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How to get the FTC's attention: Illegally robocall consumers while spoofing the agency's consumer hotline number

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How to get the FTC's attention: Illegally robocall consumers while spoofing the agency's consumer hotline number
Seems these folks just wanted the Federal Trade Commission to smack them down. The FTC today said it had a federal court shut down an illegal robocall operation that allegedly impersonated the agency in an attempt to trick consumers into turning over all manner of sensitive personal data. Read More


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