- James Townsend
Attorney General Leading Crackdown on Robocalls
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Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel’s office is leading several initiatives to help protect Michigan residents from scammers using robocalls.
According to the Attorney General’s office website, “Under Michigan law, a robocall is simply a telephone call with a recorded message, in whole or in part.”
The site indicates that legal robocalls include those “from a person or business:
Whom you have given prior permission to contact you;
Whom you are already a customer;
Who requests a face-to-face meeting to sell you something;
That is requesting money for a charitable organization;
That is requesting money for public safety organizations (e.g., police and firefighter union); or
That is a political party, politician, or political action committee (PAC).”
Illegal robocalls include those:
“For the sale of goods or services for more than $25;
You are on the National Do Not Call registry;
The caller does not provide their full name, who they are calling for, or a phone number that if called will be answered by a live operator; or
The number on the Caller ID is fake, misleading or inaccurate.”
You can find more information about the initiatives at mi.gov/robocalls