The Epidemic of Caller ID Spoofing in the United States — and What You Can Do About It Right Now On February 12, 1877, Alexander Graham Bell made the first long-distance telephone call to Thomas Watson. “Mr. Watson, come here,” muttered Bell over a crackly phone line. Little did he know that, nearly 150 years…

Phone call screening is the future of the phone call. Artificial intelligence can help you answer your phone calls again.  Your iPhone rings, and you don’t recognize the number. It’s local. Maybe it’s someone from work, or perhaps it’s Mom calling from her friend’s phone. It might be important. Should you pick it up? Let…

RoboKiller Identifies New Coronavirus Phone Scams Scammers Take Advantage of Consumers’ Fears as Coronavirus Pandemic Rises  RoboKiller, the mobile app that eliminates spam calls and texts, announced today it has identified new potentially harmful phone call scams and text message scams related to the Coronavirus pandemic and is advising consumers how they can protect themselves….

Tax season phone scams from the IRS and Social Security will spike as April 15th approaches. Americans can expect a dangerous surge in these unwanted calls through tax season and beyond.  IRS phone scammers and Social Security phone scammers are always on the prowl, but tax season phone scams will loom even larger in the…

The Justice Department announced a January crackdown on robocalls being facilitated by five US telecommunications companies. This marks a significant shot across the bow for spam callers originating robocalls from overseas and great news for consumers. This is the first enforcement action by the Justice Department ever taken to specifically target robocalls. In light of…

FedEx Text Message Scam: When it absolutely, positively has to be…spam? While SMS spam has been an ongoing nuisance on an individual level for a while now, we had yet to see an organized attack targeting customers on a large scale – until this week. With the advent of the so-called “FedEx text scam,” we…

Spam calls decreased in 2019, reaching American consumers 4.17 billion times, which is actually far less than the 5.18 billion unwanted calls mark we saw in November. However, while the spam call decrease in December 2019 is a huge drop from the record 5.6 billion robocalls we saw in October, the reality is that the…

President Trump has now signed the Pallone-Thune TRACED Act, a law that combats the 62 billion annoying and sometimes dangerous robocalls and spam calls that were made to Americans in 2019. The Pallone-Thune TRACED Act pushes carriers to implement STIR/SHAKEN anti-spoofing technologies and gives law enforcement more tools to combat unwanted calls. As a consumer,…

The Pallone-Thune TRACED Act is new legislation that takes aim at the relentless barrage of spam calls invading American homes every day. It seeks to put the onus on service providers to implement STIR/SHAKEN and call authentication technologies and to block unwanted calls while enhancing the power of the FCC and law enforcement agencies in…

STIR/SHAKEN is call authentication framework designed to combat malicious call spoofing and to restore trust in Caller ID, but its actual impact on Americans now facing a robocall epidemic that eclipsed 62 billion calls in 2019 will be limited. A flurry of legislative and regulatory efforts, including the Pallone-Thune TRACED Act, puts heavy emphasis on…

December 13, 2019 Pallone-Thune TRACED Act Passed House Last Week   South Amboy, NJ – Today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) and Senator Bob Menendez (D-NJ) provided an update on legislation to stop bad robocalls after the House acted last week by a vote of 417-3. The Pallone-Thune TRACED Act was announced as part of…

Beware of the “One Ring” Robocall Scam In April of 2019, U.S. citizens received 5.3 billion robocalls. That breaks down to about 22 calls for each person, and about 237,675 robocalls every minute. Compare that to the 4.84 billion robocalls in December of 2018, and it’s clear exactly how much the problem of one ring scam calls…

Robocall revenge not only waste’s a spammers time, but it can be funny as hell! 😂 This week’s Answer Bot features our Vocal Training Exercise Bot, trying yet AGAIN, to get onto America’s Got Talent. Let’s see of he has what it takes! Get your Answer Bot recording featured here by tapping Share on RoboRadio…

Nothing is funnier than a telemarketer who KNOWS we’ve made a fool out of them 😂 This week’s Answer Bot features a telemarketer who goes from sweet to ferocious after getting thrown in the middle of a baby’s delivery! Get your Answer Bot recording featured here by tapping Share on RoboRadio on a recent 🚫…

  Getting robocall revenge with one of our Answer Bots saves YOUR time and gives those spammers what they deserve! It can be just as funny too 😂 This week’s Answer Bot features a very confused telemarketer speaking with one of the greatest voices of our generation, A.K.A Morgan Freeman 😉 Enjoy! Get your Answer…

Public Wi-Fi is a Personal Data Menace. iPhone VPN Apps Keep the Digital Spies Restrained Free Wi-Fi is a staple of good coffee shops today. A growing number of restaurants and stores also offer free Wi-Fi as a convenience for their customers as they shop or dine. And what’s not to like? You can check…

