(240) 524-4239
Laurel, MD
(240) 524-4239 has 2 FTC complaints, mostly about dropped calls or silence.
- No new complaints since Sep 9, 2023 (FTC data through Nov 13, 2026).
- More FTC complaints than 84% of the 28,575 numbers with FTC complaints in area code 240.
- Only 4 numbers in the 240-524 block have more complaints, of 313 there with FTC complaints.
Complaint history
2 FTC complaints between Aug 22, 2023 and Sep 9, 2023.
The FTC complaints came in every month from Aug 2023 to Sep 2023.
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
1 of its 2 FTC complaints (50%) is about dropped calls or silence, against 16% of the 37,138 FTC complaints about all numbers in area code 240.
Complaint categories chosen by FTC complainants:
- Dropped call or no message 1 · 50%
- Not specified / other 1 · 50%
Who called
The number's block is assigned to Peerless Network of Maryland, LLC in Laurel, MD.
Is it a debt collector?
Nothing says it is: none of its 2 complaints describe debt collection.
Part of a group of similar numbers
(240) 524-4239 is one of 13 numbers in 240-524 first reported to the FTC for “Dropped call or no message” calls between Aug 15, 2023 and Sep 1, 2023, 14 complaints in all; most from Maryland (57%), New York (29%), Illinois (7%).
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 240-524
313 numbers in 240-524 have 348 FTC complaints between them (55% robocalls), 2 of them about (240) 524-4239. The commonest categories in the block: Dropped call or no message (26%), Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends (12%).
The closest reported numbers on either side of (240) 524-4239, in number order.
When the calls came
Time of day of 2 calls:
Day of the week of 2 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
- Laurel, 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.
Both FTC complainants were in Maryland. Statewide, Maryland ranks #18 of the 50 states and DC for Do Not Call complaints per resident: 48,272 in the last 12 months, 770.5 per 100,000 people. Spam calls in Maryland.
Where FTC complainants were located (U.S. states):
- Maryland 2 · 100%
Complainants' cities:
Suitland, MD (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) 524-4239
- Who called me from (240) 524-4239?
- No complaint names the caller; FTC complainants most often said the calls were about dropped calls or silence. The number is in a block assigned to Peerless Network of Maryland, LLC in Laurel, MD (NANPA, Nov 3, 2026); numbers can move between carriers, so the caller's provider may differ. It's one of 13 numbers in the same block first reported for the same kind of call within days of each other, likely one operation.
- Is (240) 524-4239 a scam?
- Canadial rates it low risk, from 2 complaints, latest Sep 9, 2023.
- Is (240) 524-4239 a debt collector or collection agency?
- Nothing says it is: none of its 2 complaints describe debt collection.
- Should I call (240) 524-4239 back?
- Be careful. If you don't recognize it, let it go to voicemail: a legitimate caller will leave a message, and you can reach any real organization on a number you look up yourself.
- How many times has (240) 524-4239 been reported?
- 2 complaints to the U.S. FTC's Do Not Call registry between Aug 22, 2023 and Sep 9, 2023.
- What do callers from (240) 524-4239 say?
- 1 of its 2 FTC complaints (50%) is about dropped calls or silence, against 16% of the 37,138 FTC complaints about all numbers in area code 240.
Data updated: FTC complaints through Nov 13, 2026; numbering records as of Nov 3, 2026; community reports live. How this page is built.