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Illegal calls harassed 67 million consumers

Over $110 million was taken from victims who believed they were funding veteran, children, and firefighter charities.

AG Kaul Joins FTC, 38 States, and D.C. to Shut Down Massive Charity Fraud Telefunding Operation Defendants placed more than 1.3 billion deceptive fundraising calls, nearly 43 million in Wisconsin—most illegal robocalls— claiming to support veterans, children, firefighters By Josh Kaul - Mar 5th, 2021 09:31 am MADISON, Wis. – Attorney General Josh Kaul, along with the Federal Trade Commission and 46 agencies from 38 states and the District of Columbia, has stopped a massive telefunding operation that bombarded 67 million consumers with 1.3 billion deceptive c...

By Brendan LaChance on March 4, 2021 (Shutterstock) CASPER, Wyo. — The Wyoming Attorney General’s Office Consumer Protection Unit said Thursday that the Wyoming AG has joined the Federal Trade Commission and 46 agencies from 38 states and the District of Columbia to stop “a massive telefunding operation that bombarded 67 million consumers with 1.3 billion unsolicited and deceptive charitable fundraising calls.” “Together, the organizations and individuals involved collected more than $110 million using their deceptive solicitations, making more than 3.7 million deceptive calls to ...

A settlement was reached Thursday with 13 defendants that were part of a national...