(516) 831-9487
(516) 831-9487 is likely a robocall: 3 FTC complaints, 67% recorded messages, most often about dropped calls or silence (33%).
- No new complaints since Apr 25, 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 Jul 25, 2022 and Apr 25, 2025.
The FTC complaints came in 2 of the 34 months from Jul 2022 to Apr 2025; the busiest was Apr 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
1 of its 3 FTC complaints (33%) is about dropped calls or silence, against 13% of the 48,401 FTC complaints about all numbers in area code 516.
Complaint categories chosen by FTC complainants:
- Dropped call or no message 1 · 33%
- Not specified / other 1 · 33%
- Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans) 1 · 33%
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; 1 (33% 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.
Nearby numbers in 516-831
538 numbers in 516-831 have 794 FTC complaints between them (92% robocalls), 3 of them about (516) 831-9487. The commonest categories in the block: Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans) (68%), Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends (4%).
The closest reported numbers on either side of (516) 831-9487, in number order.
When the calls came
Time of day of 2 calls:
Day of the week of 3 calls:
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)
- NASSAUZN08, 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.
FTC complainants were in New York (1), North Carolina (1) and Virginia (1).
Where FTC complainants were located (U.S. states):
- New York 1 · 33%
- North Carolina 1 · 33%
- Virginia 1 · 33%
Complainants' cities:
Baldwin, NY (1) · Lynchburg, VA (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) 831-9487
- Who called me from (516) 831-9487?
- 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 Peering Hub, Inc. (rate centre NASSAUZN08, NY) (NANPA, Nov 3, 2026); numbers can move between carriers, so the caller's provider may differ.
- Is (516) 831-9487 a scam?
- Canadial rates it low risk, from 3 complaints, latest Apr 25, 2025, 67% robocalls.
- Is (516) 831-9487 a debt collector or collection agency?
- Nothing says it is: none of its 3 complaints describe debt collection; 1 (33% 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) 831-9487 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) 831-9487 been reported?
- 3 complaints to the U.S. FTC's Do Not Call registry between Jul 25, 2022 and Apr 25, 2025.
- What do callers from (516) 831-9487 say?
- 1 of its 3 FTC complaints (33%) is about dropped calls or silence, against 13% of the 48,401 FTC complaints about all numbers in area code 516.
Data updated: FTC complaints through Nov 13, 2026; numbering records as of Nov 3, 2026; community reports live. How this page is built.