Here are ways that can help stop you from being swindled. LOS ANGELES - Have you been missing something amid the lockdowns and stay-at-home orders?
No, not human contact. Not even toilet paper. Robocalls. Industry experts say robocalls are way down — scam calls as well as nagging from your credit-card company to pay your bill.
The coronavirus pandemic has inflicted millions of job losses, and scammers have not been immune. YouMail, which offers a robocall-blocking service, says 2.9 billion robocalls were placed in April in the U.S., down from 4.1 billion in March and 4.8 billion in February.
That’s a daily average of 97 million calls in April, down from 132 million in March and 166 million in April. RELATED: Secret Service: Criminals are