LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – The Arkansas attorney general has added his name in warning a Florida company identified by a federal agency.
The Anti-Robocall Multistate Litigation Task Force issued a formal warning letter to iDentidad Advertising Development on Oct. 18. The task force indicated in its letter that iDentidad was making illegal robocalls. Attorney General Tim Griffin is a task force member.
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iDentidad acts as a telephone gateway, a go-between for call routing that can mask a call’s source. Phone calls may be routed from anywhere worldwide through its service and appear to be United States-based.
iDentidad had received a warning from the Federal Trade Commission in November 2023 for illegal robocalls, showing the service had masked calls using caller IDs from retail, civil or government agencies.
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According to the Oct. 18 task force letter, a cease-and-desist stated that the company was knowingly routing and transmitting illegal robocalls. The letter said 497 illegal calls were made in the past 12 months.
Griffin said the robocalls were fraudulent.
“This company routed dozens of illegal robocalls earlier this year, most of which originated outside the United States,” Griffin said. “Many of the calls impersonated government entities or were utility or financial scams.”
Griffin added that he was committed to protecting Arkansans from illegal robocalls.
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The task force letter stated that iDentidad would face legal action if it did not stop processing illegal calls immediately. The Deputy Attorney General for North Carolina, Tracy Nayer, signed the letter.