(217) 298-0944
(217) 298-0944 is reported as unwanted: 2 FTC complaints and 2 FCC complaints, mostly about medical and prescription offers.
- No new complaints since Dec 16, 2025 (FTC data through Nov 13, 2026).
- More FTC complaints than 85% of the 34,665 numbers with FTC complaints in area code 217.
- Only 9 numbers in the 217-298 block have more complaints, of 116 there with FTC complaints.
Complaint history
2 FTC complaints between Jul 23, 2025 and Dec 16, 2025.
The FTC complaints came in 2 of the 6 months from Jul 2025 to Dec 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.
Complaints to the FCC
2 complaints to the U.S. Federal Communications Commission between Aug 14, 2025 and Nov 25, 2025; 1 gave it as the number to call back rather than the caller ID.
Both heard a live person. They filed them as unwanted calls (2). The calls were about health insurance (1). Complainants were in Illinois (2).
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 2 FTC complaints (100%) are about medical and prescription offers, against 5% of the 51,501 FTC complaints about all numbers in area code 217.
Complaint categories chosen by FTC complainants:
- Medical & prescriptions 2 · 100%
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.
Nearby numbers in 217-298
The closest reported numbers on either side of (217) 298-0944, in number order.
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)
- CHAMPAURBN, 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.
FTC complainants were in Colorado (1) and Illinois (1).
Where FTC complainants were located (U.S. states):
- Colorado 1 · 50%
- Illinois 1 · 50%
Complainants' cities:
Fruita, CO (1) · Murphysboro, IL (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) 298-0944
- Who called me from (217) 298-0944?
- 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 Onvoy, LLC (rate centre CHAMPAURBN, IL) (NANPA, Nov 3, 2026); numbers can move between carriers, so the caller's provider may differ.
- Is (217) 298-0944 a scam?
- Canadial rates it medium risk, from 4 complaints, latest Dec 16, 2025.
- Is (217) 298-0944 a debt collector or collection agency?
- Nothing says it is: none of its 4 complaints describe debt collection.
- Should I call (217) 298-0944 back?
- No. Calling back can confirm that your line is answered. If the caller claimed to be a company or agency you deal with, contact it on a number you find yourself.
- How many times has (217) 298-0944 been reported?
- 2 complaints to the U.S. FTC's Do Not Call registry between Jul 23, 2025 and Dec 16, 2025 and 2 complaints to the U.S. FCC between Aug 14, 2025 and Nov 25, 2025.
- What do callers from (217) 298-0944 say?
- 2 of its 2 FTC complaints (100%) are about medical and prescription offers, against 5% of the 51,501 FTC complaints about all numbers in area code 217.
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.