OBA urges FCC to increase role in halting telecommunications fraud – Oklahoma Bankers Association

OBA urges FCC to increase role in halting telecommunications fraud – Oklahoma Bankers Association

The OBA is currently discussing with its congressional delegation about the importance of the FCC stepping into a more active role in stopping telecommunications-enabled fraud. Telecommunications fraud — robocalls, spoofed caller ID, and bank/agency impersonation — is no longer a nuisance; it is a primary vector for financial crime hitting Oklahoma consumers and the community banks that serve them. Americans received roughly 2 billion robocalls…