Bonus: The ringing won’t stop! Why Robocalls Are Still Big Business

The Perfect Scam

AARP

True Crime, Aarp, Fraud, Society & Culture, Scam, Crime, Bobsullivan

4.5 • 980 Ratings

🗓️ 16 September 2022

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

Phone scams are about as old as the telephone itself, and while the world keeps changing, phone scams stick around … and the criminals get savvier. These days, the typical American consumer gets around 200 robocalls a year. In this bonus episode, our host Bob Sullivan sits down with Alex Quilici, the CEO of YouMail, a robocall data center, to discuss why these phone scams are still so common, how they’ve evolved and what you can do to protect yourself.

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0:00.0	This week on, on, the perfect scam.
0:02.0	To inform you that IRS is filing lawsuit against you.
0:06.0	To get more information about this case file,
0:09.0	This is Molly from Apple Support.
0:11.0	We have found some suspicious activities in your iCloud account that your iCloud
0:15.4	account has been breached. Before using any apple device please contact Apple
0:20.2	support advisor. Press 1 to connect with Apple Support Advisor. Press 1. To connect with Apple Support Advisor.
0:25.0	Hello, this is Linda. This is the final reminder from the Office of Inspector General of Social Security Administration, your Social Security number has been
0:34.4	suspended.
0:35.4	Response Act has made coronavirus testing more accessible immediately.
0:40.6	If you want to receive a free testing kit delivered overnight to your home,
0:45.0	press one. If you do not want your free testing, press two.
0:50.0	Welcome back to the Perfect Scan.
0:53.0	And this Bonus episode,
0:55.0	All about Robocalls.
0:57.0	We all heard them.
0:59.0	We all hate them.
1:00.0	But for some reason, we just can't seem to get rid of them. But for some reason we just can't seem to get rid of them.
1:05.0	Did you know that there's one billion roboc calls? That's billion with a bee.
1:10.0	Every week. And the typical American gets 200 or so every year.
1:16.0	Although I feel like I get that many just about every week.
1:20.0	Why are robocalls so darn hard to stop? Why are they such a big part of scams in America today?
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