(216) 520-1253
(216) 520-1253 has 2 FTC complaints, mostly about medical and prescription offers.
- No new complaints since Jun 22, 2023 (FTC data through Nov 13, 2026).
- More FTC complaints than 85% of the 37,582 numbers with FTC complaints in area code 216.
- No number in the 216-520 block has more complaints; 16 numbers there have FTC complaints.
Complaint history
2 FTC complaints between Jun 21, 2023 and Jun 22, 2023.
Both FTC complaints are about calls in Jun 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
2 of its 2 FTC complaints (100%) are about medical and prescription offers, against 8% of the 47,277 FTC complaints about all numbers in area code 216.
Complaint categories chosen by FTC complainants:
- Medical & prescriptions 2 · 100%
Who called
The number's block is assigned to Ohio Bell Tel Co.
Is it a debt collector?
Nothing says it is: none of its 2 complaints describe debt collection.
Part of a group of similar numbers
(216) 520-1253 is one of 4 numbers in 216-520 first reported to the FTC for “Medical & prescriptions” calls between Jun 21, 2023 and Jun 22, 2023, 5 complaints in all; most from Ohio (100%).
Numbers from one block reported for the same thing within days of each other are rarely chance; they usually mean one operation cycling through numbers. How groups are found.
Nearby numbers in 216-520
16 numbers in 216-520 have 20 FTC complaints between them (85% robocalls), 2 of them about (216) 520-1253. The commonest categories in the block: Medical & prescriptions (35%), Dropped call or no message (20%), Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends (10%).
The closest reported numbers on either side of (216) 520-1253, in number order.
All reported numbers in 216-520 →When the calls came
Time of day of 2 calls:
Day of the week of 2 calls:
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)
- INDEPNDNCE, OH, USA
- Block assigned to
- Ohio Bell Tel Co
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 Ohio. Statewide, Ohio ranks #20 of the 50 states and DC for Do Not Call complaints per resident: 89,948 in the last 12 months, 755.8 per 100,000 people. Spam calls in Ohio.
Where FTC complainants were located (U.S. states):
- Ohio 2 · 100%
Complainants' cities:
Columbia Station, OH (2)
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 (216) 520-1253
- Who called me from (216) 520-1253?
- No complaint names the caller; FTC complainants most often said the calls were about medical and prescription offers. The number is in a block assigned to Ohio Bell Tel Co (rate centre INDEPNDNCE, OH) (NANPA, Nov 3, 2026); numbers can move between carriers, so the caller's provider may differ. It's one of 4 numbers in the same block first reported for the same kind of call within days of each other, likely one operation.
- Is (216) 520-1253 a scam?
- Canadial rates it low risk, from 2 complaints, latest Jun 22, 2023.
- Is (216) 520-1253 a debt collector or collection agency?
- Nothing says it is: none of its 2 complaints describe debt collection.
- Should I call (216) 520-1253 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 (216) 520-1253 been reported?
- 2 complaints to the U.S. FTC's Do Not Call registry between Jun 21, 2023 and Jun 22, 2023.
- What do callers from (216) 520-1253 say?
- 2 of its 2 FTC complaints (100%) are about medical and prescription offers, against 8% of the 47,277 FTC complaints about all numbers in area code 216.
Data updated: FTC complaints through Nov 13, 2026; numbering records as of Nov 3, 2026; community reports live. How this page is built.