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HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – Hawaii\u2019s attorney general and 48 other attorneys general are urging the Federal Communications Commission to tighten rules targeting illegal robocalls and scam texts.<\/p>\n

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On Wednesday, Attorney General Anne Lopez and the attorneys general asked the commission to strengthen rules aimed at limiting scammers\u2019 access to legitimate telephone numbers.<\/p>\n

The AG\u2019s office said scammers are buying legitimate numbers and cycling through them to dodge filters, after earlier efforts made spoofing harder.<\/p>\n

\u201cScammers are always looking for new ways to steal hard-earned money and exploit consumers. Our efforts to stop them must evolve as well,\u201d Lopez said.<\/p>\n

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Officials said Americans receive about 29.6 billion scam robocalls and texts, with losses of nearly $2 billion.<\/p>\n

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In 2021, the attorney\u2019s office said the Anti-Robocall Multistate Litigation Task Force asked the FCC to work on the issue, and the coalition is responding to the commission\u2019s proposed rules.<\/p>\n

Aside from the steps the FCC is already taking, the attorney general\u2019s office said the bipartisan effort is asking the federal government to do more, including:<\/p>\n

The FCC will decide on the proposal at a later date.<\/p>\n

\u201cStrengthening these rules will make it harder for scammers to hide behind legitimate phone numbers and provide law enforcement agencies with stronger tools to hold scammers accountable,\u201d Lopez said.<\/p>\n

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