April 27, 2022
LANSING - Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is one of four attorneys general to take action against illegal robocalls to the next level by partnering with YouMail, a platform that engages traceback technology to assist in determining the source of such calls. The company also offers an app that blocks calls automatically for users.
The Department first leaned on YouMail in 2020 when Nessel, as part of a bipartisan coalition of 52 attorneys general, called on USTelecom to continue its collaboration with state attorneys general by bolstering technological capabilities to improve enforcement against illegal robocallers.
Most recently, YouMail assisted Nessel in action investigating scam robocalls pretending to offer AT&T DirecTV services, with a goal of putting a stop to the illegal robocalls.