FTC Releases Updated Do Not Call Registry Data Book; Impersonator Fraud Tops List of Consumer Complaints

The FTCs National Do Not Call (DNC) Registry lets consumers add their phone number and choose not to receive most legal telemarketing calls.

Metadata
Provider: 
FTCFTC
URL: 
https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2022/11/ftc-releases-updated-do-not-call-registry-data-book-impersonator-fraud-tops-list-consumer-complaintshttps://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2022/11/ftc-releases-updated-do-not-call-registry-data-book-impersonator-fraud-tops-list-consumer-complaints
Retrieved on: 
Friday, November 25, 2022
Information
Tags: 
Federal Trade Commission, FTC, Red Data Book of Ukraine, Social Security, News, National Do Not Call Registry, Social media, State, Registry, Do not call list, National, DNC, Technology, Consumer information, Social Security Administration, Human voice, Congress, Blog, IRS, Population, Voice over IP, Lingo (VoIP Service operator), Social, Mobile phone, Dietary supplement, Property management
Geotags: 
DELAWARE, OHIO, ARIZONA, MARYLAND, VIRGINIA
Summary
Key Points: 
  • The FTCs National Do Not Call (DNC) Registry lets consumers add their phone number and choose not to receive most legal telemarketing calls.
  • In FY 2022, the commission received more than 1.8 million complaints about robocalls, down from 3.4 million in FY 2021.
  • Learn more about consumer topics at consumer.ftc.gov, or report fraud, scams, and bad business practices at ReportFraud.ftc.gov.
  • Follow the FTC on social media, read consumer alerts and the business blog, and sign up to get the latest FTC news and alerts.
Copyright: 
2022 FTC. All Rights Reserved.