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Robocalls are a daily nuisance, but there are simple and free ways to stop them.Your smartphone has built-in features to fight back. On iPhones, go to Settings, scroll to Phone, and activate "Silence ...

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Are you sick and tired of all the spam calls you get? The FCC has tried to crack down on such calls, while lawmakers on the federal and state levels have passed legislation to address the problem. But ...

Feel like you've been getting more spam messages than usual, especially oddly personal phishing texts? Well, you are probably right. Spam texts have surged in the U.S. every year since the COVID-19 ...