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‘I’m Calling About Your Auto Warranty’: FCC Says No More, Orders Spam Block

The Federal Communications Commission has ordered phone companies to stop carrying traffic related to robocalls about scam auto warranties. US voice service providers must now “take all necessary steps to avoid carrying this robocall traffic,” or provide a report outlining …

Texas Warns of Insurance Deductibles Scam Following Dallas Storms

Texans with property in locations that were hit by the severe weather that swept through Dallas and North Texas on Sunday, Oct. 20 are now targets of a scam involving insurance deductibles, insurance regulators say. The Texas Department of Insurance …

Man Convicted of Staging Connecticut Crashes in Fraud Scam Gets Prison

Federal prosecutors say a man will spend less than a year in prison for his role in an insurance scam involving staged car crashes in eastern Connecticut. Jonas Joseph was sentenced Wednesday in New Haven federal court to eight months …

Son of New Yorker Who Faked Death in Insurance Scam Gets 1 Year in Jail

A suburban New York man who admitted helping his father fake his own drowning in a life insurance scam has been sentenced to a year in jail. Jonathan Roth of Massapequa, N.Y., apologized in court Tuesday. He admitted helping Raymond …