FTC-PR-240102-1 (Jan. 2, 2024) How are robocallers getting your phone number? Does it ever feel like you’re getting more robocalls than calls from actual humans? Illegal robocalls aren’t just annoying — they’re also often scams. But you might be wondering — how did they get my number in the first place? Sometimes robocalls are random. […]
Category: FTC-2401
Federal Trade Commission
Press Releases and other Announcements
for the Month of January 2024
FTC-PR-240102-2 (Jan. 2, 2024) California-based Lead Generator Agrees to Settlement Banning It from Making or Assisting Others in Making Telemarketing Calls, Including Robocalls – Response Tree used deception and dark patterns to trick consumers into providing personal information that was used to facilitate millions of illegal telemarketing calls California-based lead generator Response Tree LLC and […]
FTC-PR-240102-1 (Jan. 2, 2024) XCast Labs Will Be Banned from Supporting Illegal Telemarketing Practices to Settle FTC Charges It Assisted and Facilitated in Sending Hundreds of Millions of Illegal Robocalls – VoIP service provider also must screen current and potential clients to ensure they are complying with FTC’s telemarketing rules or terminate contracts with them […]