Wednesday, April 6, 2022

Robocalls Ramping Up Again, Says YouMail

Think you're getting more robocalls than usual? According to Irvine-based YouMail, which provides a robocall blocking and voicemail service, you are. The firm said that its tracking found that U.S. phones received nearly 4.4 billion robocalls in March, up 16.1 percent from February call volumes. YouMail said that robocalls had declined earlier this year due to new rules for call authentication, but have since recovered; the company said call volumes are still below the peak of 5.7 billion robocalls a month from October of 2019. YouMail said the most common robocall in March was one involving "trying to reach you because you qualify for assistance to helps pay for your health insurance through marketplace."