ROCKLAND COUNTY, NY – A study published last week found that New York had the fourth highest number of robocall complaints in 2018.
The website “socialcatfish.com” did an analysis of data from the Federal Trade Commission. New York had 348,651 robocall complaints filed with the commission.
According to SocialCatfish.com, April of 2019 saw a total of 3.5 billion robocalls to mobile phones in the United States. They expect the number of robocalls to dramatically increase due to employing artificial intelligence bots.
11 Tools You Can Use to Escape Your Robocall Nightmare – via Gizmodo.com
1) Verizon Call Filter
2) T-Mobile Name ID
3) Sprint Premium Caller ID
4) AT&T Call Protect
5) RoboKiller
6) Nomorobo
7) Callblock
8) Hiya
9) Samsung Smart Call
10) Google Call Screen
11) iOS 13 Phone app
According to Truecaller.com, In 2017 Americans lost $ 9.5 Billion in phone scams.
SUFFERN, NY – Senator Bill Weber will be holding a Senior Fair at the RCC Fieldhouse. It’s an excellent opportunity for Rockland County seniors to interact with dozens of vendors who offer many benefits for our senior population.