(240) 709-4729
Laurel, MD
(240) 709-4729 is likely a robocall: 4 FTC complaints, 100% recorded messages, mostly about lotteries, prizes and sweepstakes.
- No new complaints since Apr 10, 2024 (FTC data through Nov 13, 2026).
- More FTC complaints than 97% of the 28,575 numbers with FTC complaints in area code 240.
- No number in the 240-709 block has more complaints; 21 numbers there have FTC complaints.
Complaint history
4 FTC complaints between Mar 3, 2024 and Apr 10, 2024.
The FTC complaints came in every month from Mar 2024 to Apr 2024; the busiest was Mar 2024, with 3 of 4.
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 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 · 75%
- Not specified / other 1 · 25%
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 4 complaints describe debt collection.
Part of a group of similar numbers
(240) 709-4729 is one of 4 numbers in 240-709 first reported to the FTC for “Lotteries, prizes & sweepstakes” calls between Mar 1, 2024 and Mar 6, 2024, 9 complaints in all; most from California (44%), Oregon (22%), Colorado (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 240-709
The closest reported numbers on either side of (240) 709-4729, in number order.
When the calls came
Time of day of 4 calls:
Day of the week of 4 calls; most often Tuesday (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
- 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.
Most FTC complainants were in Oregon (2 of 4); others in Colorado (1) and District of Columbia (1). Statewide, Oregon ranks #47 of the 50 states and DC for Do Not Call complaints per resident: 21,389 in the last 12 months, 500.5 per 100,000 people. Spam calls in Oregon.
Where FTC complainants were located (U.S. states):
- Oregon 2 · 50%
- Colorado 1 · 25%
- District of Columbia 1 · 25%
Complainants' cities:
Please Select Suburb, OR (1) · Portland, OR (1) · Sioux Falls, CO (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) 709-4729
- Who called me from (240) 709-4729?
- 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 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 4 numbers in the same block first reported for the same kind of call within days of each other, likely one operation.
- Is (240) 709-4729 a scam?
- Canadial rates it medium risk, from 4 complaints, latest Apr 10, 2024, 100% robocalls.
- Is (240) 709-4729 a debt collector or collection agency?
- Nothing says it is: none of its 4 complaints describe debt collection.
- Should I call (240) 709-4729 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) 709-4729 been reported?
- 4 complaints to the U.S. FTC's Do Not Call registry between Mar 3, 2024 and Apr 10, 2024.
- What do callers from (240) 709-4729 say?
- 3 of its 4 FTC complaints (75%) 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).
- When does (240) 709-4729 call?
- In FTC complaints, the most common day was Tuesday (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.