(201) 465-8491
Oakland, NJ
(201) 465-8491 is likely a robocall: 3 FTC complaints, 67% recorded messages, most often about warranties and protection plans (33%).
- No new complaints since Aug 16, 2024 (FTC data through Nov 13, 2026).
- More FTC complaints than 93% of the 28,157 numbers with FTC complaints in area code 201.
- Only 2 numbers in the 201-465 block have more complaints, of 55 there with FTC complaints.
Complaint history
3 FTC complaints between Nov 23, 2022 and Aug 16, 2024.
The FTC complaints came in 3 of the 22 months from Nov 2022 to Aug 2024.
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
1 of its 3 FTC complaints (33%) is about warranties and protection plans, against 1% of the 37,527 FTC complaints about all numbers in area code 201.
Complaint categories chosen by FTC complainants:
- Not specified / other 2 · 67%
- Warranties & protection plans 1 · 33%
Who called
The number's block is assigned to Paetec Itel, LLC in Oakland, NJ.
Is it a debt collector?
Nothing says it is: none of its 3 complaints describe debt collection.
Nearby numbers in 201-465
55 numbers in 201-465 have 74 FTC complaints between them (57% robocalls), 3 of them about (201) 465-8491. The commonest categories in the block: Dropped call or no message (15%), Medical & prescriptions (14%), Energy, solar & utilities (9%).
The closest reported numbers on either side of (201) 465-8491, in number order.
When the calls came
Time of day of 3 calls:
Day of the week of 3 calls:
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
- Oakland, NJ, USA
- Block assigned to
- Paetec Itel, 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.
2 of 3 complainants (67%) have area code 201, the number's own. Scam callers often show a local-looking number (“neighbour spoofing”); a local business calling nearby customers looks the same.
All 3 FTC complainants were in New Jersey. Statewide, New Jersey ranks #12 of the 50 states and DC for Do Not Call complaints per resident: 87,015 in the last 12 months, 911.3 per 100,000 people. Spam calls in New Jersey.
Where FTC complainants were located (U.S. states):
- New Jersey 3 · 100%
Complainants' cities:
Monroe Township, NJ (1) · Newark, NJ (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) 465-8491
- Who called me from (201) 465-8491?
- No complaint names the caller; FTC complainants most often said the calls were about warranties and protection plans. The number is in a block assigned to Paetec Itel, LLC in Oakland, NJ (NANPA, Nov 3, 2026); numbers can move between carriers, so the caller's provider may differ.
- Is (201) 465-8491 a scam?
- Canadial rates it low risk, from 3 complaints, latest Aug 16, 2024, 67% robocalls.
- Is (201) 465-8491 a debt collector or collection agency?
- Nothing says it is: none of its 3 complaints describe debt collection.
- Should I call (201) 465-8491 back?
- Be careful. If you don't recognize it, let it go to voicemail: a legitimate caller will leave a message, and you can reach any real organization on a number you look up yourself.
- How many times has (201) 465-8491 been reported?
- 3 complaints to the U.S. FTC's Do Not Call registry between Nov 23, 2022 and Aug 16, 2024.
- What do callers from (201) 465-8491 say?
- 1 of its 3 FTC complaints (33%) is about warranties and protection plans, against 1% of the 37,527 FTC complaints about all numbers in area code 201.
Data updated: FTC complaints through Nov 13, 2026; numbering records as of Nov 3, 2026; community reports live. How this page is built.