MONTH
MONTH ALONE, AMERICANS TRIED TO DODGE AN ESTIMATED 147-MILLION
OF THE ANNOYING SOLICITATIONS. OUR
SISTER STATION IN ATLANTA SET
OUT TO
FIND OUT WHY THEY JUST KEEP
COMING...
AND WHAT YOU CAN DO TO STOP THE
CALLS.
CALLS.
CALLS. "I'M CALLING FROM THE SOCIAL
SECURITY ADMINISTRATION...""THE RE IS AN
ENFORCEMENT ACTION
AGAINST YOU...""I'M CALLING
BOUT
BOUT YOUR
BOUT YOUR CAR'S VEHICLE WARRANTY...""THIS IS NOT A SALES
CALL..""MY PHONE RINGS ALL THE
TIME""THE IRA HAS INITIATED AN ENFORCEMENT ACTION ON YOU."
"NON-STOP. ALL DAY LONG"GFX:
STOP THE CALLSPART 1 THE
PROBLEM: WHY THE PHONE WON'T
STOP RINGINGSTATE AG'S CALL: "AT
ONE O'CLOCK WE WILL MARCH TO THE
CAPITOL BUILDING.."NATSOT
CAPITOL BUILDING.."NATSOT MICHAEL IN CAR:
"...TO
"...TO REINSTATE YOUR CARS WARRANTY" NATSOT MICHAEL IN CAR:
"HELLO?
"HELLO?
"HELLO? "OH WELL, I GUESS THEY DIDN'T WANTTO TALK
"WHETHER YOU HAVE A LANDLINE OR
A MOBILE PHONE DOESN'T MATTER.
THERE'S A CALL THERE AND THEY'RE
TRYING TO SCAM YOU.GFX: MICHAEL
SELF IS A REFORMED ROBOCALLER
ALL YOU NEED IS YOUR LAPTOP AND
A MOUSE AND A CREDIT CARD AND
YOU GO ONLINE AND AFTER TWO HOURS OF GOOGLING, YOU'LL BE
CALLING THOUSANDS, TENS OF
THOUSANDS OR EVEN MILLIONS OF
PEOPLE. TANK EXPLAINERTRANSITION
GFX: 1 OUT OF EVERY 6
AMERICAN
AMERICAN ADULTS LOSES MONEY FROM PHONE SCAMS COSTING $10 BILLION
PER YEAR. SOURCE: HIYA STATE OF
THE CALLS REPORT CALL SOMEBODY,
USING ROBO DIALING TECHNOLOGY
AND MAKE IT LOOK LIKE THE CALLS
COMING FROM APPLE COMPUTER OR
MICROSOFT AND THAT THEY'RE CALLING YOU, BECAUSE YOU HAVE A
CREDIT GFX: STOP THE CALLS
WANT TO KNOW IF YOU'RE GETTING
MORE
MORE
WANT
WANT TO
WANT TO KNOW IF YOU'RE GETTING MORE CALLS THAN THE AVERAGE PERSON? ON WHAS11-DOT-COM, YOU
CAN SEARCH YOUR
THEY'RE
THEY'RE CALLING YOU, BECAUSE YOU HAVE A CREDIT
GFX: STOP THE CALLS
WANT TO KNOW IF YOU'RE GETTING
MORE CALLS THAN THE AVERAGE PERSON?
PERSON?
ON
ON WHAS11-DOT-COM, YOU CAN SEARCH YOUR CITY OR AREA CODE TO SEE HOW IT
STACKS
STACKS
STACKS UP... AND WHAT TYPE OF CALLS YOU'RE
LIKELY GETTING THE MOST. THERE
YOU'LL ALSO FIND MORE SOURCES
ON WAYS TO HELP STOP THE CALLS.
CALLS
CALLS THAN THE AVERAGE PERSON? ON WHAS11-DOT-COM, YOU CAN
SEARCH
SEARCH YOUR CITY OR AREA CODE TO SEE HOW IT STACKS
UP... AND WHAT TYPE OF CALLS YOU'RE
LIKELY GETTING THE MOST. THERE
YOU'LL ALSO FIND MORE SOURCES
ON WAYS TO HELP STOP THE CALLS.