An important thing to know about the National Do Not Call Registry is that it can stop only sales calls. You may continue to receive: In other words, putting your number on the National Do Not Call ...

Seventy-five percent of New Yorkers have registered their number in the National Do Not Call Registry but the New York Department of State's Division of Consumer Protection is pushing for more to add ...

Seventy-five percent of New Yorkers have registered their number in the National Do Not Call Registry but the New York Department of State's Division of Consumer Protection is pushing for more to add ...

GREENSBORO, N.C. - The first phone call in history happened on March 10, 1876, when Alexander Graham Bell rang up his assistant. "Mr. Watson — come here — I want to see you," he said. I wouldn't be ...

From fake delivery alerts to phony bank fraud notices, phone scams are becoming more common each year. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) operates the “National Do Not Call Registry,” a list of phone ...

Q: I have been on the “Do Not Call” list since 2005. I just had a call from someone I could hardly understand because of their accent. I took the name and telephone number. What do I do with it? R.W.

TO CUT DOWN THOSE CALLS. THESE CALLS ARE GOING TO KEEP COMING, BUT THERE ARE SOME THINGS YOU CAN DO TO STOP SOME OF THEM. NUMBER ONE, PUT YOUR PHONE NUMBER ON THE NATIONAL DO NOT CALL REGISTRY. HERE’S ...

Assemblyman Clyde Vanel, D-Queens Village, is pictured earlier this year in Albany. State lawmakers will have the opportunity next session to review legislation that builds on the state’s Do Not Call ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — State officials issued a series of recommendations Tuesday on how New Yorkers can avoid telemarketing scams, and a new law named for a hit sitcom from the 1990s is the latest ...

Appearing on some Top Ten lists is a good thing, but on others not so much. According to the FTC’s latest Annual Do Not Call Registry Data Book, Tennessee ranked number two among all states in the ...