(251) 489-9583
Mobile, AL
(251) 489-9583 has 1 FTC complaint and 1 FCC complaint.
Most common complaint: impersonating a government agency, business or relative (100% of FTC complaints).
- No new complaints since Feb 5, 2025 (FTC data through Nov 13, 2026).
Complaint history
1 FTC complaint on Feb 5, 2025.
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
1 complaint to the U.S. Federal Communications Commission on Feb 5, 2025; all gave it as the number to call back rather than the caller ID.
The complainant heard a recorded message. They filed it as unwanted calls (1). Complainants were in Washington (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:
- Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends 1 · 100%
Who called
The number's block is assigned to New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC in Mobile, AL.
Is it a debt collector?
Nothing says it is: none of its 2 complaints describe debt collection.
Location
- Location of the number block
- Mobile, AL, USA
- Block assigned to
- New Cingular Wireless PCS, 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 Colorado. Statewide, Colorado ranks #7 of the 50 states and DC for Do Not Call complaints per resident: 59,905 in the last 12 months, 996.3 per 100,000 people. Spam calls in Colorado.
Where FTC complainants were located (U.S. states):
- Colorado 1 · 100%
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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 (251) 489-9583
- Who called me from (251) 489-9583?
- No complaint names the caller. The number is in a block assigned to New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC in Mobile, AL (NANPA, Nov 3, 2026); numbers can move between carriers, so the caller's provider may differ.
- Is (251) 489-9583 a scam?
- Canadial rates it low risk, from 2 complaints, latest Feb 5, 2025.
- Is (251) 489-9583 a debt collector or collection agency?
- Nothing says it is: none of its 2 complaints describe debt collection.
- Should I call (251) 489-9583 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 (251) 489-9583 been reported?
- 1 complaint to the U.S. FTC's Do Not Call registry on Feb 5, 2025 and 1 complaint to the U.S. FCC on Feb 5, 2025.
- What do callers from (251) 489-9583 say?
- The most common complaint category is "Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends" (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.