Robocallsautodialed calls that play a recorded message when you answerhave legitimate uses.
But as the technology has gotten cheaper and more sophisticated, scammers have noticed.
According to theFederal Trade Commission, phone scams cost U.S. consumers $429 million last year alone.
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AmeriSpeak is designed to be representative of the U.S. household population.
Respondents were randomly selected from the AmeriSpeak Panel using area probability and address-based sampling.
A total of 1,852 adults completed the survey.
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In 2023, 78% of respondents experienced fraud, up from 69% in 2022.
Many are unaware of the PACT Act benefit.
