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'It felt like a victory': Washington man gets $3,100 in robocall revenge

Steve Baus struck back at telemarketers who jammed his cell phone by making them pay – literally.
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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.
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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.
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How robocallers get away with it

The FTC needs your help in this fight.
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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."
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FCC rule change, Ohio legislation both aim to curb robocalls

10 Investigates along with TEGNA stations across the country are investigating the automated, unwanted calls.
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FCC rule change, Ohio legislation both aim to curb robocalls

A new Federal Communications Commission rule and a piece of legislation floating through the Ohio Statehouse both share the same goal.
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Robocall victim fights back against the scammers

Since the advent of the robocall unit in March of 2020, the Ohio Attorney General’s Office has received more than 48,000 complaints about robocalls.