Tech advances help scammers evade enforcement — The Washington Post reports on the harms to consumers of the “scam economy,” largely based in the world of robocalls and email scams. We mostly think about scam calls and texts in terms of their financial costs to the people who fall for them. Consumers reported $5.8 billion in fraud…

Groups Ask FCC, Carriers to Prevent Foreign-Originated Calls — The Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) and the National Consumer Law Center (NCLC) filed comments this week with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) asking for action to stop illegal robocalls of foreign origin from reaching American phones by way of “gateway providers.” “Fraudulent robocalls continue to bombard our telephone lines,”…

And how you can fight back — Robocalls are annoying. Robocalls are everywhere. Robocalls seemingly can’t be stopped. While regulators and consumer groups are working to identify and close loopholes that allow entities using robocalls to drive us crazy, those who seek to profit from robocalls always find a way. Consumer Advocates Call for Action to End…