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Attorney General Josh Stein Continues Work to Fight Illegal Robocalls

…also taking action on robocalls through the Robocall Report Task Force, which encourages North Carolinians to report robocalls through a detailed web form (www.ncdoj.gov/norobo) and dedicated robo-report hotline (1-844-8-NO-ROBO). Their…

Attorney General Josh Stein Urges FCC to Take Action Against Robocalls and Spoofing

…using alternative voice and text messaging services. “Scammers use robocalls and spoofing techniques to steal money from hard-working consumers,” said Attorney General Josh Stein. “I urge the FCC to…

Fighting to Stop Robocalls

robocalls. Please note: Petition signatures submitted via this petition form may be public records. Signers of this petition will receive information about actions related to robocalls and other consumer protection…

Hang up on Robocalls Targeting Amazon Customers

Thursday, December 10, 2020 Recent media reports show that scammers are working to take advantage of Amazon customers during the holiday season. Customers receive robocalls claiming there is an $800…

CBS 17: NC attorney general’s report says robocalls dominate consumer complaints

…issue dominated and that was the robocall. The attorney general’s annual report says about one-third of all complaints involved robocalls. “Those calls aren’t just annoying, they often lead to fraud,”…

Anti-Robocall Principles

…action on eight principles to protect phone users from illegal robocalls and make it easier for attorneys general to investigate scam callers. The below chart outlines the eight principles and…

WFMY: Robocalls, student loan forgiveness, and fake vaccines: Top concerns from NC’s Attorney General

…North Carolina Department of Justice received 31,019 consumer complaints. More than 10,000 of them were robocall and do not call complaints. Since so many scams originate through robocalls, Attorney General…

Report Robocalls

…justice the businesses that make these annoying and harmful calls. Once we collect this information about robocalls and telemarketing scams, we can Share these bad numbers with our federal law…

Attorney General Josh Stein Urges the Federal Government to Take Action Against Spoof Robocalls

Release date: 7/5/2017 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein wrote the federal government this week, urging the FCC to adopt rules that would allow telephone providers to block illegal robocalls. Attorney…

Robocall Report Taskforce

If you own a phone, you’ve probably been annoyed by unending robocalls. In 2019, our office received more complaints about robocalls than any other issue. North Carolinians are receiving spam…