(240) 490-9982
Middletown, MD
(240) 490-9982 is likely a robocall: 3 FTC complaints, 100% recorded messages, mostly about lotteries, prizes and sweepstakes.
- No new complaints since Aug 23, 2023 (FTC data through Nov 13, 2026).
- More FTC complaints than 95% of the 28,575 numbers with FTC complaints in area code 240.
- No number in the 240-490 block has more complaints; 32 numbers there have FTC complaints.
Complaint history
3 FTC complaints between Jul 30, 2023 and Aug 23, 2023.
The FTC complaints came in every month from Jul 2023 to Aug 2023; the busiest was Aug 2023, with 2 of 3.
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 lotteries, prizes and sweepstakes; across area code 240 that isn't one of the 8 commonest call types (each of those is at least 1% of its FTC complaints).
Complaint categories chosen by FTC complainants:
- Lotteries, prizes & sweepstakes 3 · 100%
Who called
The number's block is assigned to Bandwidth.com CLEC, LLC in Middletown, MD.
Is it a debt collector?
Nothing says it is: none of its 3 complaints describe debt collection.
Nearby numbers in 240-490
32 numbers in 240-490 have 35 FTC complaints between them (37% robocalls), 3 of them about (240) 490-9982. The commonest categories in the block: Dropped call or no message (14%), Lotteries, prizes & sweepstakes (14%), Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends (9%).
The closest reported numbers on either side of (240) 490-9982, in number order.
All reported numbers in 240-490 →When the calls came
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
- Location of the number block
- Middletown, 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.
None of 3 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 Minnesota (1), Pennsylvania (1) and Washington (1).
Where FTC complainants were located (U.S. states):
- Minnesota 1 · 33%
- Pennsylvania 1 · 33%
- Washington 1 · 33%
Complainants' cities:
Le Sueur, MN (1) · Tacoma, WA (1) · Yatesboro, PA (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) 490-9982
- Who called me from (240) 490-9982?
- No complaint names the caller; FTC complainants most often said the calls were about lotteries, prizes and sweepstakes. The number is in a block assigned to Bandwidth.com CLEC, LLC in Middletown, MD (NANPA, Nov 3, 2026); numbers can move between carriers, so the caller's provider may differ.
- Is (240) 490-9982 a scam?
- Canadial rates it medium risk, from 3 complaints, latest Aug 23, 2023, 100% robocalls.
- Is (240) 490-9982 a debt collector or collection agency?
- Nothing says it is: none of its 3 complaints describe debt collection.
- Should I call (240) 490-9982 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) 490-9982 been reported?
- 3 complaints to the U.S. FTC's Do Not Call registry between Jul 30, 2023 and Aug 23, 2023.
- What do callers from (240) 490-9982 say?
- 3 of its 3 FTC complaints (100%) are about lotteries, prizes and sweepstakes; across area code 240 that isn't one of the 8 commonest call types (each of those is at least 1% of its FTC complaints).
Data updated: FTC complaints through Nov 13, 2026; numbering records as of Nov 3, 2026; community reports live. How this page is built.