Crackdown targets robo callers who made 1 billion scams

The federal authorities announced a major breakdown of dozens of robo callers responsible for about 1 billion robokals.

The effort, called "Operation Call It Quits," included actions by the Federal Trade Commission and 25 other federal, state, and local agencies to target nationwide spam operations that span a variety of products and services, including credit card interest rate reductions, money programs, and medical alert systems. .

Tuesday's announcement brought the number of cases from the FTC against illegal robo callers and Do Not Call (DNC) offenders to 145.

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The FTC's efforts to combat the attack of "universally destroyed" robocols also contain new information to educate consumers and efforts to promote the development of technology-based solutions to block robokallers.

"We're all fed up with the tens of billions of illegal robo calls we get every year," said Andrew Smith, director of the FTC Consumer Protection, in a press release. "Today's joint effort shows that combating this scourge remains a top priority for law enforcement agencies around the country."

The FTC worked with 45 police authorities across the country in the repression.

Legislators are also preparing to target robokallers, with several measures now working through the congress.

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