(616) 229-9654
(616) 229-9654 is likely a robocall: 3 FTC complaints and 2 FCC complaints, recorded messages in 100% of the FTC complaints, most often about impersonating a government agency, business or relative (33%).
- No new complaints since Nov 25, 2025 (FTC data through Nov 13, 2026).
- 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 between Oct 13, 2025 and Nov 17, 2025.
The FTC complaints came in every month from Oct 2025 to Nov 2025; the busiest was Nov 2025, with 2 of 3.
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
2 complaints to the U.S. Federal Communications Commission between Sep 22, 2025 and Nov 25, 2025; all gave it as the number to call back rather than the caller ID.
Both heard a recorded message. They filed them as unwanted calls (2). The calls were about legal actions (1). Complainants were in Arizona (1) and Ohio (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
1 of its 3 FTC complaints (33%) is about impersonating a government agency, business or relative, against 9% of the 20,921 FTC complaints about all numbers in area code 616.
Complaint categories chosen by FTC complainants:
- Not specified / other 2 · 67%
- Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends 1 · 33%
Who called
The number's block is assigned to Peerless Network of Michigan, LLC.
Is it a debt collector?
Nothing says it is: none of its 5 complaints describe debt collection.
Nearby numbers in 616-229
The closest reported numbers on either side of (616) 229-9654, in number order.
When the calls came
Time of day of 2 calls:
Day of the week of 3 calls; most often Monday (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
- Peerless Network of Michigan, 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.
None of 3 complainants have area code 616, the number's own. The calls reached people elsewhere, so this isn't a local caller to them.
FTC complainants were in California (1), Minnesota (1) and North Carolina (1).
Where FTC complainants were located (U.S. states):
- California 1 · 33%
- Minnesota 1 · 33%
- North Carolina 1 · 33%
Complainants' cities:
Oakland, CA (1) · Selma, NC (1) · Woodbury, MN (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 (616) 229-9654
- Who called me from (616) 229-9654?
- 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 Peerless Network of Michigan, LLC (rate centre HUDSONVL, MI) (NANPA, Nov 3, 2026); numbers can move between carriers, so the caller's provider may differ.
- Is (616) 229-9654 a scam?
- Canadial rates it medium risk, from 5 complaints, latest Nov 25, 2025, robocalls in 100% of the FTC complaints.
- Is (616) 229-9654 a debt collector or collection agency?
- Nothing says it is: none of its 5 complaints describe debt collection.
- Should I call (616) 229-9654 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) 229-9654 been reported?
- 3 complaints to the U.S. FTC's Do Not Call registry between Oct 13, 2025 and Nov 17, 2025 and 2 complaints to the U.S. FCC between Sep 22, 2025 and Nov 25, 2025.
- What do callers from (616) 229-9654 say?
- 1 of its 3 FTC complaints (33%) is about impersonating a government agency, business or relative, against 9% of the 20,921 FTC complaints about all numbers in area code 616.
- When does (616) 229-9654 call?
- In FTC complaints, the most common day was Monday (3 of 3).
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.