(208) 298-9487
Lewiston, ID
(208) 298-9487 has 1 FTC complaint.
Most common complaint: lotteries, prizes and sweepstakes (100% of FTC complaints).
- No new complaints since Aug 17, 2022 (FTC data through Nov 13, 2026).
- Only 7 numbers in the 208-298 block have more complaints, of 71 there with FTC complaints.
Complaint history
1 FTC complaint on Aug 17, 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.
What callers claimed
Complaint categories chosen by FTC complainants:
- Lotteries, prizes & sweepstakes 1 · 100%
Who called
The number's block is assigned to Bandwidth.com CLEC, LLC in Lewiston, 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) 298-9487 is one of 9 numbers in area code 208 first reported to the FTC for “Lotteries, prizes & sweepstakes” calls between Aug 17, 2022 and Aug 19, 2022, against about one in a usual three days, 11 complaints in all; most from Idaho (100%).
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 208-298
71 numbers in 208-298 have 78 FTC complaints between them (60% robocalls), 1 of them about (208) 298-9487. The commonest categories in the block: Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends (22%), Dropped call or no message (13%).
The closest reported numbers on either side of (208) 298-9487, in number order.
Location
- Location of the number block
- Lewiston, ID, 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.
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%
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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.
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- 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) 298-9487
- Who called me from (208) 298-9487?
- No complaint names the caller. The number is in a block assigned to Bandwidth.com CLEC, LLC in Lewiston, ID (NANPA, Nov 3, 2026); numbers can move between carriers, so the caller's provider may differ. It's one of 9 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) 298-9487 a scam?
- Canadial rates it low risk, from 1 complaint, latest Aug 17, 2022.
- Is (208) 298-9487 a debt collector or collection agency?
- Nothing says it is: its one complaint doesn't describe debt collection.
- Should I call (208) 298-9487 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) 298-9487 been reported?
- 1 complaint to the U.S. FTC's Do Not Call registry on Aug 17, 2022.
- What do callers from (208) 298-9487 say?
- The most common complaint category is "Lotteries, prizes & sweepstakes" (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.