Robocalls and text message scams harm everyone, but they are especially hard on the aging population.
Everyone knows how annoying — and even dangerous — robocalls can be. It’s the reason Congress passed the TRACED Act in 2019 to crack down on the calls. But in the wake of new restrictions, spammers and scammers have increased their use of text messages.
According to the U.S. Public Interest Research Group Education Fund, a consumer watchdog group, in the year since the law went into effect, robocalls decreased by half, but robotexts increased from about 1 billion to nearly 12 billion per month.“Too often, we hear stories about elderly people who lose their life savings after responding to someone they think is from their bank,” said Teresa Murray, a watchdog at U.S. PIRG.
People are also reading… What to watch out forSpam and scam texts usually include a link. The most common scams mimic texts alerts you might get from your bank or from an online retailer.
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