(516) 893-6693
(516) 893-6693 is reported as unwanted: 2 FTC complaints and 1 FCC complaint, mostly about debt relief.
- No new complaints since Feb 24, 2026 (FTC data through Nov 13, 2026).
- More FTC complaints than 81% of the 36,341 numbers with FTC complaints in area code 516.
Complaint history
2 FTC complaints between May 5, 2025 and Feb 24, 2026.
The FTC complaints came in 2 of the 10 months from May 2025 to Feb 2026.
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
1 complaint to the U.S. Federal Communications Commission on May 20, 2022.
The complainant heard a recorded message. They filed it as unwanted calls (1). The calls were about medicare medicaid (1). Complainants were in Wisconsin (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
2 of its 2 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) 2 · 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; 2 (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) 893-6693 is one of 305 numbers in 516-893 first reported to the FTC for “Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans)” calls between Mar 12, 2025 and May 15, 2025, 480 complaints in all; most from Florida (10%), California (9%), New York (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 516-893
668 numbers in 516-893 have 1,019 FTC complaints between them (87% robocalls), 2 of them about (516) 893-6693. The commonest categories in the block: Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans) (60%), Dropped call or no message (4%).
The closest reported numbers on either side of (516) 893-6693, in number order.
When the calls came
Time of day of 2 calls; most often the 6 p.m. hour (2):
Day of the week of 2 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)
- NASSAUZN01, 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 Florida (1) and West Virginia (1).
Where FTC complainants were located (U.S. states):
- Florida 1 · 50%
- West Virginia 1 · 50%
Complainants' cities:
Ridgeley, WV (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) 893-6693
- Who called me from (516) 893-6693?
- 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 NASSAUZN01, NY) (NANPA, Nov 3, 2026); numbers can move between carriers, so the caller's provider may differ. It's one of 305 numbers in the same block first reported for the same kind of call within days of each other, likely one operation.
- Is (516) 893-6693 a scam?
- Canadial rates it medium risk, from 3 complaints, latest Feb 24, 2026.
- Is (516) 893-6693 a debt collector or collection agency?
- Nothing says it is: none of its 3 complaints describe debt collection; 2 (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) 893-6693 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 (516) 893-6693 been reported?
- 2 complaints to the U.S. FTC's Do Not Call registry between May 5, 2025 and Feb 24, 2026 and 1 complaint to the U.S. FCC on May 20, 2022.
- What do callers from (516) 893-6693 say?
- 2 of its 2 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) 893-6693 call?
- In FTC complaints, the most common time was the 6 p.m. hour (2 of 2 calls with a time).
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.