim of a spoofing scam. Click the tabs below for tips, FAQs and resources. Next.
FCC consumer guides concerning fraud, scams and alerts.
Is your own telephone number being spoofed, blocked, or labeled as a possible spam call? The FCC is committed to doing what we can to protect you from these unwelcome situations. The FCC has tackled unwanted calls, unwanted texts and spoofing on as many fronts as possible by: providing tips to consumers to thwart unwanted calls, texts, and ...
The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday cracked down on a massive illegal robocall operation responsible for billions of auto-warranty scam calls in recent years, with regulators...
Sellers and telemarketers: Go to https://telemarketing.donotcall.gov to access the National Do Not Call Registry. Register your phone number to report stop or block unwanted, annoying,telemarketing, spam calls, robocalls to the FTC.
Some of the most common unwanted calls the FTC sees currently include pretend Social Security Administration, Medicare, and IRS calls, fake Amazon or Apple Computer support calls, and fake auto warranty and credit card calls.
Reporting helps law enforcement and investigators stop scams and illegal robocalls. Report scams at ReportFraud.ftc.gov and report illegal robocalls at DoNotCall.gov. For more advice on how to stop unwanted calls, check out ftc.gov/calls.
The recently passed Pallone-Thune Telephone Robocall Abuse Criminal Enforcement and Deterrence Act (TRACED Act), in relevant part, directs the Commission to consider taking additional steps to protect called parties from a new and pernicious type of illegal call known as the one-ring scam.1 In this scam, consumers in the United States receive a...
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Federal Communications Commission (FCC) are partnering in “Operation Stop Scam Calls,” a multijurisdictional effort to stop illegal telemarketing calls.