Consumer Complaints about Robocalls on Rise

The rising tide of pre-recorded marketing pitches or robocalls that bombard consumers with offers for loans, credit cards, and other things have raised concerns about the effectiveness of the federal do-not-call list. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC), which oversees the list, has been receiving an increasing number of consumer complaints because the telemarketers are making calls to people on the list, according to the Associated Press  (AP). Monthly consumer complaints about