NEW
YORK, June 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/
-- RoboKiller, the app that eliminates 99% of spam calls and
text messages, identified that Americans received 11.9 billion spam
text messages and 6.4 billion spam calls in May, a 5% increase from
April on both fronts.
Since January 2022, spam text
messages remain at roughly 10 billion or more month-over-month,
resulting in 55.5 billion spam text messages already this year. If
they continue at this pace, RoboKiller predicts that spam text
messages could surpass 2021's record-setting spam text totals.
Travel-Related Spam Texts Rise As Kick-Off To Summer
Begins
As summer travel season begins, Americans should be
wary of vacation-related spam texts such as free cruise offers.
Scammers follow consumer behavior trends, and with summer travel
ramping up, Americans can expect to receive an abundance of these
unwanted messages.
MAY 2022 KEY
MESSAGING TRENDS
Top Spam Texts Nationwide:
Spam Text Category
|
Estimated Spam Texts
|
% Of Total Spam Texts
|
Delivery (UPS, Amazon,
USPS)
|
955,662,958
|
8.01%
|
Bank
|
290,677,476
|
2.44%
|
Travel
|
140,202,664
|
1.17%
|
Vehicle Warranty Spam Calls Are Primed For Top Spot
Again
Americans are still routinely bombarded with car
warranty spam calls, and it doesn't appear likely to slow down any
time soon. For the second year in a row, RoboKiller predicts
vehicle warranty calls will be the top spam call Americans receive
in 2022.
View RoboKiller's recent blog post for tips to stay safe from
text scams.
Top Spam Calls Nationwide:
Spam Call Category
|
Estimated Spam
Calls
|
% Of Total Spam Calls
|
Spam Call
Examples
|
Vehicle
Warranty
|
1,040,056,849
|
16.05%
|
Listen to
spam
call recording
|
Health
Insurance
|
400,470,488
|
6.18%
|
Listen to
spam
call recording
|
*All audio examples
are phone scams blocked and audio fingerprinted
by RoboKiller
|
Tips On How To Stop Phone Scams:
- Don't answer phone calls from unknown numbers, especially those
that call or text at odd hours.
- Don't follow prompts like "Press 1" or click any links.
- Never provide personal information like banking details or
other sensitive information.
- Download a spam text and call blocker like RoboKiller to equip
your phone with the latest technology to stop scams.
About RoboKiller
With more than 12 million downloads
and $400 million in losses prevented,
RoboKiller is the leading independent spam call and text blocker.
RoboKiller has been named a leader in technical and mobile
achievement by the Webby Awards, Media Excellence, Best in Biz, and
more. RoboKiller was named the most effective solution to robocalls
by the FTC.
RoboKiller's robocall and spam text insights are powered by a
global database of millions of phone scams and audio fingerprints.
RoboKiller's proprietary data insights have been featured by The
New York Times, ABC World News, NBC
Nightly News, and many others.
RoboKiller is available for download in the Apple App Store and Google Play. To learn more, visit
www.robokiller.com.
RoboKiller, a Teltech brand, is a division of Mosaic Group, an
IAC Company (NASDAQ: IAC).
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SOURCE RoboKiller