(614) 444-5690
Columbus, OH
(614) 444-5690 is likely a robocall: 19 FTC complaints and 1 FCC complaint, recorded messages in 53% of the FTC complaints, most often about impersonating a government agency, business or relative (26%).
- No new complaints since Jan 24, 2025 (FTC data through Nov 13, 2026).
- More FTC complaints than 99% of the 49,270 numbers with FTC complaints in area code 614.
- No number in the 614-444 block has more complaints; 61 numbers there have FTC complaints.
Complaint history
19 FTC complaints between Jul 5, 2023 and Jan 24, 2025.
The FTC complaints came in 8 of the 19 months from Jul 2023 to Jan 2025; the busiest was May 2024, with 4 of 19.
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 Jul 30, 2024.
The complainant heard a live person. They filed it as unwanted calls (1). Complainants were in Illinois (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
5 of its 19 FTC complaints (26%) are about impersonating a government agency, business or relative, against 7% of the 61,597 FTC complaints about all numbers in area code 614.
Complaint categories chosen by FTC complainants:
- Not specified / other 9 · 47%
- Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends 5 · 26%
- Dropped call or no message 2 · 11%
- Energy, solar & utilities 1 · 5%
- Home improvement & cleaning 1 · 5%
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- Lotteries, prizes & sweepstakes 1 · 5%
Who called
The number's block is assigned to Ohio Bell Tel Co in Columbus, OH.
Is it a debt collector?
Nothing says it is: none of its 20 complaints describe debt collection.
Nearby numbers in 614-444
The closest reported numbers on either side of (614) 444-5690, in number order.
All reported numbers in 614-444 →When the calls came
Time of day of 19 calls; most often the 1 p.m. hour (6):
Day of the week of 19 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
- Columbus, OH, USA
- Block assigned to
- Ohio Bell Tel Co
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 19 complainants have area code 614, the number's own. The calls reached people elsewhere, so this isn't a local caller to them.
Most FTC complainants were in South Carolina (3 of 19); others in California (2), Maryland (2) and New Jersey (2) and more. Statewide, South Carolina ranks #27 of the 50 states and DC for Do Not Call complaints per resident: 39,888 in the last 12 months, 716.1 per 100,000 people. Spam calls in South Carolina.
Where FTC complainants were located (U.S. states):
- South Carolina 3 · 16%
- California 2 · 11%
- Maryland 2 · 11%
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- New Jersey 2 · 11%
- Colorado 1 · 5%
- Florida 1 · 5%
Complainants' cities (most common):
Inman, SC (2) · Auburn, WA (1) · Benton, LA (1) · Boerne, TX (1) · Carson, CA (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 (614) 444-5690
- Who called me from (614) 444-5690?
- No complaint names the caller; FTC complainants most often said the calls were about impersonating a government agency, business or relative. The number is in a block assigned to Ohio Bell Tel Co in Columbus, OH (NANPA, Nov 3, 2026); numbers can move between carriers, so the caller's provider may differ.
- Is (614) 444-5690 a scam?
- Canadial rates it medium risk, from 20 complaints, latest Jan 24, 2025, robocalls in 53% of the FTC complaints.
- Is (614) 444-5690 a debt collector or collection agency?
- Nothing says it is: none of its 20 complaints describe debt collection.
- Should I call (614) 444-5690 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 (614) 444-5690 been reported?
- 19 complaints to the U.S. FTC's Do Not Call registry between Jul 5, 2023 and Jan 24, 2025 and 1 complaint to the U.S. FCC on Jul 30, 2024.
- What do callers from (614) 444-5690 say?
- 5 of its 19 FTC complaints (26%) are about impersonating a government agency, business or relative, against 7% of the 61,597 FTC complaints about all numbers in area code 614.
- When does (614) 444-5690 call?
- In FTC complaints, the most common time was the 1 p.m. hour (6 of 19 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.