NEW
YORK, Sept. 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Robocalls
increased by 5% in August to 5.4 billion, a reversal from recent
month-over-month decreases, according to Robokiller Insights.
Robocalls related to financial services, debt collection, medical
scams, and loans flooded Americans' phones. With student loan
repayments resuming in October, these calls are likely to
persist.
Despite FCC wins, robocalls rebound
In late 2022
and early 2023, the FCC took action against well-known robocalls
related to car warranties, student loans, and mortgages, reducing
the impact of these pervasive scams. However, spam calls may be on
the rise again due to scammers' malleability — the result could be
a robocall rebound as 2023 comes to a close.
"After the FCC's success in taking down infamous robocalls,
scammers are getting smarter," said Giulia
Porter, Vice President at Robokiller. "With student loan
repayments resuming in October and the holiday shopping season
right around the corner, Americans should be aware of scams
impersonating well-known brands or too-good-to-be-true debt relief
offers. We recommend installing a robocall blocking app like
Robokiller on your phone to protect you from these scams."
The end of summer caused scammers to up their
efforts
Bottom line: there's much work to be done. The
overall scale of the spam problem remains staggering. Even with a
4% decrease in robotexts, Americans still received 11.3 billion
robotexts in August.
Losses to robocalls and robotexts on track to exceed 2022
losses
The robocalls and robotexts targeting Americans
proved to work, as Americans lost $9.2
billion to phone scams in August alone. Scammers are on pace
to steal in excess of last year's record $85
billion.
How to stop phone scams
At Robokiller, our mission is
to create a world without spam. In addition to downloading
the Robokiller app, follow these tips to protect yourself
against spam texts and spam calls.
Additionally, if your brand is interested in protecting against
scams perpetrated under its name, contact our enterprise service
team.
About Robokiller
With more than 12 million downloads
and $740 million in losses prevented,
Robokiller is the leading independent spam call and text blocker.
Robokiller has been named a technical and mobile achievement leader
by the Webby Awards, Media Excellence, Best in Biz, and more.
Robokiller was named the most effective solution to robocalls by
the FTC.
Robokiller's award-winning robocall and spam text insights are
powered by a global database of millions of phone scams and audio
fingerprints. Robokiller's proprietary data insights have been
featured by The New York Times, ABC
World News, Good Morning America, and many others.
Robokiller is available for download in the Apple App Store and Google Play. To learn more, visit
www.robokiller.com. Robokiller, a Teltech brand, is a division of
Mosaic Group, an IAC Company (NASDAQ: IAC).
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