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US Congress seeks to identify foreign countries behind scam calls (www.scmp.com)

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US lawmakers are trying to identify which foreign countries are the biggest sources of unlawful robocalls targeting Americans, as Congress steps up efforts to combat a surge in phone scams. The inquiry follows a string of US government reports tying much of the financial damage from scams to Chinese criminal networks based in Southeast Asia. The House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Communications and Technology Subcommittee passed the bipartisan “Foreign Robocall Elimination Act” on Tuesday,...

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[–] Saledovil@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 days ago (2 children)

America should get their phone companies to block spam calls instead. Would be much more effective. Like, even if the calls come from China, the scammers will just move somewhere else if they can't operate from China anymore.

[–] superglue@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 day ago

I don't even answer the phone at all anymore unless you are in my contacts. That is how bad it is.

[–] LilB0kChoy@reddthat.com 1 points 1 day ago

Knowing the US there’s probably a law that prevents that because it might catch spam calls from domestic companies.