Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul, along with other state and federal partners, announced a new bipartisan crackdown on illegal telemarketing this week.
, along with other state and federal partners, announced a new bipartisan crackdown on illegal telemarketing this week.
Operation Stop Scam Calls is a nationwide robocall and telemarketing enforcement sweep that is targeting telemarketers, lead generators and voice-over IP service providers who make billions of illegal telemarketing calls. "Unsolicited robocalls violate consumers’ privacy and unnecessarily cost them time and money. Companies responsible for these illegal, annoying calls must be held accountable," Raoul said. "I am proud of my office’s role in this robocall sweep with the Federal Trade Commission, law enforcement partners and my fellow attorneys general from across the country.
The FTC is providing resources for people to block unwanted telemarketing calls. They offer advice on dealing with robocalls, spotting phone scams and more at
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