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Americans received 4.1 billion robocalls in June

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TAMPA, Fla. — You probably received at least three robocalls a week last month. 

According to YouMail, a company that created an app to stop robocalls with caller ID and smart blocking technology, 4.1 billion of these automated calls were made nationwide in June.

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Robocalls reached 324 million people. They are almost always after money with scams that sound somewhat legitimate.

YouMail collects data and breaks down the top callers:

     Robocaller         

 Number of calls 

 Place of Origin  

Suspected Type of Call

   800-955-6600     37,331,200       Toll Free      Payments/Debt
   800-266-2278     14,752,900       Toll Free      Cable company debt collection
   877-647-8552     14,376,200       Toll Free      Payments/Debt
   888-222-4227     12,681,100       Toll Free      Payments/Debt
   347-394-2956     12,095,800   New York, NY      Payments/Debt
 

You can read more about robocalls including the most affected cities by visiting YouMail's Robocall Index.