Want digital privacy? VPN apps for Android do just that. Why should everyone with an Android phone download and use a VPN app? For one reason, data and privacy breaches are becoming more common by the day. And it’s not only big companies that are being targeted. You are too. Unsecured and weak wi-fi networks are…

Your personal data is vulnerable on 25% of the WiFi hotspots you join Amazingly, this statistic is true. One in four Wi-Fi hotspots are vulnerable to hackers who want to steal your personal data. If you use one of these connections, hackers could steal all your personal texts, documents, and passwords from your smartphone quicker…

Which apps are leaching personal data from your Google and Facebook accounts? Read on. In recent years, online and mobile applications began a trend the average person didn’t know would have such deep implications. Instead of punching your login information into each of them directly, you can now log in to dozens of separate apps…

Robocalls are already unbearable. Deepfakes will make them undetectable. What information can you trust these days? “Alternative facts” blur reality. Social media bots spread misinformation. And you can’t even believe your own Caller ID anymore. What comes next, though, may eclipse these problems. They’re called deepfakes; audio and video generated by computers that are so…

How can I put telemarketers in their place? If you’re asking yourself this question right now, chances are you’re waaaay past “robocalls are really annoying.” We get that. Robocalls and telemarketing calls reached an unbearable level a long time ago. In September 2018 alone, Americans received 5.26 billion of these automated calls. That’s roughly 20…

Are you desperately searching for a solution to stop the endless flood of spam calls on your smartphone? If so, you are not alone. The average American received 20 spam calls each month! Spam call blocker apps are the most effective solution to fight annoying spam calls. And, they are trusted as the #1 spam…

Political text messages are the newest (and most annoying) way campaigns are reaching voters 2018 midterm elections are in full swing, but there’s one stat you won’t find on Fox News or CNN… Candidates and their supporters are sending political text messages in droves. Maybe you’ve already gotten on of them. My first political text….

Phone scams are on the rise. Anyone who has picked up their phone lately knows there are more spam calls than ever before. Right now, phone scammers are making thousands of calls, luring unsuspecting victims into handing over their valuable info. With nearly 95% of the U.S. owning a cell phone, phone scammers treat Americans…

Has a veteran charity scam called you? Typically, any phone scam that tries to steal money from innocent people is terrible. But the rash of scams posing as charities for veterans is especially detestable. These scams prey on people’s generosity by tricking them into thinking their money, cars, boats, and other donations will go toward…

Do you know how to block spam calls on your Android phone? Spam calls are the common cold of telecommunication that refuses to go away. They’re a virus that’s infected phone networks for years, and if you feel like the problem is getting worse, you’re right. Last month, Android users received an estimated 1.9 billion…

Congressman Frank Pallone Jr’s Anti-Robocall Legislation Event to be Held at RoboKiller’s Robocall Revenge Headquarters. SOUTH AMBOY, N.J. — Continuing his fight against the scourge of robocalls, Rep. Frank Pallone Jr. D-NJ, will hold an Anti-Robocall Legislation press event at the headquarters of RoboKiller, the award-winning app that gets even with robocalls by answering the…

“I am going to be in the ‘get-even mode’ here real soon with these spammers.” That “get-even” desire is one many of the 292 million U.S. cell phone owners share, including Congressional Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR). Last week, our Chief Product Officer, Ethan Garr, testified as a witness during the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s…

Robocall revenge isn’t just about wasting a spammer’s time. It’s also about driving them crazy! In this week’s top Answer Bot, an aspiring singer’s dreams clash with a telemarketer’s patience. Robocall revenge is served! Get your Answer Bot recording featured here by tapping Share on RoboRadio on a recent 🚫 BLOCKED & RECORDED CALL in…

There are some robocall scams we see time and time again: Fake IRS agents, cardholder services, and bogus health insurance. Another common one? The “Microsoft Support” scam. This week’s top Answer Bot features a sham support rep and a suspiciously vague computer problem. Enjoy the sweet robocall revenge! Get your Answer Bot recording featured here…

Fooling spam callers nearly every time is just one part of what makes Answer Bots great. “I thought this was a voicemail for a minute, like one of those trick voicemails.” That’s what the telemarketer said before talking with an Answer Bot for almost nine more minutes. This week’s top Answer Bot features advice for…

Hilarious, entertaining, and just the right amount of vengeful. Answer Bot recordings are too good not to share. Each week we’re bringing you another Answer Bot recording from a real RoboKiller user. This week’s Answer Bot features a chill history lesson with a telemarketer. Enjoy! Get your Answer Bot recording featured here by tapping Share…

Smartphone Users Are Finally Fighting Back Against Robocalls Miss an important phone call or answer a robocall? This is the choice most Americans face when their phone rings. But there’s a third option smartphone users are turning to: getting revenge. That’s the choice Noel Rabinowitz made. Noel is building a startup of high end, portable…

