The Oklahoma Attorney General’s Office received more than 4,000 phone calls from Oklahomans complaining about phone scams. Half of those were robocalls. AG Mike Hunter has joined with 34 other Attorneys General calling on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to adopt new rules so that telephone service providers can block robocalls and phone scams before they reach consumers.
Technology has been developed that service providers could use to block illegal robocalls, including those which appear to be from a local number. It is expected to be launched next year.
“Illegal robocalls are irritating and disconcerting, and phone scammers are successfully able to steal personal information, leaving Oklahomans susceptible to identity theft,” Attorney General Hunter said. “It is time to take more action and give service providers more tools in order for them to protect consumers from these scams. I appreciate my colleagues for continuing this fight to protect our families, neighbors and loved ones across the Unites States. Working together with state partners, the federal government and law enforcement personnel, we will find a way to end these calls and give Oklahomans protection and peace of mind.”
You can read the Attorneys General statement to the FCC here.
