Hello Epidemic: Robocalls In 561 Area Code Blast To Record Levels

No, it’s not your imagination. An epidemic of robocalls — automated calls dominated by scams and spam — is blazing into record territory in the 561 area code. With more than a quarter of the year left, robocalls in Palm Beach County’s area code this year have already blown past totals for all of 2017 , an analysis shows. That’s an estimated 185 million calls and counting this year, compared to about 183 million over 12 months in 2017, calculates YouMail, an Irvine, California-based developer of anti-robocall software. That comes out to about 149 calls per person affected in the 561 area so far this year. Read more at The Palm Beach Post .