(616) 229-4516
(616) 229-4516 is likely a robocall: 3 FTC complaints, 100% recorded messages, mostly about medical and prescription offers.
- No FTC complaints dated in the 30 days to Nov 13, 2026, 3 in the 90 days before.
- More FTC complaints than 96% of the 17,450 numbers with FTC complaints in area code 616.
- Only 3 numbers in the 616-229 block have more complaints, of 133 there with FTC complaints.
Complaint history
3 FTC complaints on Sep 16, 2026.
All 3 FTC complaints are about calls in Sep 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.
What callers claimed
3 of its 3 FTC complaints (100%) are about medical and prescription offers, against 12% of the 20,921 FTC complaints about all numbers in area code 616.
Complaint categories chosen by FTC complainants:
- Medical & prescriptions 3 · 100%
Who called
The number's block is assigned to Bandwidth.com CLEC, LLC.
Is it a debt collector?
Nothing says it is: none of its 3 complaints describe debt collection.
Part of a group of similar numbers
(616) 229-4516 is one of 68 numbers in area code 616 first reported to the FTC for “Medical & prescriptions” calls between Sep 16, 2026 and Sep 18, 2026, against about 6 in a usual three days, 76 complaints in all; most from Michigan (100%).
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 616-229
133 numbers in 616-229 have 167 FTC complaints between them (62% robocalls), 3 of them about (616) 229-4516. The commonest categories in the block: Dropped call or no message (13%), Medical & prescriptions (13%).
The closest reported numbers on either side of (616) 229-4516, in number order.
When the calls came
Day of the week of 3 calls; most often Wednesday (3):
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)
- HUDSONVL, MI, USA
- Block assigned to
- Bandwidth.com CLEC, 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.
3 of 3 complainants (100%) have area code 616, the number's own. Scam callers often show a local-looking number (“neighbour spoofing”); a local business calling nearby customers looks the same.
All 3 FTC complainants were in Michigan. Statewide, Michigan ranks #8 of the 50 states and DC for Do Not Call complaints per resident: 97,922 in the last 12 months, 966.9 per 100,000 people. Spam calls in Michigan.
Where FTC complainants were located (U.S. states):
- Michigan 3 · 100%
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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 (616) 229-4516
- Who called me from (616) 229-4516?
- No complaint names the caller; FTC complainants most often said the calls were about medical and prescription offers. The number is in a block assigned to Bandwidth.com CLEC, LLC (rate centre HUDSONVL, MI) (NANPA, Nov 3, 2026); numbers can move between carriers, so the caller's provider may differ. It's one of 68 numbers in area code 616 first reported for the same kind of call within three days, many times the usual number, likely one operation.
- Is (616) 229-4516 a scam?
- Canadial rates it medium risk, from 3 complaints, latest Sep 16, 2026, 100% robocalls.
- Is (616) 229-4516 a debt collector or collection agency?
- Nothing says it is: none of its 3 complaints describe debt collection.
- Should I call (616) 229-4516 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 (616) 229-4516 been reported?
- 3 complaints to the U.S. FTC's Do Not Call registry on Sep 16, 2026.
- What do callers from (616) 229-4516 say?
- 3 of its 3 FTC complaints (100%) are about medical and prescription offers, against 12% of the 20,921 FTC complaints about all numbers in area code 616.
- When does (616) 229-4516 call?
- In FTC complaints, the most common day was Wednesday (3 of 3).
Data updated: FTC complaints through Nov 13, 2026; numbering records as of Nov 3, 2026; community reports live. How this page is built.