Phone companies must block scam calls starting today. Here’s what you can expect | CBC News
Starting today, Rogers, Bell, and other telecommunications
providers in Canada must implement systems that help block scammers from
calling you. But it doesn’t cover all fraudulent calls. Here’s what you
need to know.
providers in Canada must implement systems that help block scammers from
calling you. But it doesn’t cover all fraudulent calls. Here’s what you
need to know.
Why do telecom companies need to put in a new call-blocking system?
Canada’s
telecommunications regulator, the Canadian Radio-television and
Telecommunications Commission, says it wants Canadians to be better
protected against “nuisance” calls that are unsolicited and illegitimate.
Some Canadians say they’re getting such calls several times a day.
The
calls aren’t just annoying: many are costly scams. According to the
Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre, phone scams bilked Canadians out of an
estimated $24 million between Jan. 1 and Oct. 31, 2019.