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Rookie robocallers impersonate FCC, accidentally target actual FCC employees


The calls occurred on the night of February 6 and the morning of February 7 last year, as the FCC recently revealed. Over a dozen FCC employees,...

In an announcement on Tuesday, the commission proposed a $4.5 million fine against the voice service provider Telnyx, accusing the company of enabling the robocalls by violating "Know Your Customer (KYC)" rules. On February 6, 2024, Telnyx accepted two new customers using the aliases "Christian Mitchell" and "Henry Walker," who provided fake Canadian addresses and sketchy "mariocop123.com" email domains. From Telnyx's perspective, it provides services that allow businesses to easily build AI voice bots and apps for making automated calls.

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