FTC Offers $50,000 Reward To Help Stop Robocalls

NPR | Jan. 02, 2013 10:53 a.m.

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Lauren Silverman

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Every month, the Federal Trade Commission receives more than 200,000 complaints about robocalls. The phone solicitations offer everything from lower credit card interest rates to new products. Now, the FTC is reaching out to the public for help. The commission is offering $50,000 to whoever can come up with a way to block them.