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U.S. Consumers Received Just Under 4 Billion Robocalls in February, According to YouMail Robocall Index

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Thursday, March 7, 2024

IRVINE, Calif., March 7, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- U.S. consumers received just under 4 billion robocalls in February, which represents a 6.9% decrease over January and an 8% decrease over February 2023. This decline also marks the second month in the last three months with volumes under 4 billion robocalls, which hasn't happened since July 2022.

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  • YouMail identifies problematic numbers and robocalls using a combination of its recently patented audio fingerprinting technology, call patterns, and consumer feedback.
  • YouMail provides the YouMail Robocall Index to estimate robocall volume across the country and for specific area codes every month.
  • To join the YouMail Robocall Index mailing list, please write to [email protected] .

U.S. Consumers Received Just Under 4.3 Billion Robocalls in January, According to YouMail Robocall Index

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Thursday, February 8, 2024

IRVINE, Calif., Feb. 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- U.S. consumers received just under 4.3 billion robocalls in January. While this figure represents a 13.4% increase over December's multi-year low of approximately 3.8 billion robocalls, it also represents a 5.2% decline from 4.5 billion robocalls in January 2023, and it represents a 6.8% decline from 2023's average of nearly 4.6 billion robocalls/month.

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  • YouMail identifies problematic numbers and robocalls using a combination of its recently patented audio fingerprinting technology, call patterns, and consumer feedback.
  • YouMail provides the YouMail Robocall Index to estimate robocall volume across the country and for specific area codes every month.
  • To join the YouMail Robocall Index mailing list, please write to [email protected] .

U.S. Consumers Received Just Under 3.8 Billion Robocalls in December, According to YouMail Robocall Index

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Tuesday, January 9, 2024

IRVINE, Calif., Jan. 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- U.S. consumers received just under 3.8 billion robocalls in December, representing a 16.3% decrease from November's volume, despite an additional day in the month. December averaged 121.6 million robocalls/day and 1,407 robocalls/second, a full 19% lower than November's average of 150.2 million robocalls/day and 1,738 robocalls/second.

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  • December averaged 121.6 million robocalls/day and 1,407 robocalls/second, a full 19% lower than November's average of 150.2 million robocalls/day and 1,738 robocalls/second.
  • These latest figures are provided by YouMail , a totally free robocall blocking app and call protection service for mobile phones.
  • In 2023, the overall robocall volume grew at a rate of 9% over 2022, with just over 55 billion robocalls vs. 50.3 billion in 2022.
  • First, there was a 38% reduction in scam calls, down to just over 8.1 billion scam calls for the year.

U.S. Consumers Received Just Over 4.5 Billion Robocalls in November, According to YouMail Robocall Index

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Thursday, December 7, 2023

IRVINE, Calif., Dec. 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- U.S. consumers received just over 4.5 billion robocalls in November, representing a 2.3% decrease from October's volume, and below this year's average volume of roughly 4.7 billion robocalls/month. November averaged 150.2 million robocalls/day and 1,738 robocalls/second, up 1% from October's average of 148.7 million robocalls/day and 1,731 robocalls/second.

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  • "We should be encouraged that these illegal calls are not growing quite so rapidly as we enter the holiday season."
  • These latest figures are provided by YouMail , a totally free robocall blocking app and call protection service for mobile phones.
  • The figures are determined by extrapolating from the robocall traffic attempting to get through to YouMail's millions of active users.
  • Americans received roughly 1.95 billion unwanted scam and telemarketing calls in November, near the lowest volume of the year.

DECEPTIVE ROBOCALLS EXPLOIT CONSUMERS WITH FAKE PURCHASE ALERT SCAMS

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Thursday, November 30, 2023

IRVINE, Calif., Nov. 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Americans are under threat from robocalls purporting to alert consumers about potential fraudulent purchases, according to a threat advisory issued today by YouMail. These vishing calls pretend to be from or related to major American brands and financial institutions, like Amazon, Apple, Visa, Chase Bank, and others. The calls generally defraud consumers by informing them that one or more transactions have taken place and that the consumer should press 1 or call them back if they didn't make those transactions. Consumers are then asked for information that leads to an account takeover at their financial institution.

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  • Consumers are then asked for information that leads to an account takeover at their financial institution.
  • One common class of robocalls impersonates Amazon and purports to notify the consumer that an expensive purchase, like an Apple Macbook Pro or iPhone, was charged to their credit card.
  • Your card has been charged of $2,253 for the purchase of an Apple MacBook Pro with Order ID312106.
  • "During the holidays, these vishing calls tend to increase in volume and have a good chance of reaching susceptible consumers," said Alex Quilici, CEO of YouMail.

