(417) 242-5258
(417) 242-5258 has 2 FTC complaints, mostly about impersonating a government agency, business or relative.
- No FTC complaints dated in the 30 days to Nov 13, 2026, 1 in the 90 days before.
- More FTC complaints than 90% of the 18,546 numbers with FTC complaints in area code 417.
- Only 1 number in the 417-242 block has more complaints, of 28 there with FTC complaints.
Complaint history
2 FTC complaints between Nov 28, 2025 and Sep 10, 2026.
The FTC complaints came in 2 of the 11 months from Nov 2025 to Sep 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
1 of its 2 FTC complaints (50%) is about impersonating a government agency, business or relative, against 8% of the 21,391 FTC complaints about all numbers in area code 417.
Complaint categories chosen by FTC complainants:
- Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends 1 · 50%
- Dropped call or no message 1 · 50%
Who called
The number's block is assigned to Bandwidth.com CLEC, 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
(417) 242-5258 is one of 17 numbers in area code 417 first reported to the FTC for “Dropped call or no message” calls between Nov 26, 2025 and Nov 28, 2025, against about 2 in a usual three days, 18 complaints in all; most from Missouri (100%).
So many numbers from one area code first reported for the same thing within three days are rarely chance; they usually mean one operation cycling through numbers. How groups are found.
Nearby numbers in 417-242
28 numbers in 417-242 have 32 FTC complaints between them (44% robocalls), 2 of them about (417) 242-5258. The commonest categories in the block: Dropped call or no message (25%), Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends (13%), Medical & prescriptions (13%).
The closest reported numbers on either side of (417) 242-5258, in number order.
All reported numbers in 417-242 →When the calls came
Time of day of 2 calls:
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)
- MARIONVL, MO, USA
- Block assigned to
- Bandwidth.com CLEC, 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 Missouri. Statewide, Missouri ranks #33 of the 50 states and DC for Do Not Call complaints per resident: 41,302 in the last 12 months, 658.7 per 100,000 people. Spam calls in Missouri.
Where FTC complainants were located (U.S. states):
- Missouri 2 · 100%
Complainants' cities:
Springfield, MO (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 (417) 242-5258
- Who called me from (417) 242-5258?
- No complaint names the caller; FTC complainants most often said the calls were about impersonating a government agency, business or relative. The number is in a block assigned to Bandwidth.com CLEC, LLC (rate centre MARIONVL, MO) (NANPA, Nov 3, 2026); numbers can move between carriers, so the caller's provider may differ. It's one of 17 numbers in area code 417 first reported for the same kind of call within three days, many times the usual number, likely one operation.
- Is (417) 242-5258 a scam?
- Canadial rates it low risk, from 2 complaints, latest Sep 10, 2026.
- Is (417) 242-5258 a debt collector or collection agency?
- Nothing says it is: none of its 2 complaints describe debt collection.
- Should I call (417) 242-5258 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 (417) 242-5258 been reported?
- 2 complaints to the U.S. FTC's Do Not Call registry between Nov 28, 2025 and Sep 10, 2026.
- What do callers from (417) 242-5258 say?
- 1 of its 2 FTC complaints (50%) is about impersonating a government agency, business or relative, against 8% of the 21,391 FTC complaints about all numbers in area code 417.
Data updated: FTC complaints through Nov 13, 2026; numbering records as of Nov 3, 2026; community reports live. How this page is built.