---
title: "Robocalling Soars Despite ‘Do Not Call’ Registry, As Scammers ‘Couldn’t Care Less’ About Bothering Consumers"
metaTitle: "Dnc List Fails Again"
slug: dnc-list-fails-again
date: "2017-06-25T20:00:50-05:00"
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  src: "https://cdn.securelogix.dev/slx/images/undefined.webp"
sourcePublisher:
  name: CNBC
  url: cnb.cx
sourceArticle:
  url: "http://cnb.cx/2tNxohB"
legacySlug: robocalling-soars-despite-do-not-call-registry-as-scammers-couldnt-care-less-about-bothering-consumers
tags: [Do Not Call, FTC, Robocalls]
status: published
---

June 25, 2017

The phone rings, pauses, and then a recording on the line says: “Hello! This is Rachel at cardholder services,” or “This is an important notice about your automobile.”

If you’re like many Americans, you have probably received a robocall just like these, which have become a scourge for consumers despite increasing efforts to stop them. In May, there were 2.6 billion robocalls, or automatically dialed calls, in the U.S. That amounts to over eight calls a person, according to YouMail, an app designed to stop the pesky calls...