The answer to a good chunk of the most annoying calls you get might actually be lying in a forgotten tool.

From fake delivery alerts to phony bank fraud notices, phone scams are becoming more common each year. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) operates the “National Do Not Call Registry,” a list of phone ...

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TO CUT DOWN THOSE CALLS. THESE CALLS ARE GOING TO KEEP COMING, BUT THERE ARE SOME THINGS YOU CAN DO TO STOP SOME OF THEM. NUMBER ONE, PUT YOUR PHONE NUMBER ON THE NATIONAL DO NOT CALL REGISTRY. HERE’S ...

The MarketWatch News Department was not involved in the creation of this content. In FY 2025, the agency received more than 2.6 million complaints and 4.8 million new numbers were added to the DNC ...

On August 27, the FTC issued a final rule to amend the Telemarketing Sales Rule to update the fees charged to entities for accessing the National Do Not Call Registry. The annual fee for access to the ...

If your phone rings more than you’d like, you’re far from alone. Millions of Americans face persistent unwanted calls, some of which are outright scams. But the Federal Trade Commission say there are ...

On September 30, the FTC announced a $1 million penalty to resolve allegations that a company and its subsidiary allegedly made tens of millions of illegal telemarketing calls to consumers, including ...