(531) 249-0247
Lincoln, NE
(531) 249-0247 has 1 FTC complaint.
Most common complaint: dropped calls or silence (100% of FTC complaints).
- No new complaints since Sep 16, 2024 (FTC data through Nov 13, 2026).
- Only 5 numbers in the 531-249 block have more complaints, of 22 there with FTC complaints.
Complaint history
1 FTC complaint on Sep 16, 2024.
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
Complaint categories chosen by FTC complainants:
- Dropped call or no message 1 · 100%
Who called
The number's block is assigned to Vonage America LLC in Lincoln, NE.
Is it a debt collector?
Nothing says it is: its one complaint doesn't describe debt collection.
Part of a group of similar numbers
(531) 249-0247 is one of 24 numbers in area code 531 first reported to the FTC for “Dropped call or no message” calls between Sep 16, 2024 and Sep 17, 2024, against about 3 in a usual three days, 26 complaints in all; most from Nebraska (92%), Alabama (4%), California (4%).
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 531-249
22 numbers in 531-249 have 29 FTC complaints between them (52% robocalls), 1 of them about (531) 249-0247. The commonest categories in the block: Dropped call or no message (24%), Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends (10%).
The closest reported numbers on either side of (531) 249-0247, in number order.
Location
- Location of the number block
- Lincoln, NE, USA
- Block assigned to
- Vonage America 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.
The one FTC complainant was in Nebraska. Statewide, Nebraska ranks #6 of the 50 states and DC for Do Not Call complaints per resident: 20,211 in the last 12 months, 1001.5 per 100,000 people. Spam calls in Nebraska.
Where FTC complainants were located (U.S. states):
- Nebraska 1 · 100%
Complainants' cities:
Omaha, NE (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 (531) 249-0247
- Who called me from (531) 249-0247?
- No complaint names the caller. The number is in a block assigned to Vonage America LLC in Lincoln, NE (NANPA, Nov 3, 2026); numbers can move between carriers, so the caller's provider may differ. It's one of 24 numbers in area code 531 first reported for the same kind of call within three days, many times the usual number, likely one operation.
- Is (531) 249-0247 a scam?
- Canadial rates it low risk, from 1 complaint, latest Sep 16, 2024.
- Is (531) 249-0247 a debt collector or collection agency?
- Nothing says it is: its one complaint doesn't describe debt collection.
- Should I call (531) 249-0247 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 (531) 249-0247 been reported?
- 1 complaint to the U.S. FTC's Do Not Call registry on Sep 16, 2024.
- What do callers from (531) 249-0247 say?
- The most common complaint category is "Dropped call or no message" (100% of FTC complaints).
Data updated: FTC complaints through Nov 13, 2026; numbering records as of Nov 3, 2026; community reports live. How this page is built.