If you’ve ever answered an unwanted spam call, you know how annoying they can be. Not only are they a waste of your time, but they can also be quite intrusive. With the rise of technology, spam calls and messages have become a regular nuisance. They distract us from work, interrupt our family time, and can even be dangerous if ...

In the most recent scam reported this holiday season and caught on record in a call sent to KHTS, robocallers are exploiting one of the largest retail giants in America: Amazon.  With shoppers kicking off their holiday shopping sprees, verified Amazon representatives are warning the public of a series of robocall scams reported across the country.  The robo-scam starts off ...

Robocall hijacking of mobile numbers has more than doubled since last year, affecting thousands across the country, officials say. On average, one in 1,700 mobile numbers are being hijacked by robocall spoofers every month, more than double last year’s rate of one in 4,000 mobile numbers, according to a report from Transaction Network Services (TNS), a telecommunications services company. As ...

With unwanted spam calls on the rise, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is offering tips to stop unwelcome callers.  Unwanted calls, including illegal and spoofed robocalls, are the FCC’s top consumer complaint and top consumer protection priority, according to officials.   With unwanted calls on the rise, users are encouraged to register their numbers on the Do Not Call List, according ...

With more and more robocalls being made, there are a few apps available for download to help reduce the number of spam calls Santa Clarita residents receive each day, officials said Tuesday.      Experts say many of the unsolicited calls are from scammers pretending to be tax collectors, charities or salespeople. Short of throwing your phone in the garbage, there’s ...