(217) 386-8048
(217) 386-8048 has 1 FTC complaint. Its number block isn't assigned to any carrier, so the caller ID was likely faked.
Most common complaint: warranties and protection plans (100% of FTC complaints).
- No new complaints since Jun 8, 2022 (FTC data through Nov 13, 2026).
Complaint history
1 FTC complaint on Jun 8, 2022.
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
Complaint categories chosen by FTC complainants:
- Warranties & protection plans 1 · 100%
Who called
The caller ID was likely spoofed. (217) 386-8048 is in a block that isn't assigned to any phone carrier (NANPA records, Nov 3, 2026), so no working line can have this number. Scam callers often fake caller IDs like this.
Is it a debt collector?
Nothing says it is: its one complaint doesn't describe debt collection.
Part of a group of similar numbers
(217) 386-8048 is one of 21 numbers in area code 217 first reported to the FTC for “Warranties & protection plans” calls between Jun 6, 2022 and Jun 8, 2022, against about 2 in a usual three days, 22 complaints in all; most from Illinois (45%), Maryland (14%), Texas (14%).
So many numbers from one area code first reported for the same thing within three days are rarely chance; they usually mean one operation cycling through numbers. How groups are found.
Nearby numbers in 217-386
130 numbers in 217-386 have 168 FTC complaints between them (70% robocalls), 1 of them about (217) 386-8048. The commonest categories in the block: Dropped call or no message (16%), Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends (15%).
The closest reported numbers on either side of (217) 386-8048, in number order.
Location
The block 217-386 isn't assigned, so the number has no real location; whoever called was somewhere else.
The one FTC complainant was in Texas. Statewide, Texas ranks #39 of the 50 states and DC for Do Not Call complaints per resident: 188,326 in the last 12 months, 593.9 per 100,000 people. Spam calls in Texas.
Where FTC complainants were located (U.S. states):
- Texas 1 · 100%
Complainants' cities:
Richmond, TX (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) 386-8048
- Who called me from (217) 386-8048?
- No complaint names the caller. Nobody can have it as a working line: its block isn't assigned to any phone carrier (NANPA, Nov 3, 2026), so callers showing it were most likely faking their caller ID. It's one of 21 numbers in area code 217 first reported for the same kind of call within three days, many times the usual number, likely one operation.
- Is (217) 386-8048 a scam?
- Canadial rates it low risk, from 1 complaint, latest Jun 8, 2022. The number's block isn't assigned to any carrier, so the caller ID was likely spoofed.
- Is (217) 386-8048 a debt collector or collection agency?
- Nothing says it is: its one complaint doesn't describe debt collection.
- Should I call (217) 386-8048 back?
- No. (217) 386-8048 is in a block that isn't assigned to any carrier, so the real caller can't be reached on it: the caller ID was faked.
- How many times has (217) 386-8048 been reported?
- 1 complaint to the U.S. FTC's Do Not Call registry on Jun 8, 2022.
- What do callers from (217) 386-8048 say?
- The most common complaint category is "Warranties & protection plans" (100% of FTC complaints).
Data updated: FTC complaints through Nov 13, 2026; numbering records as of Nov 3, 2026; community reports live. How this page is built.