(217) 422-2235
Decatur, IL
(217) 422-2235 has 1 FTC complaint.
Most common complaint: medical and prescription offers (100% of FTC complaints).
- No new complaints since Aug 12, 2022 (FTC data through Nov 13, 2026).
- No number in the 217-422 block has more complaints; 13 numbers there have FTC complaints.
Complaint history
1 FTC complaint on Aug 12, 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:
- Medical & prescriptions 1 · 100%
Who called
The number's block is assigned to Illinois Bell Tel Co in Decatur, IL.
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) 422-2235 is one of 19 numbers in area code 217 first reported to the FTC for “Medical & prescriptions” calls between Aug 10, 2022 and Aug 12, 2022, against about 3 in a usual three days, 19 complaints in all; most from Illinois (95%), Arizona (5%).
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.
Location
- Location of the number block
- Decatur, IL, USA
- Block assigned to
- Illinois Bell Tel Co
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.
The one FTC complainant was 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 1 · 100%
Complainants' cities:
Villa Grove, IL (1)
As typed on the FTC form, with spelling variants merged; complaints without a city aren't counted.
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- 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) 422-2235
- Who called me from (217) 422-2235?
- No complaint names the caller. The number is in a block assigned to Illinois Bell Tel Co in Decatur, IL (NANPA, Nov 3, 2026); numbers can move between carriers, so the caller's provider may differ. It's one of 19 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) 422-2235 a scam?
- Canadial rates it low risk, from 1 complaint, latest Aug 12, 2022.
- Is (217) 422-2235 a debt collector or collection agency?
- Nothing says it is: its one complaint doesn't describe debt collection.
- Should I call (217) 422-2235 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) 422-2235 been reported?
- 1 complaint to the U.S. FTC's Do Not Call registry on Aug 12, 2022.
- What do callers from (217) 422-2235 say?
- The most common complaint category is "Medical & prescriptions" (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.