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Despite Crackdown, Robocalls Remain Consistent

Oct 29, 2026 | 2:59 PM

Photo: Jenny Kane ~ AP

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Oct. 29, 2026 ~ Personal Finance Columnist for the Detroit Free Press, Susan Tompor, discusses her column “Robocalls won’t stop 5 years after crackdown. What needs to be done.”

DETROIT, MICH. ~ Unwanted phone calls are declining five years after a crackdown on robocalls, but scammers are still finding ways to make money off of people.

According to the Detroit Free Press, scam call victims lost an average of $3,973 in the first half of 2026.

The best defense against these scammers is to simply not pick up the phone for unknown callers, or share personal information with them.

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