(540) 227-8015
Washington, VA
(540) 227-8015 is likely a robocall: 14 FTC complaints and 1 FCC complaint, recorded messages in 50% of the FTC complaints.
- No new complaints since Mar 19, 2024 (FTC data through Nov 13, 2026).
- More FTC complaints than 99% of the 34,592 numbers with FTC complaints in area code 540.
- No number in the 540-227 block has more complaints; 82 numbers there have FTC complaints.
Complaint history
14 FTC complaints between Aug 14, 2022 and Mar 19, 2024.
The FTC complaints came in 7 of the 20 months from Aug 2022 to Mar 2024; the busiest was Dec 2022, with 6 of 14.
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 Feb 8, 2023.
The complainant heard a recorded message. They filed it as unwanted calls (1). Complainants were in Indiana (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 14 FTC complaints (14%) are about charity donations, against under 1% of the 43,119 FTC complaints about all numbers in area code 540.
Complaint categories chosen by FTC complainants:
- Not specified / other 10 · 71%
- Charities 2 · 14%
- Dropped call or no message 2 · 14%
Who called
The number's block is assigned to Level 3 Communications, LLC in Washington, VA.
Is it a debt collector?
Nothing says it is: none of its 15 complaints describe debt collection.
Nearby numbers in 540-227
The closest reported numbers on either side of (540) 227-8015, in number order.
All reported numbers in 540-227 →When the calls came
Time of day of 12 calls:
Day of the week of 14 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
- Location of the number block
- Washington, VA, USA
- Block assigned to
- Level 3 Communications, 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.
1 of 14 complainants has area code 540, the number's own. The calls reached people elsewhere, so this isn't a local caller to them.
Most FTC complainants were in Virginia (3 of 14); others in Oregon (2), South Carolina (2) and Connecticut (1) and more. Statewide, Virginia ranks #9 of the 50 states and DC for Do Not Call complaints per resident: 85,007 in the last 12 months, 957.3 per 100,000 people. Spam calls in Virginia.
Where FTC complainants were located (U.S. states):
- Virginia 3 · 21%
- Oregon 2 · 14%
- South Carolina 2 · 14%
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- Connecticut 1 · 7%
- Illinois 1 · 7%
- Indiana 1 · 7%
Complainants' cities (most common):
Bloomington, IN (1) · Boston, MA (1) · Fredericksburg, VA (1) · Greenville, SC (1) · Greenwich, CT (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 (540) 227-8015
- Who called me from (540) 227-8015?
- No complaint names the caller; FTC complainants most often said the calls were about charity donations. The number is in a block assigned to Level 3 Communications, LLC in Washington, VA (NANPA, Nov 3, 2026); numbers can move between carriers, so the caller's provider may differ.
- Is (540) 227-8015 a scam?
- Canadial rates it low risk, from 15 complaints, latest Mar 19, 2024, robocalls in 50% of the FTC complaints.
- Is (540) 227-8015 a debt collector or collection agency?
- Nothing says it is: none of its 15 complaints describe debt collection.
- Should I call (540) 227-8015 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 (540) 227-8015 been reported?
- 14 complaints to the U.S. FTC's Do Not Call registry between Aug 14, 2022 and Mar 19, 2024 and 1 complaint to the U.S. FCC on Feb 8, 2023.
- What do callers from (540) 227-8015 say?
- 2 of its 14 FTC complaints (14%) are about charity donations, against under 1% of the 43,119 FTC complaints about all numbers in area code 540.
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.