(240) 301-9253
(240) 301-9253 is reported as unwanted: 1 FTC complaint and 2 FCC complaints.
Most common complaint: dropped calls or silence (100% of FTC complaints).
- No new complaints since Sep 27, 2022 (FTC data through Nov 13, 2026).
Complaint history
1 FTC complaint on Sep 27, 2022.
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
2 complaints to the U.S. Federal Communications Commission on Sep 12, 2022; 1 gave it as the number to call back rather than the caller ID.
Both got a text message. They filed them as unwanted calls (2). The calls were about political (1). Complainants were in Minnesota (1) and Utah (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
Complaint categories chosen by FTC complainants:
- Dropped call or no message 1 · 100%
Who called
The number's block is assigned to Bandwidth.com CLEC, LLC.
Is it a debt collector?
Nothing says it is: none of its 3 complaints describe debt collection.
Nearby numbers in 240-301
278 numbers in 240-301 have 343 FTC complaints between them (47% robocalls), 1 of them about (240) 301-9253. The commonest categories in the block: Dropped call or no message (20%), Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends (6%).
The closest reported numbers on either side of (240) 301-9253, in number order.
All reported numbers in 240-301 →Location
- Rate centre (NANPA abbreviation)
- CLEAR SPG, MD, USA
- Block assigned to
- Bandwidth.com CLEC, 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.
The one FTC complainant was in New Jersey. Statewide, New Jersey ranks #12 of the 50 states and DC for Do Not Call complaints per resident: 87,015 in the last 12 months, 911.3 per 100,000 people. Spam calls in New Jersey.
Where FTC complainants were located (U.S. states):
- New Jersey 1 · 100%
Complainants' cities:
Long Branch, 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) 301-9253
- Who called me from (240) 301-9253?
- No complaint names the caller. The number is in a block assigned to Bandwidth.com CLEC, LLC (rate centre CLEAR SPG, MD) (NANPA, Nov 3, 2026); numbers can move between carriers, so the caller's provider may differ.
- Is (240) 301-9253 a scam?
- Canadial rates it medium risk, from 3 complaints, latest Sep 27, 2022.
- Is (240) 301-9253 a debt collector or collection agency?
- Nothing says it is: none of its 3 complaints describe debt collection.
- Should I call (240) 301-9253 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) 301-9253 been reported?
- 1 complaint to the U.S. FTC's Do Not Call registry on Sep 27, 2022 and 2 complaints to the U.S. FCC on Sep 12, 2022.
- What do callers from (240) 301-9253 say?
- The most common complaint category is "Dropped call or no message" (100% of FTC complaints).
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.