Robocalls

Robocalls are pre-recorded phone calls with pre-recorded messages. In 2018, more than 47.8 million robocalls were made in the U.S. Its estimated that nearly half of all calls made to the U.S. cell phones will be spam in 2019.

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is proposing to push phone companies to block unwanted to their customers by default.

"The American people are fed up with illegal robocalls. It is the top complaint we receive from consumers each and every year," FCC Chairman Ajit Pai told reporters.

Sophomore Gabby Chavez says she gets ten or more Robocalls a week. “What if they try to scam me?” she said.

When asked whether she answers the phone she said, “No, I'm not stupid”.

To make a Robocall, a phone isn't being used, a computer is. Robocalls are made using what's called Voice Over Internet Protocol (VOIP) . It's the same technology used in popular apps like Facetime and Skype.

It’s also generating a false number. Spoofing is disguising a number with a false one.

And when you answer one, you’ll get more and more eventually.

So try not to answer unknown phone calls to avoid scams, spams, and unimportant information.