(217) 699-8243
Bement, IL
(217) 699-8243 is likely a robocall: 4 FTC complaints, 75% recorded messages, most often about warranties and protection plans (25%).
- No new complaints since Sep 29, 2025 (FTC data through Nov 13, 2026).
- More FTC complaints than 97% of the 34,665 numbers with FTC complaints in area code 217.
- Only 1 number in the 217-699 block has more complaints, of 38 there with FTC complaints.
Complaint history
4 FTC complaints between Nov 26, 2024 and Sep 29, 2025.
The FTC complaints came in 4 of the 11 months from Nov 2024 to Sep 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.
What callers claimed
1 of its 4 FTC complaints (25%) is about warranties and protection plans, against 1% of the 51,501 FTC complaints about all numbers in area code 217.
Complaint categories chosen by FTC complainants:
- Not specified / other 3 · 75%
- Warranties & protection plans 1 · 25%
Who called
The number's block is assigned to Telnyx LLC in Bement, IL.
Is it a debt collector?
Nothing says it is: none of its 4 complaints describe debt collection.
Nearby numbers in 217-699
The closest reported numbers on either side of (217) 699-8243, in number order.
All reported numbers in 217-699 →When the calls came
Time of day of 4 calls:
Day of the week of 4 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
- Bement, IL, USA
- Block assigned to
- Telnyx 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.
4 of 4 complainants (100%) have area code 217, the number's own. Scam callers often show a local-looking number (“neighbour spoofing”); a local business calling nearby customers looks the same.
All 4 FTC complainants were 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 4 · 100%
Complainants' cities:
Clinton, IL (2) · Champaign, IL (1) · Urbana, 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) 699-8243
- Who called me from (217) 699-8243?
- No complaint names the caller; FTC complainants most often said the calls were about warranties and protection plans. The number is in a block assigned to Telnyx LLC in Bement, IL (NANPA, Nov 3, 2026); numbers can move between carriers, so the caller's provider may differ.
- Is (217) 699-8243 a scam?
- Canadial rates it medium risk, from 4 complaints, latest Sep 29, 2025, 75% robocalls.
- Is (217) 699-8243 a debt collector or collection agency?
- Nothing says it is: none of its 4 complaints describe debt collection.
- Should I call (217) 699-8243 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) 699-8243 been reported?
- 4 complaints to the U.S. FTC's Do Not Call registry between Nov 26, 2024 and Sep 29, 2025.
- What do callers from (217) 699-8243 say?
- 1 of its 4 FTC complaints (25%) is about warranties and protection plans, against 1% of the 51,501 FTC complaints about all numbers in area code 217.
Data updated: FTC complaints through Nov 13, 2026; numbering records as of Nov 3, 2026; community reports live. How this page is built.