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FBI warns of scammers calling Chinese speakers and claiming to be with the Chinese government, accusing the victim of fraud, and threatening to arrest or repatriate them; often use spoofed numbers of Chinese consulate

FTC announces increased efforts to stop robocalls coming from outside the US

  • Identifies US gateway carriers that transmit calls into the US phone system
  • Issues warnings
  • Sues those who don’t stop
  • 22 of 24 companies contacted have stopped these calls
  • FTC calls this effort “Point of no entry”

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