(443) 228-0253
(443) 228-0253 is likely a robocall: 3 FTC complaints, 67% recorded messages.
- No new complaints since Dec 29, 2025 (FTC data through Nov 13, 2026).
- More FTC complaints than 96% of the 24,296 numbers with FTC complaints in area code 443.
- Only 4 numbers in the 443-228 block have more complaints, of 85 there with FTC complaints.
Complaint history
3 FTC complaints between Nov 17, 2025 and Dec 29, 2025.
The FTC complaints came in every month from Nov 2025 to Dec 2025; the busiest was Nov 2025, with 2 of 3.
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 3 · 100%
Who called
The number's block is assigned to Paetec Itel, LLC.
Is it a debt collector?
Nothing says it is: none of its 3 complaints describe debt collection.
Nearby numbers in 443-228
85 numbers in 443-228 have 122 FTC complaints between them (53% robocalls), 3 of them about (443) 228-0253. The commonest categories in the block: Dropped call or no message (20%), Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends (11%).
The closest reported numbers on either side of (443) 228-0253, in number order.
When the calls came
Day of the week of 3 calls; most often Monday (3):
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)
- CHASE, MD, USA
- Block assigned to
- Paetec Itel, 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.
2 of 3 complainants (67%) have area code 443, the number's own. Scam callers often show a local-looking number (“neighbour spoofing”); a local business calling nearby customers looks the same.
Most FTC complainants were in Maryland (2 of 3); others in Delaware (1). Statewide, Maryland ranks #18 of the 50 states and DC for Do Not Call complaints per resident: 48,272 in the last 12 months, 770.5 per 100,000 people. Spam calls in Maryland.
Where FTC complainants were located (U.S. states):
- Maryland 2 · 67%
- Delaware 1 · 33%
Complainants' cities:
Cockeysville, MD (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 (443) 228-0253
- Who called me from (443) 228-0253?
- No complaint names the caller. The number is in a block assigned to Paetec Itel, LLC (rate centre CHASE, MD) (NANPA, Nov 3, 2026); numbers can move between carriers, so the caller's provider may differ.
- Is (443) 228-0253 a scam?
- Canadial rates it medium risk, from 3 complaints, latest Dec 29, 2025, 67% robocalls.
- Is (443) 228-0253 a debt collector or collection agency?
- Nothing says it is: none of its 3 complaints describe debt collection.
- Should I call (443) 228-0253 back?
- No. Calling back can confirm that your line is answered. If the caller claimed to be a company or agency you deal with, contact it on a number you find yourself.
- How many times has (443) 228-0253 been reported?
- 3 complaints to the U.S. FTC's Do Not Call registry between Nov 17, 2025 and Dec 29, 2025.
- When does (443) 228-0253 call?
- In FTC complaints, the most common day was Monday (3 of 3).
Data updated: FTC complaints through Nov 13, 2026; numbering records as of Nov 3, 2026; community reports live. How this page is built.