(202) 998-5456
(202) 998-5456 is likely a robocall: 11 FTC complaints and 2 FCC complaints, recorded messages in 64% of the FTC complaints, most often about dropped calls or silence (45%).
- No new complaints since Nov 16, 2022 (FTC data through Nov 13, 2026).
- More FTC complaints than 99% of the 26,764 numbers with FTC complaints in area code 202.
- Only 6 numbers in the 202-998 block have more complaints, of 332 there with FTC complaints.
Complaint history
11 FTC complaints between Nov 10, 2022 and Nov 16, 2022.
All 11 FTC complaints are about calls in Nov 2022.
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
2 complaints to the U.S. Federal Communications Commission between Nov 11, 2022 and Nov 15, 2022.
Both heard a live person. They filed them as unwanted calls (2). The calls were about political (1). Complainants were in Florida (1) and Pennsylvania (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
5 of its 11 FTC complaints (45%) are about dropped calls or silence, against 16% of the 43,666 FTC complaints about all numbers in area code 202.
Complaint categories chosen by FTC complainants:
- Dropped call or no message 5 · 45%
- Not specified / other 4 · 36%
- Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends 1 · 9%
- Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans) 1 · 9%
Who called
The number's block is assigned to Onvoy, LLC.
Is it a debt collector?
Nothing says it is: none of its 13 complaints describe debt collection.
Part of a group of similar numbers
(202) 998-5456 is one of 35 numbers in 202-998 first reported to the FTC for “Dropped call or no message” calls between Nov 10, 2022 and Dec 1, 2022, 102 complaints in all; most from California (20%), New York (13%), Michigan (10%).
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 202-998
The closest reported numbers on either side of (202) 998-5456, in number order.
When the calls came
Time of day of 11 calls:
Day of the week of 11 calls; most often Thursday (4):
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
- Onvoy, 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 11 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 California (2), Michigan (2), Alabama (1) and Indiana (1), among others.
Where FTC complainants were located (U.S. states):
- California 2 · 18%
- Michigan 2 · 18%
- Alabama 1 · 9%
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- Indiana 1 · 9%
- New York 1 · 9%
- North Carolina 1 · 9%
Complainants' cities:
Barstow, CA (1) · Battle Creek, MI (1) · East Patchogue, NY (1) · Elizabethton, TN (1) · Hanover Township, PA (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) 998-5456
- Who called me from (202) 998-5456?
- No complaint names the caller; FTC complainants most often said the calls were about dropped calls or silence. The number is in a block assigned to Onvoy, LLC (rate centre WSHNGTNZN1, DC) (NANPA, Nov 3, 2026); numbers can move between carriers, so the caller's provider may differ. It's one of 35 numbers in the same block first reported for the same kind of call within days of each other, likely one operation.
- Is (202) 998-5456 a scam?
- Canadial rates it low risk, from 13 complaints, latest Nov 16, 2022, robocalls in 64% of the FTC complaints.
- Is (202) 998-5456 a debt collector or collection agency?
- Nothing says it is: none of its 13 complaints describe debt collection.
- Should I call (202) 998-5456 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 (202) 998-5456 been reported?
- 11 complaints to the U.S. FTC's Do Not Call registry between Nov 10, 2022 and Nov 16, 2022 and 2 complaints to the U.S. FCC between Nov 11, 2022 and Nov 15, 2022.
- What do callers from (202) 998-5456 say?
- 5 of its 11 FTC complaints (45%) are about dropped calls or silence, against 16% of the 43,666 FTC complaints about all numbers in area code 202.
- When does (202) 998-5456 call?
- In FTC complaints, the most common day was Thursday (4 of 11).
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.