(217) 834-9840
Broadlands, IL
(217) 834-9840 is likely a robocall: 142 FTC complaints and 14 FCC complaints, recorded messages in 94% of the FTC complaints, mostly about debt relief.
- No new complaints since Apr 13, 2026 (FTC data through Nov 13, 2026).
- More FTC complaints than 99% of the 34,665 numbers with FTC complaints in area code 217.
Complaint history
142 FTC complaints between Apr 8, 2026 and Apr 13, 2026.
All 142 FTC complaints are about calls in Apr 2026.
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
14 complaints to the U.S. Federal Communications Commission between Jan 1, 2026 and Apr 10, 2026; all gave it as the number to call back rather than the caller ID.
Of the 14 complainants, 13 heard a recorded message and 1 heard a live person. They filed them as unwanted calls (14). The calls were about business loans (3), debt relief/debt consolidation (3), mortgage loans (2) and banks/financial impersonations (1). Complainants were in Florida (3), Arkansas (2), California (2), Michigan (2) and Colorado (1) and other states.
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
105 of its 142 FTC complaints (74%) are about debt relief, against 22% of the 51,501 FTC complaints about all numbers in area code 217.
Complaint categories chosen by FTC complainants:
- Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans) 105 · 74%
- Not specified / other 27 · 19%
- Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends 9 · 6%
- Charities 1 · 1%
Who called
The number's block is assigned to Peerless Network of Illinois, LLC in Broadlands, IL.
Is it a debt collector?
Nothing says it is: none of its 156 complaints describe debt collection; 105 (74% of FTC complaints) are about debt relief, which means offers to reduce credit card, loan or other debt. That's a sales pitch, not a collector asking you to pay a debt you owe.
Part of a group of similar numbers
(217) 834-9840 is one of 17 numbers in 217-834 first reported to the FTC for “Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans)” calls between Mar 27, 2026 and Apr 10, 2026, 1,964 complaints in all; most from California (18%), Florida (11%), Illinois (8%).
Numbers from one block reported for the same thing within days of each other are rarely chance; they usually mean one operation cycling through numbers. How groups are found.
Nearby numbers in 217-834
The closest reported numbers on either side of (217) 834-9840, in number order.
When the calls came
Time of day of 137 calls; most often the 10 a.m. hour (17):
Day of the week of 142 calls; most often Thursday (137):
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
- Broadlands, 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.
1 of 142 complainants has area code 217, the number's own. The calls reached people elsewhere, so this isn't a local caller to them.
Most FTC complainants were in California (29 of 142); others in Florida (14), Louisiana (11) and Pennsylvania (9) and more. Statewide, California ranks #26 of the 50 states and DC for Do Not Call complaints per resident: 283,769 in the last 12 months, 721 per 100,000 people. Spam calls in California.
Where FTC complainants were located (U.S. states):
- California 29 · 20%
- Florida 14 · 10%
- Louisiana 11 · 8%
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- Pennsylvania 9 · 6%
- Georgia 8 · 6%
- Illinois 7 · 5%
Complainants' cities (most common):
Vinton, LA (5) · Ebensburg, PA (4) · Auburn, AL (3) · Encinitas, CA (3) · Fairlawn, OH (3)
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) 834-9840
- Who called me from (217) 834-9840?
- No complaint names the caller; FTC complainants most often said the calls were about debt relief. The number is in a block assigned to Peerless Network of Illinois, LLC in Broadlands, IL (NANPA, Nov 3, 2026); numbers can move between carriers, so the caller's provider may differ. It's one of 17 numbers in the same block first reported for the same kind of call within days of each other, likely one operation.
- Is (217) 834-9840 a scam?
- Canadial rates it high risk, from 156 complaints, latest Apr 13, 2026, robocalls in 94% of the FTC complaints.
- Is (217) 834-9840 a debt collector or collection agency?
- Nothing says it is: none of its 156 complaints describe debt collection; 105 (74% of FTC complaints) are about debt relief, which means offers to reduce credit card, loan or other debt. That's a sales pitch, not a collector asking you to pay a debt you owe.
- Should I call (217) 834-9840 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) 834-9840 been reported?
- 142 complaints to the U.S. FTC's Do Not Call registry between Apr 8, 2026 and Apr 13, 2026 and 14 complaints to the U.S. FCC between Jan 1, 2026 and Apr 10, 2026.
- What do callers from (217) 834-9840 say?
- 105 of its 142 FTC complaints (74%) are about debt relief, against 22% of the 51,501 FTC complaints about all numbers in area code 217.
- When does (217) 834-9840 call?
- In FTC complaints, the most common time was the 10 a.m. hour (17 of 137 calls with a time); the most common day was Thursday (137 of 142).
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.