(408) 851-1000
(408) 851-1000 is likely an unwanted sales call: 8 FTC complaints and 2 FCC complaints, recorded messages in 38% of the FTC complaints, mostly about medical and prescription offers.
- No new complaints since Jun 25, 2025 (FTC data through Nov 13, 2026).
- More FTC complaints than 99% of the 22,801 numbers with FTC complaints in area code 408.
- No number in the 408-851 block has more complaints; 14 numbers there have FTC complaints.
Complaint history
8 FTC complaints between Aug 19, 2022 and Jun 25, 2025.
The FTC complaints came in 5 of the 35 months from Aug 2022 to Jun 2025; the busiest was Apr 2025, with 3 of 8.
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
2 complaints to the U.S. Federal Communications Commission between Jan 9, 2016 and Nov 23, 2022.
Of the 2 complainants, 1 heard a live person and 1 heard a recorded message. They filed them as telemarketing (1) and unwanted calls (1). Complainants were in California (2).
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
4 of its 8 FTC complaints (50%) are about medical and prescription offers, against 4% of the 28,143 FTC complaints about all numbers in area code 408.
Complaint categories chosen by FTC complainants:
- Medical & prescriptions 4 · 50%
- Not specified / other 2 · 25%
- Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends 1 · 13%
- Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans) 1 · 13%
Who called
The number's block is assigned to Pacific Bell.
Is it a debt collector?
Nothing says it is: none of its 10 complaints describe debt collection.
Nearby numbers in 408-851
The closest reported numbers on either side of (408) 851-1000, in number order.
All reported numbers in 408-851 →When the calls came
Time of day of 7 calls; most often the 4 p.m. hour (3):
Day of the week of 8 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
- Pacific Bell
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.
Most FTC complainants were in California (3 of 8); others in North Carolina (2), New York (1) and Texas (1) and more. 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 3 · 38%
- North Carolina 2 · 25%
- New York 1 · 13%
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- Texas 1 · 13%
- Washington 1 · 13%
Complainants' cities:
Chapel Hill, NC (2) · Brooklyn, NY (1) · Houston, TX (1) · Palo Alto, CA (1) · San Jose, 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) 851-1000
- Who called me from (408) 851-1000?
- No complaint names the caller; FTC complainants most often said the calls were about medical and prescription offers. The number is in a block assigned to Pacific Bell (rate centre SNJS WEST, CA) (NANPA, Nov 3, 2026); numbers can move between carriers, so the caller's provider may differ.
- Is (408) 851-1000 a scam?
- Canadial rates it low risk, from 10 complaints, latest Jun 25, 2025, robocalls in 38% of the FTC complaints.
- Is (408) 851-1000 a debt collector or collection agency?
- Nothing says it is: none of its 10 complaints describe debt collection.
- Should I call (408) 851-1000 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) 851-1000 been reported?
- 8 complaints to the U.S. FTC's Do Not Call registry between Aug 19, 2022 and Jun 25, 2025 and 2 complaints to the U.S. FCC between Jan 9, 2016 and Nov 23, 2022.
- What do callers from (408) 851-1000 say?
- 4 of its 8 FTC complaints (50%) are about medical and prescription offers, against 4% of the 28,143 FTC complaints about all numbers in area code 408.
- When does (408) 851-1000 call?
- In FTC complaints, the most common time was the 4 p.m. hour (3 of 7 calls with a time).
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.