(217) 574-2657
Fairmount, IL
(217) 574-2657 is reported as unwanted: 2 FTC complaints and 1 FCC complaint, mostly about dropped calls or silence.
- No new complaints since Feb 14, 2025 (FTC data through Nov 13, 2026).
- More FTC complaints than 85% of the 34,665 numbers with FTC complaints in area code 217.
Complaint history
2 FTC complaints between Nov 26, 2024 and Feb 14, 2025.
The FTC complaints came in 2 of the 4 months from Nov 2024 to Feb 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
1 complaint to the U.S. Federal Communications Commission on Feb 14, 2025.
The complainant heard a recorded message. They filed it as unwanted calls (1). Complainants were in Georgia (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
1 of its 2 FTC complaints (50%) is 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 1 · 50%
- Not specified / other 1 · 50%
Who called
The number's block is assigned to Peerless Network of Illinois, LLC in Fairmount, IL.
Is it a debt collector?
Nothing says it is: none of its 3 complaints describe debt collection.
Nearby numbers in 217-574
542 numbers in 217-574 have 844 FTC complaints between them (79% robocalls), 2 of them about (217) 574-2657. The commonest categories in the block: Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans) (42%), Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends (6%).
The closest reported numbers on either side of (217) 574-2657, 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
- Location of the number block
- Fairmount, 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.
FTC complainants were in California (1) and Georgia (1).
Where FTC complainants were located (U.S. states):
- California 1 · 50%
- Georgia 1 · 50%
Complainants' cities:
Conyers, GA (1) · Folsom, CA (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) 574-2657
- Who called me from (217) 574-2657?
- 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 in Fairmount, IL (NANPA, Nov 3, 2026); numbers can move between carriers, so the caller's provider may differ.
- Is (217) 574-2657 a scam?
- Canadial rates it low risk, from 3 complaints, latest Feb 14, 2025.
- Is (217) 574-2657 a debt collector or collection agency?
- Nothing says it is: none of its 3 complaints describe debt collection.
- Should I call (217) 574-2657 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) 574-2657 been reported?
- 2 complaints to the U.S. FTC's Do Not Call registry between Nov 26, 2024 and Feb 14, 2025 and 1 complaint to the U.S. FCC on Feb 14, 2025.
- What do callers from (217) 574-2657 say?
- 1 of its 2 FTC complaints (50%) is about dropped calls or silence, against 10% 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.