(512) 840-7316
Austin, TX
(512) 840-7316 is likely an unwanted sales call: 3 FTC complaints, 0% recorded messages, mostly about medical and prescription offers.
- No new complaints since Apr 2, 2026 (FTC data through Nov 13, 2026).
- More FTC complaints than 96% of the 36,452 numbers with FTC complaints in area code 512.
- Only 1 number in the 512-840 block has more complaints, of 48 there with FTC complaints.
Complaint history
3 FTC complaints between Mar 26, 2026 and Apr 2, 2026.
The FTC complaints came in every month from Mar 2026 to Apr 2026; the busiest was Mar 2026, 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
3 of its 3 FTC complaints (100%) are about medical and prescription offers, against 10% of the 44,178 FTC complaints about all numbers in area code 512.
Complaint categories chosen by FTC complainants:
- Medical & prescriptions 3 · 100%
Who called
The number's block is assigned to Centurylink Communications, LLC in Austin, TX.
Is it a debt collector?
Nothing says it is: none of its 3 complaints describe debt collection.
Nearby numbers in 512-840
48 numbers in 512-840 have 60 FTC complaints between them (47% robocalls), 3 of them about (512) 840-7316. The commonest categories in the block: Dropped call or no message (25%), Medical & prescriptions (18%).
The closest reported numbers on either side of (512) 840-7316, in number order.
When the calls came
Time of day of 3 calls:
Day of the week of 3 calls; most often Thursday (2):
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
- Austin, TX, USA
- Block assigned to
- Centurylink Communications, 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 3 complainants (100%) have area code 512, the number's own. Scam callers often show a local-looking number (“neighbour spoofing”); a local business calling nearby customers looks the same.
All 3 FTC complainants were in Texas. Statewide, Texas ranks #39 of the 50 states and DC for Do Not Call complaints per resident: 188,326 in the last 12 months, 593.9 per 100,000 people. Spam calls in Texas.
Where FTC complainants were located (U.S. states):
- Texas 3 · 100%
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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 (512) 840-7316
- Who called me from (512) 840-7316?
- 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 Centurylink Communications, LLC in Austin, TX (NANPA, Nov 3, 2026); numbers can move between carriers, so the caller's provider may differ.
- Is (512) 840-7316 a scam?
- Canadial rates it medium risk, from 3 complaints, latest Apr 2, 2026, 0% robocalls.
- Is (512) 840-7316 a debt collector or collection agency?
- Nothing says it is: none of its 3 complaints describe debt collection.
- Should I call (512) 840-7316 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 (512) 840-7316 been reported?
- 3 complaints to the U.S. FTC's Do Not Call registry between Mar 26, 2026 and Apr 2, 2026.
- What do callers from (512) 840-7316 say?
- 3 of its 3 FTC complaints (100%) are about medical and prescription offers, against 10% of the 44,178 FTC complaints about all numbers in area code 512.
- When does (512) 840-7316 call?
- In FTC complaints, the most common day was Thursday (2 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.