(240) 209-9178
Indian Head, MD
(240) 209-9178 is likely a robocall: 4 FTC complaints, 100% recorded messages, mostly about debt relief.
- No new complaints since Jan 28, 2025 (FTC data through Nov 13, 2026).
- More FTC complaints than 97% of the 28,575 numbers with FTC complaints in area code 240.
- Only 6 numbers in the 240-209 block have more complaints, of 371 there with FTC complaints.
Complaint history
4 FTC complaints between Jan 2, 2025 and Jan 28, 2025.
All 4 FTC complaints are about calls in Jan 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
3 of its 4 FTC complaints (75%) are about debt relief, against 15% of the 37,138 FTC complaints about all numbers in area code 240.
Complaint categories chosen by FTC complainants:
- Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans) 3 · 75%
- Not specified / other 1 · 25%
Who called
The number's block is assigned to Peerless Network of Maryland, LLC in Indian Head, MD.
Is it a debt collector?
Nothing says it is: none of its 4 complaints describe debt collection; 3 (75% 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
(240) 209-9178 is one of 34 numbers in 240-209 first reported to the FTC for “Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans)” calls between Dec 18, 2024 and Jan 14, 2025, 55 complaints in all; most from Florida (15%), California (13%), Illinois (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 240-209
The closest reported numbers on either side of (240) 209-9178, in number order.
When the calls came
Time of day of 4 calls; most often the 10 a.m. hour (2):
Day of the week of 4 calls; most often Thursday (2):
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
- Indian Head, MD, USA
- Block assigned to
- Peerless Network of Maryland, 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.
None of 4 complainants have area code 240, the number's own. The calls reached people elsewhere, so this isn't a local caller to them.
FTC complainants were in Alabama (1), Florida (1), Illinois (1) and New Jersey (1).
Where FTC complainants were located (U.S. states):
- Alabama 1 · 25%
- Florida 1 · 25%
- Illinois 1 · 25%
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- New Jersey 1 · 25%
Complainants' cities:
Fairhope, AL (1) · Jensen Beach, FL (1) · Ridgewood, NJ (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 (240) 209-9178
- Who called me from (240) 209-9178?
- 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 Maryland, LLC in Indian Head, MD (NANPA, Nov 3, 2026); numbers can move between carriers, so the caller's provider may differ. It's one of 34 numbers in the same block first reported for the same kind of call within days of each other, likely one operation.
- Is (240) 209-9178 a scam?
- Canadial rates it medium risk, from 4 complaints, latest Jan 28, 2025, 100% robocalls.
- Is (240) 209-9178 a debt collector or collection agency?
- Nothing says it is: none of its 4 complaints describe debt collection; 3 (75% 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 (240) 209-9178 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 (240) 209-9178 been reported?
- 4 complaints to the U.S. FTC's Do Not Call registry between Jan 2, 2025 and Jan 28, 2025.
- What do callers from (240) 209-9178 say?
- 3 of its 4 FTC complaints (75%) are about debt relief, against 15% of the 37,138 FTC complaints about all numbers in area code 240.
- When does (240) 209-9178 call?
- In FTC complaints, the most common time was the 10 a.m. hour (2 of 4 calls with a time); the most common day was Thursday (2 of 4).
Data updated: FTC complaints through Nov 13, 2026; numbering records as of Nov 3, 2026; community reports live. How this page is built.