Hearing on Unwanted Telephone Calls and Scams (Senior Phone Scams)

The Senate Special Committee on Aging held a hearing on the explosion in the number of unwanted and often pressure-laden phone scams aimed at U.S. seniors. These types of calls had increased, despite the enactment of laws allowing consumers to opt out of unsolicited telephone marketing calls. Witnesses included a telephone scam victim, one of the Federal Trade Commission’s top marketing regulators, and a computer science and networking expert.