The calls look vaguely familiar, as if they could be coming from a neighbor’s phone. A friendly voice pretends to be concerned about the warranty on a car you don’t have. Americans get millions of illegal robocalls every month, despite attempts by the telecommunications industry and government agencies to stop them. doing to stop scam calls? is trying to make sure that if you’re getting a call, the network on which it is being made is verifying the caller.

Source: New York Times July 12, 2021 09:56 UTC