(216) 800-0488
Cleveland, OH
(216) 800-0488 is likely a robocall: 5 FTC complaints and 1 FCC complaint, recorded messages in 60% of the FTC complaints, most often about lotteries, prizes and sweepstakes (20%).
- No new complaints since May 19, 2025 (FTC data through Nov 13, 2026).
- More FTC complaints than 98% of the 37,582 numbers with FTC complaints in area code 216.
- No number in the 216-800 block has more complaints; 61 numbers there have FTC complaints.
Complaint history
5 FTC complaints between Nov 14, 2022 and May 19, 2025.
The FTC complaints came in 4 of the 31 months from Nov 2022 to May 2025; the busiest was Jan 2025, with 2 of 5.
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 Jan 21, 2025.
The complainant heard a recorded message. They filed it as unwanted calls (1). Complainants were in Ohio (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
1 of its 5 FTC complaints (20%) is about lotteries, prizes and sweepstakes; across area code 216 that isn't one of the 8 commonest call types (each of those is at least 1% of its FTC complaints).
Complaint categories chosen by FTC complainants:
- Not specified / other 4 · 80%
- Lotteries, prizes & sweepstakes 1 · 20%
Who called
The number's block is assigned to Bandwidth.com CLEC, LLC in Cleveland, OH.
Is it a debt collector?
Nothing says it is: none of its 6 complaints describe debt collection.
Nearby numbers in 216-800
The closest reported numbers on either side of (216) 800-0488, in number order.
When the calls came
Time of day of 4 calls:
Day of the week of 5 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
- Location of the number block
- Cleveland, OH, 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.
Most FTC complainants were in Ohio (4 of 5); others in Maryland (1). 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 4 · 80%
- Maryland 1 · 20%
Complainants' cities:
Mentor-On-The-Lake, OH (1) · Silver Spring, MD (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 (216) 800-0488
- Who called me from (216) 800-0488?
- No complaint names the caller; FTC complainants most often said the calls were about lotteries, prizes and sweepstakes. The number is in a block assigned to Bandwidth.com CLEC, LLC in Cleveland, OH (NANPA, Nov 3, 2026); numbers can move between carriers, so the caller's provider may differ.
- Is (216) 800-0488 a scam?
- Canadial rates it low risk, from 6 complaints, latest May 19, 2025, robocalls in 60% of the FTC complaints.
- Is (216) 800-0488 a debt collector or collection agency?
- Nothing says it is: none of its 6 complaints describe debt collection.
- Should I call (216) 800-0488 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) 800-0488 been reported?
- 5 complaints to the U.S. FTC's Do Not Call registry between Nov 14, 2022 and May 19, 2025 and 1 complaint to the U.S. FCC on Jan 21, 2025.
- What do callers from (216) 800-0488 say?
- 1 of its 5 FTC complaints (20%) is about lotteries, prizes and sweepstakes; across area code 216 that isn't one of the 8 commonest call types (each of those is at least 1% of its FTC complaints).
- When does (216) 800-0488 call?
- In FTC complaints, the most common day was Monday (2 of 5).
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.