(408) 538-2178
(408) 538-2178 has 2 FTC complaints, mostly about home improvement and cleaning.
- No new complaints since Oct 4, 2022 (FTC data through Nov 13, 2026).
- More FTC complaints than 87% of the 22,801 numbers with FTC complaints in area code 408.
Complaint history
2 FTC complaints between Sep 22, 2022 and Oct 4, 2022.
The FTC complaints came in every month from Sep 2022 to Oct 2022.
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
2 of its 2 FTC complaints (100%) are about home improvement and cleaning, against 1% of the 28,143 FTC complaints about all numbers in area code 408.
Complaint categories chosen by FTC complainants:
- Home improvement & cleaning 2 · 100%
Who called
The number's block is assigned to Onvoy, LLC.
Is it a debt collector?
Nothing says it is: none of its 2 complaints describe debt collection.
Part of a group of similar numbers
(408) 538-2178 is one of 10 numbers in 408-538 first reported to the FTC for “Home improvement & cleaning” calls between Sep 21, 2022 and Oct 3, 2022, 12 complaints in all; most from California (92%), Florida (8%).
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 408-538
562 numbers in 408-538 have 690 FTC complaints between them (61% robocalls), 2 of them about (408) 538-2178. The commonest categories in the block: Dropped call or no message (19%), Energy, solar & utilities (16%).
The closest reported numbers on either side of (408) 538-2178, in number order.
When the calls came
Day of the week of 2 calls:
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)
- SNJS WEST, CA, 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.
Both FTC complainants were in California. Statewide, California ranks #26 of the 50 states and DC for Do Not Call complaints per resident: 283,769 in the last 12 months, 721 per 100,000 people. Spam calls in California.
Where FTC complainants were located (U.S. states):
- California 2 · 100%
Complainants' cities:
Castaic, CA (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 (408) 538-2178
- Who called me from (408) 538-2178?
- No complaint names the caller; FTC complainants most often said the calls were about home improvement and cleaning. The number is in a block assigned to Onvoy, LLC (rate centre SNJS WEST, CA) (NANPA, Nov 3, 2026); numbers can move between carriers, so the caller's provider may differ. It's one of 10 numbers in the same block first reported for the same kind of call within days of each other, likely one operation.
- Is (408) 538-2178 a scam?
- Canadial rates it low risk, from 2 complaints, latest Oct 4, 2022.
- Is (408) 538-2178 a debt collector or collection agency?
- Nothing says it is: none of its 2 complaints describe debt collection.
- Should I call (408) 538-2178 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 (408) 538-2178 been reported?
- 2 complaints to the U.S. FTC's Do Not Call registry between Sep 22, 2022 and Oct 4, 2022.
- What do callers from (408) 538-2178 say?
- 2 of its 2 FTC complaints (100%) are about home improvement and cleaning, against 1% of the 28,143 FTC complaints about all numbers in area code 408.
Data updated: FTC complaints through Nov 13, 2026; numbering records as of Nov 3, 2026; community reports live. How this page is built.