(202) 996-5155
(202) 996-5155 is likely a robocall: 3 FTC complaints and 1 FCC complaint, recorded messages in 67% of the FTC complaints, most often about work-from-home and money-making offers (33%).
- No new complaints since May 12, 2026 (FTC data through Nov 13, 2026).
- More FTC complaints than 90% of the 26,764 numbers with FTC complaints in area code 202.
- Only 2 numbers in the 202-996 block have more complaints, of 31 there with FTC complaints.
Complaint history
3 FTC complaints between May 2, 2025 and May 12, 2026.
The FTC complaints came in 2 of the 13 months from May 2025 to May 2026; the busiest was May 2026, 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.
Complaints to the FCC
1 complaint to the U.S. Federal Communications Commission on May 30, 2025; all gave it as the number to call back rather than the caller ID.
The complainant heard a live person. They filed it as unwanted calls (1). The calls were about credit card debt (1). Complainants were in New Jersey (1).
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
1 of its 3 FTC complaints (33%) is about work-from-home and money-making offers; across area code 202 that isn't one of the 8 commonest call types (each of those is at least 1% of its FTC complaints).
Complaint categories chosen by FTC complainants:
- Not specified / other 2 · 67%
- Work from home & other ways to make money 1 · 33%
Who called
The number's block is assigned to Bandwidth.com CLEC, LLC.
Is it a debt collector?
Nothing says it is: none of its 4 complaints describe debt collection.
Nearby numbers in 202-996
The closest reported numbers on either side of (202) 996-5155, in number order.
All reported numbers in 202-996 →When the calls came
Time of day of 2 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
- Rate centre (NANPA abbreviation)
- WSHNGTNZN1, DC, USA
- Block assigned to
- Bandwidth.com CLEC, 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 202, the number's own. The calls reached people elsewhere, so this isn't a local caller to them.
FTC complainants were in Michigan (1), Texas (1) and Washington (1).
Where FTC complainants were located (U.S. states):
- Michigan 1 · 33%
- Texas 1 · 33%
- Washington 1 · 33%
Complainants' cities:
Dallas, TX (1) · Everett, WA (1) · Kalamazoo, MI (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 (202) 996-5155
- Who called me from (202) 996-5155?
- No complaint names the caller; FTC complainants most often said the calls were about work-from-home and money-making offers. The number is in a block assigned to Bandwidth.com CLEC, LLC (rate centre WSHNGTNZN1, DC) (NANPA, Nov 3, 2026); numbers can move between carriers, so the caller's provider may differ.
- Is (202) 996-5155 a scam?
- Canadial rates it medium risk, from 4 complaints, latest May 12, 2026, robocalls in 67% of the FTC complaints.
- Is (202) 996-5155 a debt collector or collection agency?
- Nothing says it is: none of its 4 complaints describe debt collection.
- Should I call (202) 996-5155 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 (202) 996-5155 been reported?
- 3 complaints to the U.S. FTC's Do Not Call registry between May 2, 2025 and May 12, 2026 and 1 complaint to the U.S. FCC on May 30, 2025.
- What do callers from (202) 996-5155 say?
- 1 of its 3 FTC complaints (33%) is about work-from-home and money-making offers; across area code 202 that isn't one of the 8 commonest call types (each of those is at least 1% of its FTC complaints).
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.