(515) 842-5545
Van Meter, IA
(515) 842-5545 has 2 FTC complaints, mostly about dropped calls or silence.
- No new complaints since Dec 19, 2025 (FTC data through Nov 13, 2026).
- More FTC complaints than 90% of the 14,818 numbers with FTC complaints in area code 515.
- Only 1 number in the 515-842 block has more complaints, of 41 there with FTC complaints.
Complaint history
2 FTC complaints on Dec 19, 2025.
Both FTC complaints are about calls in Dec 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.
What callers claimed
1 of its 2 FTC complaints (50%) is about dropped calls or silence, against 14% of the 17,489 FTC complaints about all numbers in area code 515.
Complaint categories chosen by FTC complainants:
- Dropped call or no message 1 · 50%
- Not specified / other 1 · 50%
Who called
The number's block is assigned to Fractel, LLC in Van Meter, IA.
Is it a debt collector?
Nothing says it is: none of its 2 complaints describe debt collection.
Part of a group of similar numbers
(515) 842-5545 is one of 14 numbers in area code 515 first reported to the FTC for “Dropped call or no message” calls between Dec 17, 2025 and Dec 19, 2025, against about 1 in a usual three days, 18 complaints in all; most from Iowa (89%), California (6%), Oregon (6%).
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 515-842
41 numbers in 515-842 have 46 FTC complaints between them (67% robocalls), 2 of them about (515) 842-5545. The commonest categories in the block: Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans) (30%), Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends (15%).
The closest reported numbers on either side of (515) 842-5545, in number order.
All reported numbers in 515-842 →When the calls came
Time of day of 2 calls:
Day of the week of 2 calls; most often Friday (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
- Van Meter, IA, USA
- Block assigned to
- Fractel, 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.
FTC complainants were in California (1) and Oregon (1).
Where FTC complainants were located (U.S. states):
- California 1 · 50%
- Oregon 1 · 50%
Complainants' cities:
San Luis Obispo, 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 (515) 842-5545
- Who called me from (515) 842-5545?
- No complaint names the caller; FTC complainants most often said the calls were about dropped calls or silence. The number is in a block assigned to Fractel, LLC in Van Meter, IA (NANPA, Nov 3, 2026); numbers can move between carriers, so the caller's provider may differ. It's one of 14 numbers in area code 515 first reported for the same kind of call within three days, many times the usual number, likely one operation.
- Is (515) 842-5545 a scam?
- Canadial rates it low risk, from 2 complaints, latest Dec 19, 2025.
- Is (515) 842-5545 a debt collector or collection agency?
- Nothing says it is: none of its 2 complaints describe debt collection.
- Should I call (515) 842-5545 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 (515) 842-5545 been reported?
- 2 complaints to the U.S. FTC's Do Not Call registry on Dec 19, 2025.
- What do callers from (515) 842-5545 say?
- 1 of its 2 FTC complaints (50%) is about dropped calls or silence, against 14% of the 17,489 FTC complaints about all numbers in area code 515.
- When does (515) 842-5545 call?
- In FTC complaints, the most common day was Friday (2 of 2).
Data updated: FTC complaints through Nov 13, 2026; numbering records as of Nov 3, 2026; community reports live. How this page is built.