(443) 640-9557
Bel Air, MD
(443) 640-9557 is likely a robocall: 6 FTC complaints and 1 FCC complaint, recorded messages in 100% of the FTC complaints.
- No FTC complaints dated in the 30 days to Nov 13, 2026, 1 in the 90 days before.
- No new complaints since Aug 12, 2026 (FTC data through Nov 13, 2026).
- More FTC complaints than 99% of the 24,296 numbers with FTC complaints in area code 443.
- No number in the 443-640 block has more complaints; 29 numbers there have FTC complaints.
Complaint history
6 FTC complaints between Oct 15, 2024 and Aug 12, 2026.
The FTC complaints came in 5 of the 23 months from Oct 2024 to Aug 2026; the busiest was Apr 2025, with 2 of 6.
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
1 complaint to the U.S. Federal Communications Commission on Aug 19, 2025.
The complainant got a text message. They filed it as unwanted calls (1). Complainants were in Maryland (1).
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
1 of its 6 FTC complaints (17%) is about charity donations, against under 1% of the 30,226 FTC complaints about all numbers in area code 443.
Complaint categories chosen by FTC complainants:
- Not specified / other 3 · 50%
- Charities 1 · 17%
- Dropped call or no message 1 · 17%
- Warranties & protection plans 1 · 17%
Who called
The number's block is assigned to Telnyx LLC in Bel Air, MD.
Is it a debt collector?
Nothing says it is: none of its 7 complaints describe debt collection.
Nearby numbers in 443-640
The closest reported numbers on either side of (443) 640-9557, in number order.
When the calls came
Time of day of 5 calls:
Day of the week of 6 calls; most often Tuesday (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
- Location of the number block
- Bel Air, MD, USA
- Block assigned to
- Telnyx 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.
3 of 6 complainants (50%) 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 (3 of 6); others in Arizona (1), Colorado (1) and Pennsylvania (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 3 · 50%
- Arizona 1 · 17%
- Colorado 1 · 17%
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- Pennsylvania 1 · 17%
Complainants' cities (most common):
Crofton, MD (1) · Glen Burnie, MD (1) · Grand Junction, CO (1) · Mesa, MD (1) · Peoria, AZ (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 (443) 640-9557
- Who called me from (443) 640-9557?
- No complaint names the caller; FTC complainants most often said the calls were about charity donations. The number is in a block assigned to Telnyx LLC in Bel Air, MD (NANPA, Nov 3, 2026); numbers can move between carriers, so the caller's provider may differ.
- Is (443) 640-9557 a scam?
- Canadial rates it medium risk, from 7 complaints, latest Aug 12, 2026, robocalls in 100% of the FTC complaints.
- Is (443) 640-9557 a debt collector or collection agency?
- Nothing says it is: none of its 7 complaints describe debt collection.
- Should I call (443) 640-9557 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) 640-9557 been reported?
- 6 complaints to the U.S. FTC's Do Not Call registry between Oct 15, 2024 and Aug 12, 2026 and 1 complaint to the U.S. FCC on Aug 19, 2025.
- What do callers from (443) 640-9557 say?
- 1 of its 6 FTC complaints (17%) is about charity donations, against under 1% of the 30,226 FTC complaints about all numbers in area code 443.
- When does (443) 640-9557 call?
- In FTC complaints, the most common day was Tuesday (3 of 6).
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.