(256) 999-5403
Scottsboro, AL
(256) 999-5403 has 1 FTC complaint.
Most common complaint: dropped calls or silence (100% of FTC complaints).
- No FTC complaints dated in the 30 days to Nov 13, 2026, 1 in the 90 days before.
Complaint history
1 FTC complaint on Sep 25, 2026.
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
Complaint categories chosen by FTC complainants:
- Dropped call or no message 1 · 100%
Who called
The number's block is assigned to Fractel, LLC in Scottsboro, AL.
Is it a debt collector?
Nothing says it is: its one complaint doesn't describe debt collection.
Part of a group of similar numbers
(256) 999-5403 is one of 14 numbers in 256-999 first reported to the FTC for “Dropped call or no message” calls between Sep 22, 2026 and Sep 28, 2026, 17 complaints in all; most from Alabama (100%).
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 256-999
203 numbers in 256-999 have 266 FTC complaints between them (49% robocalls), 1 of them about (256) 999-5403. The commonest categories in the block: Dropped call or no message (17%), Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans) (12%).
The closest reported numbers on either side of (256) 999-5403, in number order.
Location
- Location of the number block
- Scottsboro, AL, USA
- Block assigned to
- Fractel, 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 Alabama. Statewide, Alabama ranks #17 of the 50 states and DC for Do Not Call complaints per resident: 42,821 in the last 12 months, 824.6 per 100,000 people. Spam calls in Alabama.
Where FTC complainants were located (U.S. states):
- Alabama 1 · 100%
Complainants' cities:
Attalla, AL (1)
As typed on the FTC form, with spelling variants merged; complaints without a city aren't counted.
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- 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 (256) 999-5403
- Who called me from (256) 999-5403?
- No complaint names the caller. The number is in a block assigned to Fractel, LLC in Scottsboro, AL (NANPA, Nov 3, 2026); numbers can move between carriers, so the caller's provider may differ. It's one of 14 numbers in the same block first reported for the same kind of call within days of each other, likely one operation.
- Is (256) 999-5403 a scam?
- Canadial rates it low risk, from 1 complaint, latest Sep 25, 2026.
- Is (256) 999-5403 a debt collector or collection agency?
- Nothing says it is: its one complaint doesn't describe debt collection.
- Should I call (256) 999-5403 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 (256) 999-5403 been reported?
- 1 complaint to the U.S. FTC's Do Not Call registry on Sep 25, 2026.
- What do callers from (256) 999-5403 say?
- The most common complaint category is "Dropped call or no message" (100% of 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.