Robocalls fuel jump in complaints to federal regulator
That’s up from about 4 million complaints received in fiscal 2020. In fiscal 2019, the agency received nearly 5.4 million complaints, according to FTC data. The next big category of calls were related to reducing debt and addressing medical needs and prescriptions. “Consumer complaints about illegal calls – especially robocalls – have increased significantly,” the agency said. For years, illegal, recorded spam calls have been a scourge on the public....