(206) 296-3311
Seattle, WA
(206) 296-3311 is reported as unwanted: 2 FTC complaints and 1 FCC complaint, mostly about impersonating a government agency, business or relative.
- No new complaints since Apr 15, 2025 (FTC data through Nov 13, 2026).
- More FTC complaints than 82% of the 31,198 numbers with FTC complaints in area code 206.
- Only 1 number in the 206-296 block has more complaints, of 19 there with FTC complaints.
Complaint history
2 FTC complaints between Aug 30, 2022 and Apr 15, 2025.
The FTC complaints came in 2 of the 33 months from Aug 2022 to Apr 2025.
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 Mar 27, 2015.
The complainant heard a live person. They filed it as telemarketing (1). Complainants were in California (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
2 of its 2 FTC complaints (100%) are about impersonating a government agency, business or relative, against 10% of the 43,444 FTC complaints about all numbers in area code 206.
Complaint categories chosen by FTC complainants:
- Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends 2 · 100%
Who called
The number's block is assigned to Qwest Corporation in Seattle, WA.
Is it a debt collector?
Nothing says it is: none of its 3 complaints describe debt collection.
Nearby numbers in 206-296
19 numbers in 206-296 have 30 FTC complaints between them (43% robocalls), 2 of them about (206) 296-3311. The commonest categories in the block: Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends (47%), Medical & prescriptions (13%), Dropped call or no message (10%).
The closest reported numbers on either side of (206) 296-3311, in number order.
All reported numbers in 206-296 →When the calls came
Time of day of 2 calls:
Day of the week of 2 calls; most often Tuesday (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
- Seattle, WA, USA
- Block assigned to
- Qwest Corporation
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.
Both FTC complainants were in Washington. Statewide, Washington ranks #32 of the 50 states and DC for Do Not Call complaints per resident: 52,805 in the last 12 months, 660 per 100,000 people. Spam calls in Washington.
Where FTC complainants were located (U.S. states):
- Washington 2 · 100%
Complainants' cities:
Kenmore, WA (1) · Port Orchard, WA (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 (206) 296-3311
- Who called me from (206) 296-3311?
- No complaint names the caller; FTC complainants most often said the calls were about impersonating a government agency, business or relative. The number is in a block assigned to Qwest Corporation in Seattle, WA (NANPA, Nov 3, 2026); numbers can move between carriers, so the caller's provider may differ.
- Is (206) 296-3311 a scam?
- Canadial rates it low risk, from 3 complaints, latest Apr 15, 2025.
- Is (206) 296-3311 a debt collector or collection agency?
- Nothing says it is: none of its 3 complaints describe debt collection.
- Should I call (206) 296-3311 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 (206) 296-3311 been reported?
- 2 complaints to the U.S. FTC's Do Not Call registry between Aug 30, 2022 and Apr 15, 2025 and 1 complaint to the U.S. FCC on Mar 27, 2015.
- What do callers from (206) 296-3311 say?
- 2 of its 2 FTC complaints (100%) are about impersonating a government agency, business or relative, against 10% of the 43,444 FTC complaints about all numbers in area code 206.
- When does (206) 296-3311 call?
- In FTC complaints, the most common day was Tuesday (2 of 2).
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.