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X-WR-CALNAME:Attorney General Todd Rokita announces the formation of a nati
 onwide bipartisan Anti-Robocall Litigation Task Force 
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DESCRIPTION:After years of fighting intrusive robocalls\, Attorney General 
 Todd Rokita today announced Indiana as a leader of the nationwide Anti-Rob
 ocall Litigation Task Force\, which will include 50 attorneys general.\n\n
 The task force will investigate and take legal action against the telecomm
 unications companies responsible for bringing a majority of foreign roboca
 lls into our country. This bipartisan national task force has one goal: to
  stop illegal robocalls. \n\n"Robocalls aren't just a Hoosier problem. The
 y are a nationwide problem\,” Attorney General Rokita said. “That is w
 hy I am proud to lead my fellow attorneys general in the fight against the
 se scammers and robocallers. If the telecom industry won't police itself\,
  this unprecedented task force will."   \n\nThe new task force\, led by In
 diana\, Ohio\, and North Carolina attorneys general\, has issued 20 civil 
 investigative demands to 20 gateway providers and other entities that are 
 allegedly responsible for a majority of foreign robocall traffic. Gateway 
 providers that bring foreign traffic into the U.S. telephone network have 
 a responsibility to ensure the traffic is legal\, but these providers are 
 not taking sufficient action to stop robocall traffic. In many cases\, the
 y appear to be intentionally turning a blind eye in exchange for steady re
 venue. The task force will focus on the bad actors throughout the telecomm
 unications industry to help reduce robocallers’ assault on Hoosiers.   \
 n\nAttorney General Rokita is committed to stopping illegal and unwanted c
 alls. According to the National Consumer Law Center and Electronic Privacy
  Information Center\, over 33 million scam robocalls are made to Americans
  every day. These scam calls include Social Security Administration fraud 
 targeting seniors\, Amazon scams targeting consumers\, and many other scam
 s harassing all consumers\, including some of our most vulnerable citizens
 . An estimated $29.8 billion dollars was stolen through scam calls in 2021
 . Most of this scam robocall traffic originates overseas.  \n\n“I am a s
 trong defender of our nation’s borders in every aspect\,” Attorney Gen
 eral Rokita said. “This philosophy applies to foreign robocallers and sc
 ammers who also attack our country through telecommunication and attempt t
 o take advantage of our people’s good nature.”   \n\nThe task force is
  focused on shutting down the providers that profit from this illegal scam
  traffic and refuse to take steps to otherwise mitigate these scam calls. 
 The targeted entities are responsible for 60% of robocalls. \n\nAttorney G
 eneral Rokita offers the following tips to avoid scams and unwanted calls:
  \n\nBe wary of callers who specifically ask you to pay by gift card\, wir
 e transfer\, or cryptocurrency. For example\, the Internal Revenue Service
  does not accept iTunes gift cards.  Look out for prerecorded calls from i
 mposters posing as government agencies. Typically\, the Social Security Ad
 ministration does not make phone calls to individuals.  If you suspect fra
 udulent activity\, immediately hang up and do not provide any personal inf
 ormation.  Contact our Consumer Protection Division at 1-888-834-9969 or d
 onotcall@atg.in.gov.Add your number to the Indiana Do Not Call ListFile a 
 Do Not Call or Text complaint here.A headshot of Attorney General Rokita i
 s available for download. \n\n###
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