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How to stop unwanted spam calls and texts

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — If it seems like you’re being inundated with spam calls and texts these days, you’re not alone. There are the text messages about supposed unpaid traffic tickets, those encouraging us ...
The Patriot Ledger

This scary scam about a fake loan beats the record for aggressive persistence. What I did

I know there are constant financial scams, many targeting seniors. But the aggressiveness of the latest one chasing after me was still a surprise. Enough already! The first phone call came on Saturday ...

New Virginia law aims to curb scam calls and texts starting Jan. 1

A new Virginia law gives consumers more control over calls and texts, requiring businesses to honor STOP requests for 10 ...
WESH

Floridians receive 191 million spam calls a month. It's expected to get worse

WE’VE ALL HEARD IT BEFORE. TIME IS MONEY, RIGHT? AND NOTHING IS MORE FRUSTRATING THAN WASTING YOUR TIME ON SPAM CALLS. NEVER MIND FALLING VICTIM TO ONE WESH TOS. LINDSAY LOHAN FOUND MORE OF THOSE ...
Android Authority

First calls and texts, now Pixels could detect scams from chat apps (APK teardown)

An Android Authority teardown has revealed that Google’s Scam Detection feature is coming to chat apps. The feature will display scam detection alerts in chat app notifications. It’s possible that ...