Attorney General Nessel highlights dangers of scam robocalls
LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel highlights the dangers of scam robocalls during National Consumer Protection Week.
The Federal Trade Comission (FTC) Michiganders filed 32,647 robocall complaints last fiscal year.
The has cracked down on robocalls in recent years. Reports of robocall scams have declined significantly from 2018 to 2022.
The department reports they have received 1,330 robocall complaints in 2024 and have logged over 14,000 since Attorney General Nessel launched her anti-robocall initiative in 2019.
Nessel is an Executive Committee member of the Anti-Robocall Multistate Litigation Task Force, an organization fighting to reduce the number of unwanted automated calls Michigan residents receive.
'Few things are more annoying, intrusive, and unwelcome than robocalls,' said Nessel in a news release sent to 6 News. 'While complaints have gone down, billions of these calls are still made each year, and too many Michiganders continue to fall victim to scams. I am proud to lead Michigan's Robocall Crackdown Team and will keep working with our state and federal partners to protect residents and put an end to the flood of illegal robocalls targeting our communities.'
attempt to steal money by accessing the victim's money or personal information.
In an attempt to fight off would-be robocall perpetrators, the Department of the Attorney General took action against and , warning them about transmitting suspected illegal robocalls on their networks.
Nessel also filed criminal charges in 2020 against two political operatives who set up a series of robocalls aimed at suppressing votes in the 2020 presidential election. The two operatives, Jack Burkman and Jacob Wohl, were charged with intimidating voters and conspiracy to commit an election law violation, among other felonies.
The a state statute prohibiting false speech made in an attempt to deter or influence a vote last year.
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