Interesting Robocall Survey
The folks at Clutch surveyed a good-sized batch of consumers about robocalls. The findings are well-worth reading:…
Robocall Index Snapshot – April 2018
Here are some details culled from the YouMail robocall index for April, 2018. There was an estimated 3.36 billion robocalls placed in April…
Why Apple iPhones Are Robocall Magnets
Robocallers are a massive problem in the U.S. At YouMail, we estimate there were 30 billion robocalls in the past year, so it’s no wonder…
IRS Scam Robocalls
There is an epidemic of “IRS Scam” robocalls – automatically dialed calls from people claiming to be from the IRS. The truth…
Audio Fingerprints To The Rescue
At YouMail, our latest patent-pending innovation is called audio fingerprinting. News 6 in Orlando did a great job explaining to their viewers…
What’s The Point of All Those Robocalls, Anyways?
At YouMail, we put out the YouMail Robocall Index. which is a monthly estimate of robocall volumes. The estimate for January 2018 shows that…
Robocalls Are Out Of Control
The Washington Post has a great article talking about how robocalls have gotten completely out of control: How Robocallers Outwitted The…
30 Billion Robocalls in 2017
The robocall epidemic rolls on. Our best estimate is that there were 30 billion robocalls in 2017, an all-time record. To put that in…
Now Trending: The Agony of the Ringless Voicemail
The newest marketing ploy now trending is called the ringless voicemail. It is simply the latest clever attempt by telemarketers and debt…
Happy Valentine’s Day
The birds are singing and love is in the air, did you remember to make reservations at your significant other’s favorite restaurant –…
The Latest Phone Scam – Just Say NO
Move over IRS Scams, Free Cruise Scams and Phishing Scams….there’s a new phone scam in town – and it’s called “Can You Hear Me?” Well,…
29 Billion Robocalls Were Made in 2016
As if receiving a robocall isn’t annoying enough, knowing just how devastating this robocall epidemic is to American consumers is a problem…