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Robocall Scams: FTC Targets Telemarketing Fraudsters in New Operation

Robocall Scams: FTC Targets Telemarketing Fraudsters in New Operation
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) building is seen in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 19, 2006. Paul J. Richards/AFP via Getty Images
Naveen Athrappully
Naveen Athrappully
7/19/2023|Updated: 7/19/2023
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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has announced a nationwide operation targeting illegal telemarketing calls as well as taking action against activities that employ deceptive tactics to collect people’s phone numbers.

“We are taking action against those who trick people into phony consent to receive these calls and those who make it easy and cheap to place these calls,” Samuel Levine, director of the FTC’s Bureau of Consumer Protection, said in a July 18 statement.

Naveen Athrappully
Naveen Athrappully
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Naveen Athrappully is a news reporter covering business and world events at The Epoch Times.
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