Scammers Are Getting Smarter Fast | Pierre News

Scammers are getting smarter, faster, and more tech-savvy—using AI, internet phone services, and social media to flood you with personalized scam calls and texts. Since 2022, the BBB has seen over 433K reports, with numbers skyrocketing: 12,500+ calls and 6,000+ texts in 2023, jumping to 38,500+ calls and 22,000+ texts by 2025—and already 37,700+ calls and nearly 10,000 texts just through July 2026. With scammers switching numbers in seconds and fake messages looking legit, more than half of us face a scam daily. The BBB’s calling for stronger protections, tighter rules on internet phone providers, and simple defenses: let unknown calls go to voicemail, use spam filters, and stay vigilant. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/0eada2a4e992f2ff