Close to 3 BILLION robocalls were made in the United States during the month of November. YouMail, a company that helps people stop getting these calls, just released new data showing a huge increase in Rochester. According to their data robocalls in Rochester were up 288% last month.

Robocallindex.com says, 2.2 million robocalls were placed to area code 507 in November, which equals approximately 3 calls per person. So which companies are behind these annoying calls?

According to the info: Citibank made the most calls in our area, followed by Synchrony Bank, Fingerhut Collections, Wells Fargo, Capitol One, Barclays Bank and Kohl's.

YouMail offers a free app for iPhone and Android phones, that trick robocallers into thinking your phone is out of service, so they stop calling. Click here to get it.

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