The U.S. government starts a lawsuit on `` Robocall fraud '' that causes total damage of more than 17 billion yen
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The United States Department of Justice launched a civil action on January 28, 2020, against five companies and three individuals who scammed using automated voice guidance (RoboCall fraud). The total cost of robocall fraud in the United States is estimated to exceed 17 billion yen annually.
The Department of Justice Files Actions to Stop Telecom Carriers Who Facilitated Hundreds of Millions of Fraudulent Robocalls to American Consumers | OPA | Department of Justice
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/department-justice-files-actions-stop-telecom-carriers-who-facilitated-hundreds-millions
US files lawsuits over robocall scams, cites 'massive financial losses'-Reuters
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-robocalls-fraud/us-files-lawsuits-over-robocall-scams-cites-massive-financial-losses-idUSKBN1ZR2SM
The Department of Justice has filed two allegations of robocall fraud, each of which has sued companies and individuals who have continued robocall fraud. In the first lawsuit, Ecommerce National LLC and SIP Retail, and operators and owners Nicholas Palumbo and Natasha Palumbo, and in the second law, include Global Voicecom Inc, Global Telecommunication Services Inc., and KAT Telecom Inc. Sued Jon Kahen, an operator and owner.
According to the Justice Department's announcement, robocall fraud has surged in the last few years. The Justice Department has analyzed the cause behind the spread of VoIP technology and automatic dial technology, which are voice communication technologies that use Internet lines instead of conventional telephone lines. In addition, most of these robocall frauds originated in India, and are said to be connected to US telephones through conversion services provided by US telecommunications carriers.
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According to the Department of Justice, Ecommerce National was found to have made 720 million calls in 23 days. In addition, the Justice Department considers all outgoing robocall fraud as 425 million of those calls were disconnected in less than a second. As a result of analyzing complaints received, it is possible that these calls may have falsified the calling number.
The Ministry of Justice has said that RoboColl fraud is supposed to be `` social security benefits for you will soon end '', `` you are likely to be sued for tax evasion '', `` you have been deported due to a mistake in immigration application '' States that it is common. According to Reuters, more than 400,000 complaints were filed with the Federal Trade Commission in 2019, summarizing those claims with a total damage of $ 152.9 million (about 17 billion yen). However, the Department of Justice states that 'many allegations did not report the amount of damage', so the actual total damage could be more than about 17 billion yen.
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Robocall fraud has become a social issue in the United States, and on December 31, 2019, President Trump signed the ' Pallone-Thrune TRACED ' law, which imposes various restrictions on robocall fraud by the Federal Communications Commission. We are strengthening regulations on robocall fraud.
'The Robocall scam is a serious crime, often devastating to the elderly and vulnerable,' said Jody Hunt, a deputy attorney-general. We will work closely with enforcement agencies and use all means, criminal and civil, to pursue criminals who commit telephone fraud, '' said the Justice Department's stance to make the utmost effort to eliminate robocall fraud. I emphasized again.
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