Robocallers have become a national annoyance, wasting our time with endless daily spam calls that are impossible to block, but now there is a way you can sue the spammers.
"For years, robocallers have hidden behind the First Amendment but recipients are starting to fight back, as are carriers, government agencies and third-party companies," said Kim Komando, host of the self-titled radio show covering consumer tech, per Fox News.
The best way to go about suing robocallers is through the Robo Revenge app, Komono explained.
"The app uses a fake credit card number to mislead robocallers and then identify them, allowing plaintiffs to sue for up to $3,000 per call."
The U.S. has seen a 7% increase of spam calls within a year, according to a recent report. Phone scams caused Americans to lose $10.5 billion in 2018, and nearly one in every six American adults falls victim to scam calls.
"Consumers have to protect themselves. The only way the problem will end is if the robocallers start losing money every time they call someone," Joshua Browder, founder of Robo Revenge and DoNotPay, told Vice.
The app allows users to sue under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, a pre-existing law created to protect consumers listed on the Do Not Call Registry from persistent spammers.
The app also simplifies the entire litigation process by generating court filing documents and demand letters. It also automatically adds users to the Do Not Call Registry.
"Lawyers have already been making millions suing these scammers, but the average person, who doesn't understand the law (and doesn't even know who is calling them), is stuck," Browder said.
"Our automated process, combined with the fake credit card, gives this power back to the average person."
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