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A group of men allegedly involved in a scam that Indian authorities said was meant to defraud US citizens cover their faces as they stand in a call centre in Noida, some 25km east of New Delhi, on December 21, 2018. (Photo credit should read -/AFP via Getty Images)

Robocalls keep spamming Americans, in part because of their cyber tools

Robocalls are back on the rise after a pandemic reprieve, and scammers are learning new tricks.

Mar 1, 2021 By Tim Starks

china phone scam — (getty)

Chinese-speaking phone scammers stole $40 million, mostly from Chinese targets in the U.S., FBI says

The average loss for each victim is more than $164,000.

Mar 28, 2019 By Jeff Stone