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☆ Robocallers are preying on the elderly with fake Medicare calls. It's a no-brainer to stop it, but nobody has.
  + stars: | 2023-02-06 | by ( Madison Hall | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +7 min
These honeypots comprise only a sliver of the total number of US phone numbers but provide valuable insights into how robocalling scams operate. Every day, the honeypot numbers get inundated with calls from scammers purporting to be from Medicare. Many of those calls spoof the services' "1-800-MEDICARE" (1-800-633-4227) hotline in the phone's caller ID. "Many seniors are targeted by scammers who want to steal their Medicare numbers to do things like rack up fake health care charges and commit identify theft," the representative said. With this in mind, it's unclear why the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services use the phone line for both outbound and inbound calls.
☆ Scammers are using Biden's student-loan forgiveness as a 'cover for fraud' to get borrowers' personal information. The federal government is cracking down.
  + stars: | 2022-12-12 | by ( Ayelet Sheffey | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +4 min
The scams were directly related to Biden's announcement of broad debt relief in August. Last week, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced it would be cracking down on a scam robocall campaign that used Biden's announcement of up to $20,000 in debt relief to get information from borrowers. The FCC identified Urth Access, LLC as the group responsible for generating upwards of 40% of student debt robocalls in October. "Today we're cutting these scammers off so they can't use efforts to provide student loan debt relief as cover for fraud." A generic script of the call is typically as follows, per the FCC:"Hello this is to inform you that the Student Loan payment suspension has been extended to December 31 of this year.
☆ FCC orders block on company tied to fraudulent student loan robocalls
  + stars: | 2022-12-08 | by ( Kevin Collier | Kevin Collier Is A Reporter Covering Cybersecurity | Privacy | ) www.nbcnews.com   time to read: +3 min
The Federal Communications Commission said Thursday that it had blocked all U.S. phone companies from taking calls from a tiny communications company accused of sending robocalls that push fraudulent student loan relief services. “Today we’re cutting these scammers off so they can’t use efforts to provide student loan debt relief as cover for fraud,” FCC Chair Jessica Rosenworcel said in an emailed statement. It identified a single company, UrthAccess, as the central origin for a substantial amount of student loan spam. UrthAccess was by far the single biggest provider of student loan robocalls in recent months, Quilici said. It was responsible for more than 40% of all student loan robocalls in October, the FCC said.
☆ Right-wing operatives sentenced to 500 hours of voter registration for 2020 election robocall scheme
  + stars: | 2022-11-30 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Summer-Concepcion-Byline-Jm.Jpg | Summer Concepcion | ) www.nbcnews.com   time to read: +3 min
A pair of right-wing provocateurs were sentenced Tuesday to spend 500 hours registering voters after pleading guilty to telecommunications fraud in connection with robocalls made before the 2020 election. Jacob Wohl and Jack Burkman were also sentenced to two years of probation and 12 hours a day of electronic monitoring for six months, according to prosecutors in Cuyahoga County, Ohio. “These two individuals attempted to disrupt the foundation of our democracy," prosecutor Michael O’Malley said in a statement. Last year, New York Attorney General Letitia James sought $2.7 million in penalties over robocalls allegedly aimed at suppressing the Black vote ahead of the 2020 election. Burkman and Wohl gained attention for several unsuccessful schemes to attack opponents of former President Donald Trump with false accusations of sexual misconduct and other criminal activity.
☆ 2 right-wing operatives must spend 500 hours registering voters after pleading guilty to running a 2020 voter suppression campaign
  + stars: | 2022-11-30 | by ( Sophia Ankel | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
Two right-wing operatives pleaded guilty to running a robocall scheme before the 2020 election. On Tuesday, Jacob Wohl and Jack Burkman were sentenced to work 500 hours at a voter registration drive. The men set up thousands of false robocalls that targeted mostly Black neighborhoods. Both Wohl and Burkman have a history of coming up with unfounded claims and conspiracy theories targeted at Democratic Party politicians. A Daily Beast report at the time found that both Burkman and Wohl tried to convince several young Republican men to make similar accusations.
☆ Trump re-endorses Mike Lee after DeSantis shoots ad backing the Utah senator, as simmering 2024 rivalry spills into public view
  + stars: | 2022-11-02 | by ( Kimberly Leonard | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +5 min
Trump issued a re-endorsement for GOP Sen. Mike Lee of Utah after DeSantis shot an ad for him. "The Great People of Utah have a gem in Mike Lee," he said. "Senator Lee has the support of a broad range of conservatives including President Trump, Gov. "To get America on the right path forward we need a Republican majority in the Senate and that's why I'm proud to endorse Mike Lee," DeSantis said in the ad for Lee. Trump helped DeSantis secure the 2018 Republican gubernatorial nomination, but this round DeSantis has not asked for Trump's endorsement.
☆ Right-wing operatives plead guilty to 2020 election robocall scheme
  + stars: | 2022-10-25 | by ( Zoë Richards | Zoë Richards Is The Evening Politics Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com   time to read: +2 min
A pair of right-wing provocateurs pleaded guilty on Monday to telecommunications fraud stemming from robocalls made shortly before the 2020 election. Jacob Wohl, 24, and Jack Burkman, 56, each pleaded guilty to one felony count, a spokesperson from the Cuyahoga County Prosecutor’s Office confirmed. Both men were indicted in October 2020 on eight counts of telecommunications fraud and seven counts of bribery in connection with trying to influence voters through robocalls on Aug. 26, 2020, that contained disinformation about mail-in voting ahead of the November election. The remaining charges were dismissed Monday, according to Wohl’s attorney, Mark Wieczorek, who declined to comment on his client's guilty plea. Assistant Prosecuting Attorney James Gutierrez said Burkman and Wohl were "held accountable" for infringing on voters' rights.
☆ Video: Hear mystery robocall trolling Stacey Abrams' stance on abortion
  + stars: | 2022-10-25 | by ( ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: 1 min
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☆ Trump replies to DeSantis' endorsement of a Colorado Republican who discouraged GOP from supporting a Trump 2024 bid: 'Big Mistake'
  + stars: | 2022-10-25 | by ( Hannah Getahun | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
Former President Trump said Florida Gov. Trump called O'Dea, a GOP candidate for Senate in Colorado, a "RINO," or a Republican in Name Only. Ron DeSantis endorsed anti-Trump Republican candidate Joe O'Dea, taking to his Truth Social platform on Sunday evening to say it was "A Big Mistake." Colorado, please vote for Joe O'Dea," DeSantis says in the recorded message O'Dea posted on Twitter. Representatives for DeSantis, Trump, and O'Dea did not immediately respond to Insider's requests for comment.
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