(516) 830-9656
(516) 830-9656 is likely a robocall: 3 FTC complaints, 67% recorded messages, mostly about debt relief.
- No new complaints since Apr 2, 2025 (FTC data through Nov 13, 2026).
- More FTC complaints than 93% of the 36,341 numbers with FTC complaints in area code 516.
Complaint history
3 FTC complaints between Mar 27, 2025 and Apr 2, 2025.
The FTC complaints came in every month from Mar 2025 to Apr 2025; the busiest was Mar 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
3 of its 3 FTC complaints (100%) are about debt relief, against 20% of the 48,401 FTC complaints about all numbers in area code 516.
Complaint categories chosen by FTC complainants:
- Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans) 3 · 100%
Who called
The number's block is assigned to Peering Hub, Inc..
Is it a debt collector?
Nothing says it is: none of its 3 complaints describe debt collection; 3 (100% of FTC complaints) are about debt relief, which means offers to reduce credit card, loan or other debt. That's a sales pitch, not a collector asking you to pay a debt you owe.
Part of a group of similar numbers
(516) 830-9656 is one of 207 numbers in 516-830 first reported to the FTC for “Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans)” calls between Mar 12, 2025 and May 15, 2025, 313 complaints in all; most from California (13%), Florida (11%), Texas (7%).
Numbers from one block reported for the same thing within days of each other are rarely chance; they usually mean one operation cycling through numbers. How groups are found.
Nearby numbers in 516-830
479 numbers in 516-830 have 686 FTC complaints between them (92% robocalls), 3 of them about (516) 830-9656. The commonest categories in the block: Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans) (67%), Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends (4%).
The closest reported numbers on either side of (516) 830-9656, in number order.
When the calls came
Time of day of 3 calls; most often the 4 p.m. hour (2):
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
- Rate centre (NANPA abbreviation)
- NASSAUZN02, NY, USA
- Block assigned to
- Peering Hub, Inc.
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.
None of 3 complainants have area code 516, the number's own. The calls reached people elsewhere, so this isn't a local caller to them.
Most FTC complainants were in Massachusetts (2 of 3); others in Florida (1). Statewide, Massachusetts ranks #29 of the 50 states and DC for Do Not Call complaints per resident: 49,266 in the last 12 months, 688.6 per 100,000 people. Spam calls in Massachusetts.
Where FTC complainants were located (U.S. states):
- Massachusetts 2 · 67%
- Florida 1 · 33%
Complainants' cities:
Shrewsbury, MA (2) · Hialeah, FL (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 (516) 830-9656
- Who called me from (516) 830-9656?
- No complaint names the caller; FTC complainants most often said the calls were about debt relief. The number is in a block assigned to Peering Hub, Inc. (rate centre NASSAUZN02, NY) (NANPA, Nov 3, 2026); numbers can move between carriers, so the caller's provider may differ. It's one of 207 numbers in the same block first reported for the same kind of call within days of each other, likely one operation.
- Is (516) 830-9656 a scam?
- Canadial rates it low risk, from 3 complaints, latest Apr 2, 2025, 67% robocalls.
- Is (516) 830-9656 a debt collector or collection agency?
- Nothing says it is: none of its 3 complaints describe debt collection; 3 (100% of FTC complaints) are about debt relief, which means offers to reduce credit card, loan or other debt. That's a sales pitch, not a collector asking you to pay a debt you owe.
- Should I call (516) 830-9656 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 (516) 830-9656 been reported?
- 3 complaints to the U.S. FTC's Do Not Call registry between Mar 27, 2025 and Apr 2, 2025.
- What do callers from (516) 830-9656 say?
- 3 of its 3 FTC complaints (100%) are about debt relief, against 20% of the 48,401 FTC complaints about all numbers in area code 516.
- When does (516) 830-9656 call?
- In FTC complaints, the most common time was the 4 p.m. hour (2 of 3 calls with a time); 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.