Hospitals are being suffocated by robocalls
Some pretend to be hospitals to get patients’ payment data. Others pose as the goverment and try to get confidential data from hospitals. Continue reading Hospitals are being suffocated by robocalls
Category Archives: call scam
Phone cloner gets 65 months in jail
A US court has sentenced a man to over five years for his part in a massive telecommunications fraud involving stolen cellphone accounts and reprogrammed phones. Continue reading Phone cloner gets 65 months in jail
Watch out for phishing scams when preparing your tax return
Phishing scams topped the IRS’s Dirty Dozen list of tax scams for 2017 Continue reading Watch out for phishing scams when preparing your tax return
US Federal Court: “you didn’t show up for jury duty” scammers slicker than ever
They’re posing as courts or US Marshals, with call centers, call-back protocols, specific names and designated court hearing times. Continue reading US Federal Court: “you didn’t show up for jury duty” scammers slicker than ever
Sun of a gun: a solar energy “Do Not Call” violator is brought to justice
As practically everyone with a phone knows, a veritable plague of automated telemarketing calls has spread across the land. Continue reading Sun of a gun: a solar energy “Do Not Call” violator is brought to justice