(217) 801-9331
(217) 801-9331 is likely a robocall: 9 FTC complaints and 1 FCC complaint, recorded messages in 100% of the FTC complaints.
- No new complaints since Jun 2, 2025 (FTC data through Nov 13, 2026).
- More FTC complaints than 99% of the 34,665 numbers with FTC complaints in area code 217.
- No number in the 217-801 block has more complaints; 13 numbers there have FTC complaints.
Complaint history
9 FTC complaints between Mar 6, 2023 and Jan 20, 2025.
The FTC complaints came in 4 of the 23 months from Mar 2023 to Jan 2025; the busiest was Sep 2024, with 4 of 9.
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 Jun 2, 2025.
The complainant heard a recorded message. They filed it as unwanted calls (1). Complainants were in Illinois (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 9 FTC complaints (11%) is about impersonating a government agency, business or relative, against 7% of the 51,501 FTC complaints about all numbers in area code 217.
Complaint categories chosen by FTC complainants:
- Not specified / other 8 · 89%
- Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends 1 · 11%
Who called
The number's block is assigned to Mcimetro Access Transmission Services LLC.
Is it a debt collector?
Nothing says it is: none of its 10 complaints describe debt collection.
When the calls came
Time of day of 9 calls; most often the 8 a.m. hour (7):
Day of the week of 9 calls; most often Monday (3):
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)
- SPRINGFLD, IL, USA
- Block assigned to
- Mcimetro Access Transmission Services 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.
Most FTC complainants were in Illinois (8 of 9); others in Alabama (1). 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 8 · 89%
- Alabama 1 · 11%
Complainants' cities:
Des Plaines, IL (1) · Normal, IL (1) · Phenix City, AL (1) · Plainfield, 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) 801-9331
- Who called me from (217) 801-9331?
- No complaint names the caller; FTC complainants most often said the calls were about impersonating a government agency, business or relative. The number is in a block assigned to Mcimetro Access Transmission Services LLC (rate centre SPRINGFLD, IL) (NANPA, Nov 3, 2026); numbers can move between carriers, so the caller's provider may differ.
- Is (217) 801-9331 a scam?
- Canadial rates it medium risk, from 10 complaints, latest Jun 2, 2025, robocalls in 100% of the FTC complaints.
- Is (217) 801-9331 a debt collector or collection agency?
- Nothing says it is: none of its 10 complaints describe debt collection.
- Should I call (217) 801-9331 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) 801-9331 been reported?
- 9 complaints to the U.S. FTC's Do Not Call registry between Mar 6, 2023 and Jan 20, 2025 and 1 complaint to the U.S. FCC on Jun 2, 2025.
- What do callers from (217) 801-9331 say?
- 1 of its 9 FTC complaints (11%) is about impersonating a government agency, business or relative, against 7% of the 51,501 FTC complaints about all numbers in area code 217.
- When does (217) 801-9331 call?
- In FTC complaints, the most common time was the 8 a.m. hour (7 of 9 calls with a time); the most common day was Monday (3 of 9).
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.