U.S. Consumers Received Just Over 4.6 Billion Robocalls in October, According to YouMail Robocall Index

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Tuesday, November 7, 2023

IRVINE, Calif., Nov. 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- U.S. consumers received just over 4.6 billion robocalls in October, representing a 7.9% increase from September's volume, as robocall volumes continue to oscillate between roughly 4.5 billion and 5 billion robocalls/month.

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  • IRVINE, Calif., Nov. 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- U.S. consumers received just over 4.6 billion robocalls in October, representing a 7.9% increase from September's volume, as robocall volumes continue to oscillate between roughly 4.5 billion and 5 billion robocalls/month.
  • "October's increase comes as a small surprise following a large drop in calls from telemarketers over the previous month," said YouMail CEO Alex Quilici.
  • These latest figures are provided by YouMail , a totally free robocall blocking app and call protection service for mobile phones.
  • The figures are determined by extrapolating from the robocall traffic attempting to get through to YouMail's millions of active users.

U.S. Consumers Received Just Under 4.3 Billion Robocalls in September, According to YouMail Robocall Index

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Friday, October 6, 2023

IRVINE, Calif., Oct. 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- U.S. consumers received just under 4.3 billion robocalls in September, representing a 15.7% decrease from August's volume and the lowest monthly volume since December 2022.

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  • September averaged 142.4 million robocalls/day and 1,648 robocalls/second, down 13.1% from August's average of 163.8 million robocalls/day and 1,896 robocalls/second.
  • These latest figures are provided by YouMail , a totally free robocall blocking app and call protection service for mobile phones.
  • The figures are determined by extrapolating from the robocall traffic attempting to get through to YouMail's millions of active users.
  • Despite a large drop in robocalls overall, Americans received over 2 billion unwanted scam and telemarketing calls in September, a similar volume to August.

U.S. Consumers Received Just Under 5.1 Billion Robocalls in August, According to YouMail Robocall Index

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Wednesday, September 6, 2023

IRVINE, Calif., Sept. 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- U.S. consumers received just under 5.1 billion robocalls in August, representing a 13.1% increase from July's volume and roughly the same volume as May before a two month decline in June and July.

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  • August averaged 163.8 million robocalls/day and 1,896 robocalls/second, up 13.1% from July's average of 144.9 million robocalls/day and 1,677 robocalls/second.
  • These latest figures are provided by YouMail , a totally free robocall blocking app and call protection service for mobile phones.
  • The figures are determined by extrapolating from the robocall traffic attempting to get through to YouMail's millions of active users.
  • Americans received over 2 billion unwanted scam and telemarketing calls in August, up over 300 million calls from July.

Hiya Announces 2023 State of the Call Telecom Industry Summit in New York City

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Thursday, August 31, 2023

Hiya’s State of the Call Summit is the telecom industry’s foremost event focused on phone fraud and spam, a problem that is plaguing phone users worldwide.

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  • Hiya’s State of the Call Summit is the telecom industry’s foremost event focused on phone fraud and spam, a problem that is plaguing phone users worldwide.
  • According to the FTC, consumer fraud is costing consumers multiple billions of dollars annually .
  • The full-day conference will include keynote presentations, panel discussions, and enterprise case studies featuring major telecom organizations and industry experts.
  • “This is an essential event for every carrier and business impacted by phone fraud and spam,” said Kush Parikh, President of Hiya.

U.S. Consumers Received Just Under 4.5 Billion Robocalls in July, According to YouMail Robocall Index

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Thursday, August 3, 2023

IRVINE, Calif., Aug. 3, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- U.S. consumers received just under 4.5 billion robocalls in July, representing a 7.6% decrease from June's volume and marking two straight months of declining robocall volumes.

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  • IRVINE, Calif., Aug. 3, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- U.S. consumers received just under 4.5 billion robocalls in July, representing a 7.6% decrease from June's volume and marking two straight months of declining robocall volumes.
  • These latest figures are provided by YouMail , a totally free robocall blocking app and call protection service for mobile phones.
  • The figures are determined by extrapolating from the robocall traffic attempting to get through to YouMail's millions of active users.
  • Americans received just over 1.7 billion unwanted scam and telemarketing calls in July, down nearly 300 million calls from June.