(201) 252-5222
(201) 252-5222 is likely a robocall: 3 FTC complaints, 100% recorded messages, mostly about debt relief.
- No new complaints since Jan 14, 2025 (FTC data through Nov 13, 2026).
- More FTC complaints than 93% of the 28,157 numbers with FTC complaints in area code 201.
Complaint history
3 FTC complaints between Nov 6, 2024 and Jan 14, 2025.
The FTC complaints came in 2 of the 3 months from Nov 2024 to Jan 2025; the busiest was Nov 2024, with 2 of 3.
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.
What callers claimed
2 of its 3 FTC complaints (67%) 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) 2 · 67%
- Not specified / other 1 · 33%
Who called
The number's block is assigned to Peerless Network of New Jersey, LLC.
Is it a debt collector?
Nothing says it is: none of its 3 complaints describe debt collection; 2 (67% 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) 252-5222 is one of 6 numbers in 201-252 first reported to the FTC for “Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans)” calls between Nov 6, 2024 and Nov 7, 2024, 11 complaints in all; most from Massachusetts (18%), Michigan (18%), Virginia (18%).
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 201-252
258 numbers in 201-252 have 363 FTC complaints between them (67% robocalls), 3 of them about (201) 252-5222. The commonest categories in the block: Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans) (30%), Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends (9%).
The closest reported numbers on either side of (201) 252-5222, in number order.
When the calls came
Time of day of 3 calls; most often the 5 p.m. hour (2):
Day of the week of 3 calls; most often Wednesday (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
- Rate centre (NANPA abbreviation)
- CRAGMERE, 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 3 complainants have area code 201, the number's own. The calls reached people elsewhere, so this isn't a local caller to them.
Most FTC complainants were in Virginia (2 of 3); others in Texas (1). Statewide, Virginia ranks #9 of the 50 states and DC for Do Not Call complaints per resident: 85,007 in the last 12 months, 957.3 per 100,000 people. Spam calls in Virginia.
Where FTC complainants were located (U.S. states):
- Virginia 2 · 67%
- Texas 1 · 33%
Complainants' cities:
Alexandria, VA (2) · Houston, TX (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) 252-5222
- Who called me from (201) 252-5222?
- 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 (rate centre CRAGMERE, NJ) (NANPA, Nov 3, 2026); numbers can move between carriers, so the caller's provider may differ. It's one of 6 numbers in the same block first reported for the same kind of call within days of each other, likely one operation.
- Is (201) 252-5222 a scam?
- Canadial rates it medium risk, from 3 complaints, latest Jan 14, 2025, 100% robocalls.
- Is (201) 252-5222 a debt collector or collection agency?
- Nothing says it is: none of its 3 complaints describe debt collection; 2 (67% 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) 252-5222 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) 252-5222 been reported?
- 3 complaints to the U.S. FTC's Do Not Call registry between Nov 6, 2024 and Jan 14, 2025.
- What do callers from (201) 252-5222 say?
- 2 of its 3 FTC complaints (67%) are about debt relief, against 11% of the 37,527 FTC complaints about all numbers in area code 201.
- When does (201) 252-5222 call?
- In FTC complaints, the most common time was the 5 p.m. hour (2 of 3 calls with a time); the most common day was Wednesday (2 of 3).
Data updated: FTC complaints through Nov 13, 2026; numbering records as of Nov 3, 2026; community reports live. How this page is built.