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(217) 280-6359

Low risk

(217) 280-6359 is likely a scam: 3 FTC complaints and 1 FCC complaint, recorded messages in 33% of the FTC complaints, mostly about impersonating a government agency, business or relative.

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3
FTC complaints
1
FCC complaints
33%
Recorded messages
Aug 15, 2023
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Complaint history

3 FTC complaints between Aug 14, 2023 and Aug 15, 2023.

All 3 FTC complaints are about calls in Aug 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.

Complaints to the FCC

1 complaint to the U.S. Federal Communications Commission on Aug 15, 2023; all gave it as the number to call back rather than the caller ID.

The complainant heard a live person. They filed it as unwanted calls (1). Complainants were in Illinois (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

2 of its 3 FTC complaints (67%) are about impersonating a government agency, business or relative, against 7% of the 51,501 FTC complaints about all numbers in area code 217.

Complaint categories chosen by FTC complainants:

  • Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends 2 · 67%
  • Not specified / other 1 · 33%

Who called

The number's block is assigned to Onvoy, LLC.

Is it a debt collector?

Nothing says it is: none of its 4 complaints describe debt collection.

Part of a group of similar numbers

(217) 280-6359 is one of 5 numbers in 217-280 first reported to the FTC for “Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends” calls between Aug 11, 2023 and Aug 16, 2023, 11 complaints in all; most from Illinois (64%), California (18%), Michigan (9%).

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.

When the calls came

Time of day of 3 calls:

12a 6a 12p 6p

Day of the week of 3 calls; most often Monday (2):

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

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)
SPRINGFLD, IL, USA
Block assigned to
Onvoy, 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.

None of 3 complainants have area code 217, the number's own. The calls reached people elsewhere, so this isn't a local caller to them.

All 3 FTC complainants were in Illinois. Statewide, Illinois ranks #11 of the 50 states and DC for Do Not Call complaints per resident: 116,978 in the last 12 months, 919.7 per 100,000 people. Spam calls in Illinois.

Where FTC complainants were located (U.S. states):

  • Illinois 3 · 100%

Area code 217: where it is, time zone, spam calls →

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Questions about (217) 280-6359

Who called me from (217) 280-6359?
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 Onvoy, LLC (rate centre SPRINGFLD, IL) (NANPA, Nov 3, 2026); numbers can move between carriers, so the caller's provider may differ. It's one of 5 numbers in the same block first reported for the same kind of call within days of each other, likely one operation.
Is (217) 280-6359 a scam?
Canadial rates it low risk, from 4 complaints, latest Aug 15, 2023, robocalls in 33% of the FTC complaints.
Is (217) 280-6359 a debt collector or collection agency?
Nothing says it is: none of its 4 complaints describe debt collection.
Should I call (217) 280-6359 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 (217) 280-6359 been reported?
3 complaints to the U.S. FTC's Do Not Call registry between Aug 14, 2023 and Aug 15, 2023 and 1 complaint to the U.S. FCC on Aug 15, 2023.
What do callers from (217) 280-6359 say?
2 of its 3 FTC complaints (67%) are about impersonating a government agency, business or relative, against 7% of the 51,501 FTC complaints about all numbers in area code 217.
When does (217) 280-6359 call?
In FTC complaints, the most common day was Monday (2 of 3).

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.