Numbers of Scam Calls and Robocalls Skyrocket
Almost everyone gets robocalls or other unwanted telemarketing calls at some point. The number of robocalls has skyrocketed in recent years. There were three million robocalls made to consumers in February 2018 alone, and the problem is growing. For instance, the FTC received 3.4 million robocall complaints in 2016, and the next year that number grew to 4.5 million complaints. The government has made efforts to stop robocalls, but the problem persists. In 1991, Congress passed the Telephone Consumer Protection