(208) 258-2272
(208) 258-2272 is likely a robocall: 8 FTC complaints and 1 FCC complaint, recorded messages in 88% of the FTC complaints, most often about dropped calls or silence (38%).
- No new complaints since Feb 3, 2025 (FTC data through Nov 13, 2026).
- More FTC complaints than 99% of the 26,011 numbers with FTC complaints in area code 208.
- No number in the 208-258 block has more complaints; 45 numbers there have FTC complaints.
Complaint history
8 FTC complaints between Aug 17, 2023 and Feb 3, 2025.
The FTC complaints came in 5 of the 19 months from Aug 2023 to Feb 2025; the busiest was Aug 2023, with 3 of 8.
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 Dec 28, 2023.
The complainant heard a live person. They filed it as unwanted calls (1). Complainants were in Idaho (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
3 of its 8 FTC complaints (38%) are about dropped calls or silence, against 15% of the 31,599 FTC complaints about all numbers in area code 208.
Complaint categories chosen by FTC complainants:
- Dropped call or no message 3 · 38%
- Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans) 3 · 38%
- Medical & prescriptions 1 · 13%
- Not specified / other 1 · 13%
Who called
The number's block is assigned to Allstream.
Is it a debt collector?
Nothing says it is: none of its 9 complaints describe debt collection; 3 (38% 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.
Nearby numbers in 208-258
The closest reported numbers on either side of (208) 258-2272, in number order.
All reported numbers in 208-258 →When the calls came
Time of day of 7 calls; most often the 1 p.m. hour (3):
Day of the week of 8 calls; most often Thursday (3):
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)
- BOISE, ID, USA
- Block assigned to
- Allstream
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.
7 of 8 complainants (88%) have area code 208, the number's own. Scam callers often show a local-looking number (“neighbour spoofing”); a local business calling nearby customers looks the same.
Most FTC complainants were in Idaho (7 of 8); others in South Carolina (1). Statewide, Idaho ranks #23 of the 50 states and DC for Do Not Call complaints per resident: 14,882 in the last 12 months, 733.2 per 100,000 people. Spam calls in Idaho.
Where FTC complainants were located (U.S. states):
- Idaho 7 · 88%
- South Carolina 1 · 13%
Complainants' cities:
Kuna, ID (3) · Moscow, ID (1) · Moyie Springs, ID (1) · New Plymouth, ID (1) · Summerville, SC (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 (208) 258-2272
- Who called me from (208) 258-2272?
- 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 Allstream (rate centre BOISE, ID) (NANPA, Nov 3, 2026); numbers can move between carriers, so the caller's provider may differ.
- Is (208) 258-2272 a scam?
- Canadial rates it medium risk, from 9 complaints, latest Feb 3, 2025, robocalls in 88% of the FTC complaints.
- Is (208) 258-2272 a debt collector or collection agency?
- Nothing says it is: none of its 9 complaints describe debt collection; 3 (38% 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 (208) 258-2272 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 (208) 258-2272 been reported?
- 8 complaints to the U.S. FTC's Do Not Call registry between Aug 17, 2023 and Feb 3, 2025 and 1 complaint to the U.S. FCC on Dec 28, 2023.
- What do callers from (208) 258-2272 say?
- 3 of its 8 FTC complaints (38%) are about dropped calls or silence, against 15% of the 31,599 FTC complaints about all numbers in area code 208.
- When does (208) 258-2272 call?
- In FTC complaints, the most common time was the 1 p.m. hour (3 of 7 calls with a time); the most common day was Thursday (3 of 8).
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.