Scam robotexts have surged, bilking consumers out of billions of dollars.
Is your phone getting flooded with robotext messages and calls? The FCC is taking action this week on some phone services still letting robocalls through, and on the growing problem of robotexts.RELATED:Phones are buzzing with a surge of scams from robotexts. Fake messages that look like they're about, say, an Amazon delivery, bank payments, COVID-19 alerts, or even bogus school bus alerts.
"The FCC has come out in the past week and said this is a big problem," said Mizenko. "And now we’re going to go to the phone networks, and just like we did with the calls, you guys are going to need to figure out how you’re going to stop this.
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