Yes, you can generally sue a foreign company for spamming you under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA). It can be difficult, however, to identify overseas scammers and enforce judgments without help from a dedicated national TCPA attorney, Jibrael S. Hindi. Discuss holding foreign spammers and their U.S. partners accountable for breaking federal law with his consumer protection team today by calling (844) 542-7235 or contacting us online to schedule a free case analysis.
Many foreign spam calls and messages are actually phishing scams. Phishing scams are complex schemes designed to get ‘wealthy’ Americans to provide foreign criminal organizations with their financial and personal identifying information, including:
Overseas scam artists often do this by sending spam messages about foreign inheritances, unpaid invoices, and international deliveries. If your text messages contain links to foreign websites, including international phone numbers, and have multiple spelling and grammatical errors, it might be an international scam. An experienced consumer protection attorney might help you report foreign scams directly to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). This administrative agency has the resources to investigate telephone fraud against Americans and might help you recover money lost to known international criminal organizations.
The TCPA prohibits anyone, including ‘any person outside the United States if the recipient is within the United States,’ – from making unsolicited computer-dialed or AI-generated phone calls. It also applies to spam text messages sent to your cell phone, as most international spam messages are sent in bulk using computer-generated programs. The TCPA permits eligible claimants to demand their actual damages, such as money lost to a phone scam, or $500 for each unlawful text message or spam call. It also allows victims to obtain up to $1,500 per call or text if your lawyer can prove the company knew it was violating federal law.
While you can take legal action against foreign companies for spamming you under the direct terms of the TCPA, tracing the call’s overseas origin and enforcing judgments internationally can be difficult. An experienced TCPA lawyer might instead investigate your case to determine whether a U.S.-based company hired an overseas call center to place spam calls for it. Many American marketing companies hide behind international call centers, but dedicated consumer protection attorneys might identify and hold these domestic companies directly liable for your damages.
If you’re receiving spam or scam messages from overseas individuals or companies, you generally have a claim for damages under the TCPA. Enforcing judgments against foreign entities is difficult, but there are often U.S.-based companies linked to foreign telemarketing centers. Discuss the best option for recovering damages for spam calls and texts in your case with consumer protection attorney Jibrael S. Hindi and his TCPA team for free today by calling (844) 542-7235 or connecting with them online.