Show your friends how good it feels to get revenge on the spammers. When you share the hilarious recordings between your Answer Bots and spammers, you become a RoboKiller! How do you share your Answer Bot recordings? Whenever you see “🚫 BLOCKED & RECORDED CALL” you have an Answer Bot recording. Simply open that call…

Android users can now download RoboKiller in the Google Play Store. We’re excited to announce that Android users can now get the best robocall blocking app to stop the onslaught of harassing calls and get revenge on spammers. Our goal has always been to protect every smartphone user from robocalls that annoy and scam innocent…

It’s not hard to understand why robocalls were the number one complaint to the FTC in 2017. A grand total 7,157,370 complaints were made against robocalls and telemarketers. Despite this, the robocall epidemic is getting worse. Some groups estimate 2.9 billion robocalls are made each month, while our research suggests even more – an astounding…

Get ready for the understatement of the year: robocalls are really annoying. Whether you call it a robocall, spam call, or scam call, they’re all the same… unwanted. Each time one of these rings your phone, it’s like a deposit is made into an invisible “anger jar.” For many people, it doesn’t take long before…

Someday in the future, sitting around a holographic fireplace or commuting in a flying Uber, someone will ask, “Remember when we used to get those calls that tried to trick us into giving them money?” That’s what we long to hear. But that’s not today. That future is still far, far away. There’s no mistaking…

Neighbor spoofing is spam callers’ newest trick. Here is how you can beat them at their own game. As apps like RoboKiller get better and better at blocking unwanted spam, telemarketing, and robocalls, it only makes sense that the bad guys would get more sophisticated. They’re trying to separate you from your hard-earned dollars.  Neighbor spoofing…

Do you receive a spam text? Here’s what you need to know to stop them. Every year, Americans receive more than 4.5 billion spam texts — that’s more spam texts than there are people in the U.S., China, India, Russia, and the whole of Europe combined.  Fake contests, shady insurance offers, or vacation deals? Spam…

Why Do I Receive Robocalls? The Answer Might Surprise You 4.5 billion robocalls were made in June 2018. That’s nearly 18 spam calls for every person. Statistically speaking, it is very likely you have received a robocall on your smartphone.  If so, you have probably wondered, “Why do I receive robocalls? What can I do about them?”…

Huge News! RoboKiller Now Blocks Unwanted Spam Texts Though the fight against spam calls is still very much at large, a new enemy has emerged: spam texts. Each year, nearly 4.5 billion unwanted spam texts flood mobile phone numbers in the United States. Though text spam used to be an occasional annoyance, new technology has made…

How to Create a Custom RoboKiller Answer Bot (and WIN!) Hey Robokiller users! Not too long ago, we launched a new feature that lets you create Answer Bots of your own. Beginning with version 3.2, all RoboKiller users can now personalize your revenge on all the annoying, harassing, and downright dangerous spammers trying to waste…

Midterm election season (aka political robocall season) is upon us Politics are a sensitive subject these days, and not just because of your crazy uncle’s Facebook rants. If you somehow manage to keep politically-charged conversations away from everyday life, get ready for them to barge their way in (if they haven’t already). Candidates and their…

Spam Calls 101: Important Facts Everyone With a Phone Should Know 4.5 billion spam calls were made in June 2018. That’s nearly 18 spam calls for every person. It’s not hard to understand why spam calls were the number one complaint to the Federal Trade Commission in 2017. A grand total 7,157,370 complaints were made…

Important Information about RoboKiller & Your Verizon Voicemail UPDATE: We have great news for all of our Verizon customers! We have been able to resolve the issue with Verizon Voicemail. What this means for you: we will immediately begin moving all Verizon RoboKiller customers back to their usual Verizon voicemail, which will work just like it…

Robocalls 101: The Complete Guide to Fighting Back Against Spam Calls 4.5 billion robocalls were made in June 2018. That’s nearly 18 robocalls for every person. It’s not hard to understand why robocalls were the number one complaint to the Federal Trade Commission in 2017.  A grand total 7,157,370 complaints were made against robocallers and…

Do you know how to stop robocalls on your iPhone? 4.5 billion robocalls were made in June 2018. That’s nearly 18 robocalls for every person! It’s not hard to understand why robocalls were the number one complaint to the Federal Trade Commission in 2017. A grand total 7,157,370 complaints were made against robocallers and telemarketers….

Why you need to know how to stop robocalls on your cell phone. It’s not hard to understand why robocalls were the number one complaint to the Federal Trade Commission in 2017.  A grand total 7,157,370 complaints were made against robocallers and telemarketers. Despite this, the robocall epidemic is getting worse. 4.5 billion robocalls were made…

“I don’t mind getting spam or telemarketing calls” – Said No One, Ever. Let’s face it, we all hate spam and telemarketing calls. They’re a nuisance in our daily lives – and it feels like they’ve been around since Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone. Even phone scammers hate receiving them! If you’ve ever received…