A long-running telemarketing scam in which dozens of people fleeced 150,000 mostly elderly victims across the country out of $300 million would still be operating if not for the extensive help of a ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — State officials issued a series of recommendations Tuesday on how New Yorkers can avoid telemarketing scams, and a new law named for a hit sitcom from the 1990s is the latest ...

The FBI is issuing a stark warning to timeshare owners about a widespread telemarketing scam linked to a violent Mexican drug cartel. This scheme targets unsuspecting property owners, leading to ...

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) will now be going after more scammers after it closed a significant loophole in the law. The agency says the expanded scope of the Telemarketing Sales Rule (TSR) ...

COLUMBUS — A widespread telemarketing fraud ring with roots in Miami County used video clips of bogus dinners in Las Vegas and other cities to convince elderly investors they could get rich selling ...

FREMONT (BCN) The Fremont police department is alerting residents of telemarketing scams seeking monetary donations for burn victims. Police said the scammers are calling and claming to be from the ...

PORTAGE, MI -- A Portage man has been sentenced to eight years in prison after being convicted of an international telemarketing scheme. Irfan Gill, 63, was convicted on seven counts of mail fraud and ...

The FBI is warning timeshare owners to be wary of a prevalent telemarketing scam involving a violent Mexican drug cartel that tries to trick elderly people into believing someone wants to buy their ...

Back in the dark ages of telecommunications, before caller ID became available, you probably were stuck talking to a telemarketer when you answered the phone because you just never knew who was ...

CANAAN — Imagine being home bound on a fixed income. Friends have passed away; family is scattered in different parts of the country. The phone rings. A voice on the other end says that you have been ...