A long-running telemarketing scam in which dozens of people fleeced 150,000 mostly elderly victims across the country out of $300 million would still be operating if not for the extensive help of a ...

You think email spam is bad? Here’s something worse: scam phone calls. The average American receives over 500 per year, and ...

The FBI is issuing a stark warning to timeshare owners about a widespread telemarketing scam linked to a violent Mexican drug cartel. This scheme targets unsuspecting property owners, leading to ...

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) will now be going after more scammers after it closed a significant loophole in the law. The agency says the expanded scope of the Telemarketing Sales Rule (TSR) ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Most telemarketers purchase phone numbers from third-party data providers. Here’s how those providers may have gotten your number, ...

Sarah Burris is a long-time veteran of political campaigns, having worked as a fundraiser and media director across the United States. She transitioned into reporting while working for Rock the Vote, ...

The FBI is warning timeshare owners to be wary of a prevalent telemarketing scam involving a violent Mexican drug cartel that tries to trick elderly people into believing someone wants to buy their ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — State officials issued a series of recommendations Tuesday on how New Yorkers can avoid telemarketing scams, and a new law named for a hit sitcom from the 1990s is the latest ...

Spam calls to a phone are what weeds are to a garden. They spring up out of the blue, they’re everywhere at all once, and they’re a nuisance. But at least weeds are a natural occurrence. Wildlife ...

A North Carolina jury has convicted a man for a years-long telemarketing scam that cost his victims $4 million. Rodger Rodger, a Costa Rican national, is the man at the center of the fraud verdict and ...