(510) 844-8166
(510) 844-8166 is likely a robocall: 12 FTC complaints and 7 FCC complaints, recorded messages in 75% of the FTC complaints, most often about medical and prescription offers (42%).
- No new complaints since Jun 5, 2025 (FTC data through Nov 13, 2026).
- More FTC complaints than 99% of the 27,865 numbers with FTC complaints in area code 510.
- No number in the 510-844 block has more complaints; 16 numbers there have FTC complaints.
Complaint history
12 FTC complaints between Jan 26, 2023 and Jun 5, 2025.
The FTC complaints came in 8 of the 30 months from Jan 2023 to Jun 2025.
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
7 complaints to the U.S. Federal Communications Commission between Apr 19, 2022 and Sep 21, 2023.
All 7 heard a recorded message. They filed them as unwanted calls (7). The calls were about health insurance (3). Complainants were in California (4), Colorado (2) and Georgia (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
5 of its 12 FTC complaints (42%) are about medical and prescription offers, against 5% of the 33,951 FTC complaints about all numbers in area code 510.
Complaint categories chosen by FTC complainants:
- Medical & prescriptions 5 · 42%
- Not specified / other 5 · 42%
- Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends 1 · 8%
- Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans) 1 · 8%
Who called
The number's block is assigned to Paetec Itel, LLC.
Is it a debt collector?
Nothing says it is: none of its 19 complaints describe debt collection.
Nearby numbers in 510-844
The closest reported numbers on either side of (510) 844-8166, in number order.
All reported numbers in 510-844 →When the calls came
Time of day of 12 calls:
Day of the week of 12 calls; most often Thursday (7):
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)
- OKLD MN-PD, CA, 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.
1 of 12 complainants has area code 510, the number's own. The calls reached people elsewhere, so this isn't a local caller to them.
Most FTC complainants were in California (7 of 12); others in Colorado (2), Georgia (2) and Illinois (1). 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 7 · 58%
- Colorado 2 · 17%
- Georgia 2 · 17%
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- Illinois 1 · 8%
Complainants' cities (most common):
Novato, CA (2) · Brighton, CO (1) · Carmichael, CA (1) · Cumming, GA (1) · Pleasant Hill, 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 (510) 844-8166
- Who called me from (510) 844-8166?
- 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 Paetec Itel, LLC (rate centre OKLD MN-PD, CA) (NANPA, Nov 3, 2026); numbers can move between carriers, so the caller's provider may differ.
- Is (510) 844-8166 a scam?
- Canadial rates it medium risk, from 19 complaints, latest Jun 5, 2025, robocalls in 75% of the FTC complaints.
- Is (510) 844-8166 a debt collector or collection agency?
- Nothing says it is: none of its 19 complaints describe debt collection.
- Should I call (510) 844-8166 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 (510) 844-8166 been reported?
- 12 complaints to the U.S. FTC's Do Not Call registry between Jan 26, 2023 and Jun 5, 2025 and 7 complaints to the U.S. FCC between Apr 19, 2022 and Sep 21, 2023.
- What do callers from (510) 844-8166 say?
- 5 of its 12 FTC complaints (42%) are about medical and prescription offers, against 5% of the 33,951 FTC complaints about all numbers in area code 510.
- When does (510) 844-8166 call?
- In FTC complaints, the most common day was Thursday (7 of 12).
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.