(208) 289-1196
Kendrick, ID
(208) 289-1196 has 1 FTC complaint.
Most common complaint: vacations and timeshares (100% of FTC complaints).
- No new complaints since Jun 9, 2023 (FTC data through Nov 13, 2026).
- Only 2 numbers in the 208-289 block have more complaints, of 51 there with FTC complaints.
Complaint history
1 FTC complaint on Jun 9, 2023.
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
Complaint categories chosen by FTC complainants:
- Vacation & timeshares 1 · 100%
Who called
The number's block is assigned to Eltopia Communications, LLC in Kendrick, ID.
Is it a debt collector?
Nothing says it is: its one complaint doesn't describe debt collection.
Part of a group of similar numbers
(208) 289-1196 is one of 12 numbers in area code 208 first reported to the FTC for “Vacation & timeshares” calls between Jun 8, 2023 and Jun 9, 2023, against about one in a usual three days, 12 complaints in all; most from Idaho (75%), Arizona (25%).
So many numbers from one area code first reported for the same thing within three days are rarely chance; they usually mean one operation cycling through numbers. How groups are found.
Nearby numbers in 208-289
51 numbers in 208-289 have 53 FTC complaints between them (55% robocalls), 1 of them about (208) 289-1196. The commonest categories in the block: Dropped call or no message (15%), Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends (11%).
The closest reported numbers on either side of (208) 289-1196, in number order.
All reported numbers in 208-289 →Location
- Location of the number block
- Kendrick, ID, USA
- Block assigned to
- Eltopia Communications, 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.
The one FTC complainant was in Idaho. 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 1 · 100%
Complainants' cities:
Maricopa, ID (1)
As typed on the FTC form, with spelling variants merged; complaints without a city aren't counted.
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- 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) 289-1196
- Who called me from (208) 289-1196?
- No complaint names the caller. The number is in a block assigned to Eltopia Communications, LLC in Kendrick, ID (NANPA, Nov 3, 2026); numbers can move between carriers, so the caller's provider may differ. It's one of 12 numbers in area code 208 first reported for the same kind of call within three days, many times the usual number, likely one operation.
- Is (208) 289-1196 a scam?
- Canadial rates it low risk, from 1 complaint, latest Jun 9, 2023.
- Is (208) 289-1196 a debt collector or collection agency?
- Nothing says it is: its one complaint doesn't describe debt collection.
- Should I call (208) 289-1196 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 (208) 289-1196 been reported?
- 1 complaint to the U.S. FTC's Do Not Call registry on Jun 9, 2023.
- What do callers from (208) 289-1196 say?
- The most common complaint category is "Vacation & timeshares" (100% of FTC complaints).
Data updated: FTC complaints through Nov 13, 2026; numbering records as of Nov 3, 2026; community reports live. How this page is built.