FCC levels record $300M fine on robocall operation
- The Federal Communications Commission has issued a record $300 million fine to an illegal robocall operation that scammed consumers with fake auto warranties. The operation made over 5 billion robocalls to more than 500 million phone numbers.
- The operation violated several FCC regulations, including making pre-recorded voice calls to mobile phones without consent, placing telemarketing calls without written consent, and using misleading caller IDs. The operation had been ongoing since 2018.
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FCC levels record $300M fine on robocall operation
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) issued a record fine of nearly $300 million for an illegal auto warranty scam robocall operation, the agency said Thursday. The operation involved an international network of companies that violated federal statutes and the FCC’s regulations during a three-month span in 2021 when they made more than 5 billion robocalls…
FCC issues historic $300 million fine against the largest robocall scam it has ever investigated
(CNN) — The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday cracked down on a massive illegal robocall operation responsible for billions of auto-warranty scam calls in recent years, with regulators imposing a record $300 million fine on what authorities said is the largest such network it has ever investigated. The globe-spanning illegal operation violated US telecom laws by making more than five billion robocalls to more than half a billion phon…
FCC issues historic $300 million fine against the largest robocall scam it has ever investigated
The FCC has cracked down on a massive illegal robocall operation responsible for billions of auto-warranty scam calls on what they called the largest such network investigated.
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