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A real FTC report for (775) 438-1723: 479 times in 30 days, mostly impostors: government, business, family. Caller ID can be faked.

The ledger · last 30 days

Most reported numbers this month

Counted from complaints people filed with the FTC. A reported number may have been faked by the real caller.

  1. (775) 438-1723Impostors: government, business, familyReports in the last 30 days: 479
  2. (217) 863-7210Debt reliefReports in the last 30 days: 445
  3. (830) 431-9830Debt reliefReports in the last 30 days: 316
  4. (331) 888-1940Debt reliefReports in the last 30 days: 246
  5. (217) 834-9517Debt reliefReports in the last 30 days: 190
  6. (217) 863-7429Debt reliefReports in the last 30 days: 157
  7. (855) 580-2692Debt reliefReports in the last 30 days: 141
  8. (855) 994-2094Debt reliefReports in the last 30 days: 136
  9. (877) 957-2897Debt reliefReports in the last 30 days: 134
  10. (866) 342-3844Debt reliefReports in the last 30 days: 127
12,043 reports to the 300 most reported numbers in 30 days.See all 300

What people are reporting

What the calls are about this month

The FTC asks everyone who files a complaint what the call was about. Here is how this month’s reports add up.

  • 78%Debt relief9,366 reports, 186 numbers · most: (217) 863-7210
  • 14%Impostors: government, business, family1,698 reports, 69 numbers · most: (775) 438-1723
  • 3%Unwanted calls356 reports, 19 numbers · most: (870) 985-6856
  • 2%Medical and prescriptions200 reports, 11 numbers · most: (855) 742-7350
  • 1%Warranties and protection plans134 reports, 4 numbers · most: (866) 923-1419
  • 1%Work from home and money offers94 reports, 1 number · most: (800) 942-3767

Across the 300 most reported numbers: 12,043 reports to the FTC in the last 30 days.

If a number just called you

Four things to do after a call like this

  1. Hang up, and don’t call back

    Don’t press any keys or reply to texts. Calling back tells the caller your line works.

  2. Keep your codes to yourself

    No real bank, agency or company asks for a one-time code, card number, or Medicare or Social Security number on a call you didn’t place.

  3. Call back on a number you trust

    If the caller said they were your bank, a government office or a relative in trouble, call the number on your card or one you already know.

  4. Report it, then block it

    If you paid or shared details, call your bank right away. Then report it at reportfraud.ftc.gov and block the number in your phone’s Recents.

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How to read a report

Every number gets a stamp. It counts reports, nothing more.

Reported often

Ten or more reports to the FTC in 30 days, or PhoneShield’s front desk refused a call from it as a scam.

Some reports

A few people reported it. That is not proof either way: let it go to voicemail.

No reports found

Nobody reported it lately. Not an all-clear: scammers switch numbers every day.

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Where the reports come from

Two sources, counted as published

Numbers with enough reports to list
1,140
Reports to the top 300, last 30 days
12,043
FTC data published
Weekdays
Our copy of the FTC data begins
Sep 18, 2026

The FTC’s Do Not Call complaints

People report unwanted calls to the Federal Trade Commission, and the FTC publishes them each weekday as open data: the number, the day, what the call was about and whether it was a robocall. The FTC does not verify them, and neither do we.

PhoneShield’s front desk

PhoneShield answers calls before its customers’ phones ring. When its front desk refuses a call as a scam, that number’s page says so, with a general label for the kind of call. Never the words of a call, never anything about a customer. More about the data

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