On November 12 th, the Italian Data Protection Authority imposed a fine of 12,251,601 euros to a telephone company for illegally processing the data of millions of users for the purpose of carrying ...

WASHINGTON - The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency's $144 million enforcement order against Wachovia Corp. is likely to force banks to step up oversight of telemarketing customers. Processing ...

A charity issued a warning Wednesday about telemarketers who claim to be raising money but areactually scammers, 10TV's Tanisha Mallett reported. The Make-A-Wish Foundation of Greater Ohio, Kentucky ...

In a recent issue of the ISP News Report, I complained about excessive telemarketing calls that I was receiving at home from AT&T Wireless. During September, representatives of AT&T Wireless called me ...

Israel’s Knesset recently passed an amendment to the Consumer Protection Law. The amendment aims to prevent aggressive telemarketing, particularly for vulnerable groups such as senior citizens and new ...

As an elderly person, I’m beginning to believe answering the phone is too dangerous. Most of the calls sound like scams. What can I do to stop the calls? Seniors nationwide are reporting pushy, ...

Some Island seniors say they're dealing with a big increase in recent weeks in annoying robo-calls and, more troubling, callers looking for personal credit-card information. "They kind of keep quiet ...

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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- New legislation banning telemarketing by text is expected to put an end to unsolicited messages clogging up your cellphone. Telemarketing, also known as robocalling, has been a ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (WROC) — Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed legislation Tuesday that expanded New York state’s definition of telemarketing to include text messages. Officials from the governor’s office say New ...

With more phone scams and aggressive telemarketing happening in Norway, picking up a call from an unknown number can feel ...