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HBO’s Telemarketers Finale Lays Out the Grim State of Modern-Day Telemarketing
Time via Yahoo News· 9 months agoThe third and final installment of the HBO documentary series Telemarketers reveals the lengths the...
The Story Behind HBO's Telemarketers —and How It Exposes a Billion-Dollar Scam
Time via Yahoo News· 10 months agoIn 2001, Sam Lipman-Stern was a teenage high school dropout working at Civic Development Group...
A Rogues’ Gallery of Robocallers
Consumer Reports via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe FTC and the FCC regularly bring actions against robocallers and Do Not Call violators in civil court, often with help from state authorities....
Robocall relief? FTC announces lifetime ban for auto warranty telemarketers
South Florida Sun Sentinel via Yahoo News· 1 year agoConsumers across the United States might not be getting as many of those annoying “warranty services” robocalls now that a South Florida network of businesses agreed to a lifetime ban. American ...
FTC, U.S. regulators crack down on illegal robocalls, telemarketing
Reuters via Yahoo Finance· 11 months ago(Reuters) -U.S. regulators on Tuesday announced a nationwide crackdown to stop companies from...
Drugs and prostitution in the office: 'Telemarketers' doc illuminates world you don't know
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 10 months agoThe mere thought of telemarketers might make your chest tighten or eyes roll. Annoyance might wash...
'Stop scam calls:' What the federal government is doing to halt illegal robocalls
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 11 months agoFederal authorities said they are ramping up their war on phone scammers with a new campaign...
Someone made a ChatGPT-powered bot that says 'dumb things that are somewhat funny' to waste...
PC Gamer via Yahoo News· 11 months agoTelemarketer We all receive them, sometimes dozens of spam calls a week from telemarketers and...
How 'consent farms' turn one click on a website into an open invitation for spammers to blow up your...
INSIDER via Yahoo News· 9 months agoGetty Images Spam phone calls have been annoying Americans for decades. A regulatory crackdown has...
Feds, states unite against illegal telemarketing
Newsy via AOL· 11 months agoHeadset next to a telephone. The Federal Trade Commission announced it has launched Operation Stop Spam Calls in hopes of eliminating illegal...