(402) 854-8538
(402) 854-8538 has 2 FTC complaints. Its number block isn't assigned to any carrier, so the caller ID was likely faked.
- No new complaints since Jul 9, 2025 (FTC data through Nov 13, 2026).
- More FTC complaints than 88% of the 26,542 numbers with FTC complaints in area code 402.
- No number in the 402-854 block has more complaints; 16 numbers there have FTC complaints.
Complaint history
2 FTC complaints on Jul 9, 2025.
Both FTC complaints are about calls in Jul 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.
What callers claimed
Complaint categories chosen by FTC complainants:
- Not specified / other 2 · 100%
Who called
The caller ID was likely spoofed. (402) 854-8538 is in a block that isn't assigned to any phone carrier (NANPA records, Nov 3, 2026), so no working line can have this number. Scam callers often fake caller IDs like this.
Is it a debt collector?
Nothing says it is: none of its 2 complaints describe debt collection.
Nearby numbers in 402-854
16 numbers in 402-854 have 17 FTC complaints between them (100% robocalls), 2 of them about (402) 854-8538. The commonest categories in the block: Dropped call or no message (18%), Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends (18%), Warranties & protection plans (12%).
The closest reported numbers on either side of (402) 854-8538, in number order.
When the calls came
Time of day of 2 calls; most often the 4 p.m. hour (2):
Day of the week of 2 calls; most often Wednesday (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
The block 402-854 isn't assigned, so the number has no real location; whoever called was somewhere else.
Both FTC complainants were in Nebraska. Statewide, Nebraska ranks #6 of the 50 states and DC for Do Not Call complaints per resident: 20,211 in the last 12 months, 1001.5 per 100,000 people. Spam calls in Nebraska.
Where FTC complainants were located (U.S. states):
- Nebraska 2 · 100%
Complainants' cities:
Bassett, NE (2)
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 (402) 854-8538
- Who called me from (402) 854-8538?
- No complaint names the caller. Nobody can have it as a working line: its block isn't assigned to any phone carrier (NANPA, Nov 3, 2026), so callers showing it were most likely faking their caller ID.
- Is (402) 854-8538 a scam?
- Canadial rates it low risk, from 2 complaints, latest Jul 9, 2025. The number's block isn't assigned to any carrier, so the caller ID was likely spoofed.
- Is (402) 854-8538 a debt collector or collection agency?
- Nothing says it is: none of its 2 complaints describe debt collection.
- Should I call (402) 854-8538 back?
- No. (402) 854-8538 is in a block that isn't assigned to any carrier, so the real caller can't be reached on it: the caller ID was faked.
- How many times has (402) 854-8538 been reported?
- 2 complaints to the U.S. FTC's Do Not Call registry on Jul 9, 2025.
- When does (402) 854-8538 call?
- In FTC complaints, the most common time was the 4 p.m. hour (2 of 2 calls with a time); the most common day was Wednesday (2 of 2).
Data updated: FTC complaints through Nov 13, 2026; numbering records as of Nov 3, 2026; community reports live. How this page is built.