Tag: Youmail
31% of Americans Say They Get a Scam Call Every Day
Pew has conducted a new survey of 9,397 adults that indicates phone scams are much worse than US industry insiders have been claiming.
US Scam Robocalls Up 55%; STIR/SHAKEN Down 6.5%
Per YouMail's statistics, scam calls to Americans have risen 55% since December. It was inevitable that crooks would learn how to work around STIR/SHAKEN.
More than 5 Billion Robocalls for Americans in August
Regular readers of Commsrisk will be aware of the dispiriting trend in nuisance calls received in the USA, and the refusal of anyone responsible to admit the situation keeps getting worse.
US Receives 5.1 Billion Robocalls in May; The Excuses for Failure Keep Getting Worse
The YouMail Robocall Index says Americans received 5,083,647,300 robocalls in May, a new record for the STIR/SHAKEN era.
5 Billion Robocalls in March: Can We Finally Admit the US Strategy Is Failing?
These are the worst figures for YouMail's Robocall Index since November 2019.
Swipe Left to Sue Robocallers: Is This App a Scam?
A lawyer who says he intends to sue telephone spammers for a billion dollars has an unusual way of marketing his services.
November Statistics Confirm Upward Trend for US Robocalls
The worsening trend identified by the YouMail Robocall Index was not altered by an error in the previous month's figures.
Robocall Surge Gives USA Worst Month for Nuisance Calls Since STIR/SHAKEN Became Mandatory
The YouMail Robocall Index counted 5.5 billion robocalls in October, enough for every American to receive 16 unwanted calls each.
Plenty of Call Blocking Apps, but Few Inter-Telco Calls Authenticated by STIR/SHAKEN Says FCC Report
Nuisance robocalls have fallen in the USA as billions of voice calls are now blocked automatically.
58% Rise in US Wangiri Since Beginning of 2019, Claims Report
Americans also receive 16 nuisance calls per month on average, according to Hiya, suppliers of robocall-blocking apps.
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