The national Anti-Robocall Litigation Task Force is cracking down on illegal robocalls and impersonation scams.
The task force recently took action against two companies that were working with people overseas and contributing to the illegal calls happening in the U.S.
More than 33 million robocall scams are made to Americans on a daily basis, leading to a loss of $29 billion in 2021 alone.
“The most common calls we are seeing that are scam calls are typically what we call impersonation calls. They like to pretend the be the Internal Revenue Service or Social Security Administration. Someone who you are more likely to give out personal identifiable information where they can steal your identity,” Michele Mason said.
Chattanooga’s Better Business Bureau President Michele Mason said the scammers often ask people to put funds on a gift card, wire money, or even ask for crypto currency.
“We want people to understand that you should never have someone contact you, somebody you don’t know, and advise you that you need to put money on a gift card or transfer funds through a wire transfer for something they are reporting to have for you. Especially, if they say you have won a prize or something is wrong with your account. There is no reason for you to spend money in those situations,” Mason said.
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