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Patchen Noelke

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Spain combines high rates of fraud and nuisance calls

Spain has a phone spam problem. Not only do Spaniards receive a high volume of unwanted calls each month, but of those calls, a high ...
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Political calls surge ahead of US presidential election

If it seems your phone has been ringing more often, you’re not imagining things. Political calls have surged as the US presidential ...
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Spam calls declined in the UK in the first half of 2024

Residents of the UK receive fewer spam calls than those living in other European countries: an average of only 3 per person each month. ...
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Scam of the month: Tech support scams

“Tech support scams are real and they’re causing enormous consumer injury: hundreds and hundreds of millions of dollars, and that’s just ...
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Medicare & insurance scams dominate U.S. in first half ...

The United States receives an above average number of spam calls compared to other countries, and the most common phone scams relate to ...
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State of the Call 2024 webinar: watch on demand

“A question I get asked a lot is ‘Is the phone call dead?’ I can guarantee you the answer is no. But, I can say that the voice channel has ...
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What is Free Caller Registry and what does it do?

Many vendors offer services to register your numbers to help with spam labeling concerns. Before you waste your money, you should know ...
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Scam of the Month: Vehicle accident

Just when consumers were breathing a collective sigh of relief as the vehicle warranty scam fades, there comes a different vehicle-related ...
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Why does my number show up as a spam risk?

As an individual consumer, you probably appreciate it when your caller ID identifies incoming calls with a “Spam Risk” label or similar ...
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Spoofing cell phone numbers

Spoofed cell phone numbers allow calls from one number to be displayed as coming from another number. Spoofing occurs when callers ...
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Business phone number registration: how does it work?

Business registration and call branding are two steps to help establish your brand’s credibility.
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What is the National Caller ID name database?

The hardest part of generating successful outbound calls is getting clients to actually pick up. In this day and age when the average ...
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