(616) 897-0308

5 FTC complaints between Jun 18, 2025 and Jul 25, 2025.

The FTC complaints came in every month from Jun 2025 to Jul 2025; the busiest was Jul 2025, with 4 of 5.

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

2 of its 5 FTC complaints (40%) are 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 3 · 60%
• Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends 2 · 40%

The number's block is assigned to Michigan Bell Tel Co in Lowell, MI.

Time of day of 5 calls; most often the 1 p.m. hour (2):

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 of the number block

Lowell, MI, USA

Block assigned to

Michigan 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 5 complainants have area code 616, the number's own. The calls reached people elsewhere, so this isn't a local caller to them.

Area code 616: where it is, time zone, spam calls →

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• 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.

Who called me from (616) 897-0308?

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 Michigan Bell Tel Co in Lowell, MI (NANPA, Nov 3, 2026); numbers can move between carriers, so the caller's provider may differ.

Is (616) 897-0308 a scam?

Canadial rates it low risk, from 5 complaints, latest Jul 25, 2025, 40% robocalls.

Is (616) 897-0308 a debt collector or collection agency?

Nothing says it is: none of its 5 complaints describe debt collection.

Should I call (616) 897-0308 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 (616) 897-0308 been reported?

5 complaints to the U.S. FTC's Do Not Call registry between Jun 18, 2025 and Jul 25, 2025.

What do callers from (616) 897-0308 say?

2 of its 5 FTC complaints (40%) are 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) 897-0308 call?

In FTC complaints, the most common time was the 1 p.m. hour (2 of 5 calls with a time); the most common day was Thursday (2 of 5).