ROBOCALLERS POSING AS FCC FRAUD PREVENTION TEAM CALL FCC STAFF

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Scammers using Telnyx's VoIP service made nearly 1,800 robocalls impersonating a fictitious FCC "Fraud Prevention Team," ironically targeting FCC staff and their families among others. The FCC has proposed a $4.5M fine against Telnyx for allegedly failing to properly verify customer identities through Know Your Customer (KYC) procedures, though Telnyx denies these accusations. The scammers, operating under "MarioCop" accounts with suspicious discrepancies between their registered location and IP addresses, attempted to defraud victims by demanding $1,000 in Google gift cards to avoid supposed jail time.