(212) 740-4086
(212) 740-4086 is likely an unwanted sales call: 3 FTC complaints, 33% recorded messages, most often about impersonating a government agency, business or relative (33%).
- No new complaints since Sep 12, 2025 (FTC data through Nov 13, 2026).
- More FTC complaints than 96% of the 9,157 numbers with FTC complaints in area code 212.
- No number in the 212-740 block has more complaints; 26 numbers there have FTC complaints.
Complaint history
3 FTC complaints between Jun 16, 2025 and Sep 12, 2025.
The FTC complaints came in 3 of the 4 months from Jun 2025 to Sep 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.
What callers claimed
1 of its 3 FTC complaints (33%) is about impersonating a government agency, business or relative, against 18% of the 12,048 FTC complaints about all numbers in area code 212.
Complaint categories chosen by FTC complainants:
- Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends 1 · 33%
- Not specified / other 1 · 33%
- Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans) 1 · 33%
Who called
The number's block is assigned to Verizon New York, Inc..
Is it a debt collector?
Nothing says it is: none of its 3 complaints describe debt collection; 1 (33% 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.
When the calls came
Time of day of 3 calls:
Day of the week of 3 calls; most often Monday (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
- Rate centre (NANPA abbreviation)
- NWYRCYZN01, NY, USA
- Block assigned to
- Verizon New York, Inc.
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 3 complainants have area code 212, the number's own. The calls reached people elsewhere, so this isn't a local caller to them.
FTC complainants were in New York (1), North Carolina (1) and Utah (1).
Where FTC complainants were located (U.S. states):
- New York 1 · 33%
- North Carolina 1 · 33%
- Utah 1 · 33%
Complainants' cities:
Brooklyn, NY (1) · Henderonville, NC (1) · Kamas, UT (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 (212) 740-4086
- Who called me from (212) 740-4086?
- 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 Verizon New York, Inc. (rate centre NWYRCYZN01, NY) (NANPA, Nov 3, 2026); numbers can move between carriers, so the caller's provider may differ.
- Is (212) 740-4086 a scam?
- Canadial rates it low risk, from 3 complaints, latest Sep 12, 2025, 33% robocalls.
- Is (212) 740-4086 a debt collector or collection agency?
- Nothing says it is: none of its 3 complaints describe debt collection; 1 (33% 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 (212) 740-4086 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 (212) 740-4086 been reported?
- 3 complaints to the U.S. FTC's Do Not Call registry between Jun 16, 2025 and Sep 12, 2025.
- What do callers from (212) 740-4086 say?
- 1 of its 3 FTC complaints (33%) is about impersonating a government agency, business or relative, against 18% of the 12,048 FTC complaints about all numbers in area code 212.
- When does (212) 740-4086 call?
- In FTC complaints, the most common day was Monday (2 of 3).
Data updated: FTC complaints through Nov 13, 2026; numbering records as of Nov 3, 2026; community reports live. How this page is built.