(228) 300-0498
(228) 300-0498 is likely a robocall: 3 FTC complaints, 100% recorded messages, mostly about debt relief.
- No new complaints since Oct 7, 2024 (FTC data through Nov 13, 2026).
- More FTC complaints than 96% of the 14,858 numbers with FTC complaints in area code 228.
- Only 9 numbers in the 228-300 block have more complaints, of 284 there with FTC complaints.
Complaint history
3 FTC complaints between Oct 2, 2024 and Oct 7, 2024.
All 3 FTC complaints are about calls in Oct 2024.
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
3 of its 3 FTC complaints (100%) are about debt relief, against 12% of the 17,486 FTC complaints about all numbers in area code 228.
Complaint categories chosen by FTC complainants:
- Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans) 3 · 100%
Who called
The number's block is assigned to Airus, Inc..
Is it a debt collector?
Nothing says it is: none of its 3 complaints describe debt collection; 3 (100% 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
(228) 300-0498 is one of 14 numbers in 228-300 first reported to the FTC for “Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans)” calls between Sep 26, 2024 and Oct 4, 2024, 36 complaints in all; most from California (22%), Texas (14%), Georgia (11%).
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 228-300
284 numbers in 228-300 have 385 FTC complaints between them (62% robocalls), 3 of them about (228) 300-0498. The commonest categories in the block: Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans) (20%), Dropped call or no message (15%).
The closest reported numbers on either side of (228) 300-0498, in number order.
When the calls came
Time of day of 3 calls:
Day of the week of 3 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
- Rate centre (NANPA abbreviation)
- OCEAN SPG, MS, USA
- Block assigned to
- Airus, Inc.
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), Georgia (1) and North Carolina (1).
Where FTC complainants were located (U.S. states):
- California 1 · 33%
- Georgia 1 · 33%
- North Carolina 1 · 33%
Complainants' cities:
College Park, GA (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 (228) 300-0498
- Who called me from (228) 300-0498?
- No complaint names the caller; FTC complainants most often said the calls were about debt relief. The number is in a block assigned to Airus, Inc. (rate centre OCEAN SPG, MS) (NANPA, Nov 3, 2026); numbers can move between carriers, so the caller's provider may differ. It's one of 14 numbers in the same block first reported for the same kind of call within days of each other, likely one operation.
- Is (228) 300-0498 a scam?
- Canadial rates it medium risk, from 3 complaints, latest Oct 7, 2024, 100% robocalls.
- Is (228) 300-0498 a debt collector or collection agency?
- Nothing says it is: none of its 3 complaints describe debt collection; 3 (100% 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 (228) 300-0498 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 (228) 300-0498 been reported?
- 3 complaints to the U.S. FTC's Do Not Call registry between Oct 2, 2024 and Oct 7, 2024.
- What do callers from (228) 300-0498 say?
- 3 of its 3 FTC complaints (100%) are about debt relief, against 12% of the 17,486 FTC complaints about all numbers in area code 228.
Data updated: FTC complaints through Nov 13, 2026; numbering records as of Nov 3, 2026; community reports live. How this page is built.