(201) 215-5936
Bayonne, NJ
(201) 215-5936 is likely a robocall: 4 FTC complaints and 7 FCC complaints, recorded messages in 100% of the FTC complaints, mostly about debt relief.
- 1 FTC complaint dated in the 30 days to Nov 13, 2026, none in the 90 days before.
- More FTC complaints than 96% of the 28,157 numbers with FTC complaints in area code 201.
- Only 6 numbers in the 201-215 block have more complaints, of 322 there with FTC complaints.
Complaint history
4 FTC complaints between Jan 7, 2025 and Oct 26, 2026.
The FTC complaints came in 3 of the 22 months from Jan 2025 to Oct 2026; the busiest was Jan 2025, with 2 of 4.
FTC complaints are filed by consumers with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission's Do Not Call registry; they aren't verified by the FTC or by us.
Complaints to the FCC
7 complaints to the U.S. Federal Communications Commission between Sep 27, 2018 and Sep 28, 2018; 3 gave it as the number to call back rather than the caller ID.
All 7 heard a recorded message. They filed them as unwanted calls (7). Complainants were in Ohio (2), Connecticut (1), Florida (1), Iowa (1) and Nevada (1) and other states.
Source: FCC Consumer Help Center, Consumer Complaints Data (public domain), complaints about unwanted calls, telemarketing and robocalls. The FCC doesn't verify the facts alleged in complaints, and neither do we.
What callers claimed
3 of its 4 FTC complaints (75%) are about debt relief, against 11% of the 37,527 FTC complaints about all numbers in area code 201.
Complaint categories chosen by FTC complainants:
- Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans) 3 · 75%
- Not specified / other 1 · 25%
Who called
The number's block is assigned to Peerless Network of New Jersey, LLC in Bayonne, NJ.
Is it a debt collector?
Nothing says it is: none of its 11 complaints describe debt collection; 3 (75% of FTC complaints) are about debt relief, which means offers to reduce credit card, loan or other debt. That's a sales pitch, not a collector asking you to pay a debt you owe.
Part of a group of similar numbers
(201) 215-5936 is one of 34 numbers in 201-215 first reported to the FTC for “Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans)” calls between Jan 2, 2025 and Jan 24, 2025, 50 complaints in all; most from New Jersey (16%), California (12%), Virginia (8%).
Numbers from one block reported for the same thing within days of each other are rarely chance; they usually mean one operation cycling through numbers. How groups are found.
Nearby numbers in 201-215
The closest reported numbers on either side of (201) 215-5936, in number order.
When the calls came
Time of day of 3 calls:
Day of the week of 4 calls; most often Monday (2):
The date and time of the call as complainants entered them on the FTC form; the time zone isn't recorded. Times entered as exactly midnight or noon are left out (they're usually the form's default).
Location
- Location of the number block
- Bayonne, NJ, USA
- Block assigned to
- Peerless Network of New Jersey, LLC
From the North American Numbering Plan Administrator (Nov 3, 2026). This is who the number block was assigned to; numbers can be moved between carriers, and caller IDs can be faked.
None of 4 complainants have area code 201, the number's own. The calls reached people elsewhere, so this isn't a local caller to them.
FTC complainants were in Arizona (1), Florida (1), Maryland (1) and Tennessee (1).
Where FTC complainants were located (U.S. states):
- Arizona 1 · 25%
- Florida 1 · 25%
- Maryland 1 · 25%
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- Tennessee 1 · 25%
Complainants' cities:
Memphis, TN (1) · Willards, MD (1)
As typed on the FTC form, with spelling variants merged; complaints without a city aren't counted.
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What to do
- Don't share personal or banking details, or pay anyone, on a call you didn't expect. Hang up and call the organization back on a number you find yourself.
- Block it from your recent calls (iPhone: ⓘ, then “Block this Caller”; Android: long-press, then “Block”).
- Report fraud to the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre (1-888-495-8501).
- Report telemarketing if you're registered and still got the call: to the National Do Not Call List.
- A collector calling? How to check a collection agency in your province.
- Report fraud to the FTC.
- Report telemarketing if you're registered and still got the call: to the National Do Not Call Registry.
- A collector calling? See the FTC's guide to your rights.
- Report fraud: in the U.S. to the FTC; in Canada to the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre (1-888-495-8501).
- Report telemarketing if you're registered and still got the call: in the U.S. to the National Do Not Call Registry; in Canada to the National Do Not Call List.
- A collector calling? In the U.S., see the FTC's guide to your rights; in Canada, how to check a collection agency in your province.
Questions about (201) 215-5936
- Who called me from (201) 215-5936?
- No complaint names the caller; FTC complainants most often said the calls were about debt relief. The number is in a block assigned to Peerless Network of New Jersey, LLC in Bayonne, NJ (NANPA, Nov 3, 2026); numbers can move between carriers, so the caller's provider may differ. It's one of 34 numbers in the same block first reported for the same kind of call within days of each other, likely one operation.
- Is (201) 215-5936 a scam?
- Canadial rates it medium risk, from 11 complaints, latest Oct 26, 2026, robocalls in 100% of the FTC complaints.
- Is (201) 215-5936 a debt collector or collection agency?
- Nothing says it is: none of its 11 complaints describe debt collection; 3 (75% of FTC complaints) are about debt relief, which means offers to reduce credit card, loan or other debt. That's a sales pitch, not a collector asking you to pay a debt you owe.
- Should I call (201) 215-5936 back?
- No. Calling back can confirm that your line is answered. If the caller claimed to be a company or agency you deal with, contact it on a number you find yourself.
- How many times has (201) 215-5936 been reported?
- 4 complaints to the U.S. FTC's Do Not Call registry between Jan 7, 2025 and Oct 26, 2026 and 7 complaints to the U.S. FCC between Sep 27, 2018 and Sep 28, 2018.
- What do callers from (201) 215-5936 say?
- 3 of its 4 FTC complaints (75%) are about debt relief, against 11% of the 37,527 FTC complaints about all numbers in area code 201.
- When does (201) 215-5936 call?
- In FTC complaints, the most common day was Monday (2 of 4).
Data updated: FTC complaints through Nov 13, 2026; FCC complaints refreshed daily; numbering records as of Nov 3, 2026; community reports live. How this page is built.