(240) 885-5261
(240) 885-5261 is likely a robocall: 6 FTC complaints, 100% recorded messages, mostly about energy, solar and utilities.
- No new complaints since Sep 23, 2024 (FTC data through Nov 13, 2026).
- More FTC complaints than 99% of the 28,575 numbers with FTC complaints in area code 240.
- No number in the 240-885 block has more complaints; 14 numbers there have FTC complaints.
Complaint history
6 FTC complaints between Jan 24, 2024 and Sep 23, 2024.
The FTC complaints came in 2 of the 9 months from Jan 2024 to Sep 2024.
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 6 FTC complaints (50%) are about energy, solar and utilities; 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:
- Energy, solar & utilities 3 · 50%
- Not specified / other 3 · 50%
Who called
The number's block is assigned to Onvoy, LLC.
Is it a debt collector?
Nothing says it is: none of its 6 complaints describe debt collection.
Nearby numbers in 240-885
The closest reported numbers on either side of (240) 885-5261, in number order.
All reported numbers in 240-885 →When the calls came
Time of day of 6 calls:
Day of the week of 6 calls; most often Wednesday (3):
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
- Rate centre (NANPA abbreviation)
- WSNGTNZN10, MD, USA
- Block assigned to
- Onvoy, 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 6 complainants have area code 240, the number's own. The calls reached people elsewhere, so this isn't a local caller to them.
All 6 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 6 · 100%
Complainants' cities:
Glen Burnie, MD (3)
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) 885-5261
- Who called me from (240) 885-5261?
- No complaint names the caller; FTC complainants most often said the calls were about energy, solar and utilities. The number is in a block assigned to Onvoy, LLC (rate centre WSNGTNZN10, MD) (NANPA, Nov 3, 2026); numbers can move between carriers, so the caller's provider may differ.
- Is (240) 885-5261 a scam?
- Canadial rates it medium risk, from 6 complaints, latest Sep 23, 2024, 100% robocalls.
- Is (240) 885-5261 a debt collector or collection agency?
- Nothing says it is: none of its 6 complaints describe debt collection.
- Should I call (240) 885-5261 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) 885-5261 been reported?
- 6 complaints to the U.S. FTC's Do Not Call registry between Jan 24, 2024 and Sep 23, 2024.
- What do callers from (240) 885-5261 say?
- 3 of its 6 FTC complaints (50%) are about energy, solar and utilities; 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) 885-5261 call?
- In FTC complaints, the most common day was Wednesday (3 of 6).
Data updated: FTC complaints through Nov 13, 2026; numbering records as of Nov 3, 2026; community reports live. How this page is built.