One Florida man was behind 96 million of the worst kind of robocalls, FCC says

Have you ever gotten a phone call from a number that looked very similar to your own, only to pick up and realize it's a robocall trying to sell you something?

If you have, you're not alone. This week, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) slapped its largest fines ever on a Florida man it says is responsible for more than 96 million of those dreaded robocalls.

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Adrian Abramovich, the Miami man behind the scheme, was ordered to pay a $120 million fine this week as punishment for scamming millions of people with more than 96 million robocalls over a three-month period in 2016.  Read more...

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