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Beshear joins 30-state push for tougher restrictions on robocalls By Terry Sebastian/Crystal Staley Frankfort, KY - Attorney General Andy Beshear is calling on federal regulators to allow telephone service providers to block more illegal robocalls being made to Kentuckians. Beshear and more than 30 state attorneys general detail in their letter that scammers have devised methods to evade a call blocking order issued by the Federal Communications Commission last year. Beshear said at issue is "neighborhood spoofing," a technique allowing scammers - no matter where they are located - to appear on Kentuckians' caller ID as being from a phone number that has the same local area code - 270, 502, 606 or 859. "Protecting Kentuckians from the constant barrage of unwanted scams and robocalls is an ongoing priority of my office," Beshear said. "We must strengthen the protections to our citizens when scammers strengthen their ploys to deceive them." In 2017, the Federal Trade Commission received 4.5 million illegal robocall complaints - two and a half times more than in 2014. Beshear said his Office of Consumer Protection receives more than a thousand complaints each year with respect to illegal calls, including scam calls, telemarketing complaints and robocalls. Beshear encourages Kentuckians to use the National Do Not Call Registry provided by the FCC. Beshear and his office are fighting to stop con artists and are asking Kentuckians to report scams and identity theft via his office's online form. Earlier this year, Beshear announced nearly 2,200 Kentucky small businesses would get money back from a Michigan-based company that allegedly sold scam services. Beshear recommends all Kentuckians stay ahead of scammers by signing up for his office's Scam Alerts. To enroll text the words KYOAG Scam to GOV-311 (468-311) or online at ag.ky.gov/scams and select text message or email alert. This story was posted on 2018-10-16 15:37:49
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