(217) 281-7864
(217) 281-7864 is likely a robocall: 5 FTC complaints and 1 FCC complaint, recorded messages in 60% of the FTC complaints, mostly about dropped calls or silence.
- No new complaints since Jul 5, 2023 (FTC data through Nov 13, 2026).
- More FTC complaints than 98% of the 34,665 numbers with FTC complaints in area code 217.
- Only 4 numbers in the 217-281 block have more complaints, of 829 there with FTC complaints.
Complaint history
5 FTC complaints between Mar 13, 2023 and Jul 5, 2023.
The FTC complaints came in 4 of the 5 months from Mar 2023 to Jul 2023; the busiest was Mar 2023, 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 Apr 7, 2023.
The complainant heard a live person. They filed it as unwanted calls (1). Complainants were in Texas (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
3 of its 5 FTC complaints (60%) are about dropped calls or silence, against 10% of the 51,501 FTC complaints about all numbers in area code 217.
Complaint categories chosen by FTC complainants:
- Dropped call or no message 3 · 60%
- Not specified / other 2 · 40%
Who called
The number's block is assigned to Peerless Network of Illinois, LLC.
Is it a debt collector?
Nothing says it is: none of its 6 complaints describe debt collection.
Part of a group of similar numbers
(217) 281-7864 is one of 6 numbers in 217-281 first reported to the FTC for “Dropped call or no message” calls between Mar 13, 2023 and Mar 17, 2023, 16 complaints in all; most from Illinois (19%), Texas (19%), Pennsylvania (13%).
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 217-281
The closest reported numbers on either side of (217) 281-7864, in number order.
When the calls came
Time of day of 5 calls; most often the 10 a.m. hour (3):
Day of the week of 5 calls; most often Wednesday (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)
- CHAMPAURBN, IL, USA
- Block assigned to
- Peerless Network of Illinois, 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 5 complainants have area code 217, the number's own. The calls reached people elsewhere, so this isn't a local caller to them.
FTC complainants were in California (1), Indiana (1), Ohio (1) and Pennsylvania (1), among others.
Where FTC complainants were located (U.S. states):
- California 1 · 20%
- Indiana 1 · 20%
- Ohio 1 · 20%
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- Pennsylvania 1 · 20%
- Texas 1 · 20%
Complainants' cities:
Amarillo, TX (1) · Fort Wayne, IN (1) · Lancaster, OH (1) · Perkasie, PA (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 (217) 281-7864
- Who called me from (217) 281-7864?
- No complaint names the caller; FTC complainants most often said the calls were about dropped calls or silence. The number is in a block assigned to Peerless Network of Illinois, LLC (rate centre CHAMPAURBN, IL) (NANPA, Nov 3, 2026); numbers can move between carriers, so the caller's provider may differ. It's one of 6 numbers in the same block first reported for the same kind of call within days of each other, likely one operation.
- Is (217) 281-7864 a scam?
- Canadial rates it low risk, from 6 complaints, latest Jul 5, 2023, robocalls in 60% of the FTC complaints.
- Is (217) 281-7864 a debt collector or collection agency?
- Nothing says it is: none of its 6 complaints describe debt collection.
- Should I call (217) 281-7864 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) 281-7864 been reported?
- 5 complaints to the U.S. FTC's Do Not Call registry between Mar 13, 2023 and Jul 5, 2023 and 1 complaint to the U.S. FCC on Apr 7, 2023.
- What do callers from (217) 281-7864 say?
- 3 of its 5 FTC complaints (60%) are about dropped calls or silence, against 10% of the 51,501 FTC complaints about all numbers in area code 217.
- When does (217) 281-7864 call?
- In FTC complaints, the most common time was the 10 a.m. hour (3 of 5 calls with a time); the most common day was Wednesday (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.