(617) 965-2000
Newton, MA
(617) 965-2000 is likely an unwanted sales call: 8 FTC complaints, 38% recorded messages.
- No new complaints since Dec 21, 2025 (FTC data through Nov 13, 2026).
- More FTC complaints than 99% of the 18,624 numbers with FTC complaints in area code 617.
- No number in the 617-965 block has more complaints; 15 numbers there have FTC complaints.
Complaint history
8 FTC complaints between Jun 24, 2024 and Dec 21, 2025.
The FTC complaints came in 7 of the 19 months from Jun 2024 to Dec 2025; the busiest was Dec 2025, with 2 of 8.
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
1 of its 8 FTC complaints (13%) is about impersonating a government agency, business or relative, against 10% of the 23,188 FTC complaints about all numbers in area code 617.
Complaint categories chosen by FTC complainants:
- Not specified / other 7 · 88%
- Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends 1 · 13%
Who called
The number's block is assigned to Verizon New England Inc. in Newton, MA.
Is it a debt collector?
Nothing says it is: none of its 8 complaints describe debt collection.
When the calls came
Time of day of 2 calls:
Day of the week of 8 calls; most often Sunday (4):
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
- Newton, MA, USA
- Block assigned to
- Verizon New England Inc.
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.
5 of 8 complainants (63%) have area code 617, the number's own. Scam callers often show a local-looking number (“neighbour spoofing”); a local business calling nearby customers looks the same.
Most FTC complainants were in Louisiana (4 of 8); others in California (1), Kentucky (1) and Ohio (1) and more. Statewide, Louisiana ranks #19 of the 50 states and DC for Do Not Call complaints per resident: 35,398 in the last 12 months, 766.5 per 100,000 people. Spam calls in Louisiana.
Where FTC complainants were located (U.S. states):
- Louisiana 4 · 50%
- California 1 · 13%
- Kentucky 1 · 13%
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- Ohio 1 · 13%
- Texas 1 · 13%
Complainants' cities (most common):
Baton Rouge, LA (3) · Conroe, TX (1) · Denham Springs, LA (1) · Louisville, KY (1) · Newark, OH (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 (617) 965-2000
- Who called me from (617) 965-2000?
- 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 Verizon New England Inc. in Newton, MA (NANPA, Nov 3, 2026); numbers can move between carriers, so the caller's provider may differ.
- Is (617) 965-2000 a scam?
- Canadial rates it medium risk, from 8 complaints, latest Dec 21, 2025, 38% robocalls.
- Is (617) 965-2000 a debt collector or collection agency?
- Nothing says it is: none of its 8 complaints describe debt collection.
- Should I call (617) 965-2000 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 (617) 965-2000 been reported?
- 8 complaints to the U.S. FTC's Do Not Call registry between Jun 24, 2024 and Dec 21, 2025.
- What do callers from (617) 965-2000 say?
- 1 of its 8 FTC complaints (13%) is about impersonating a government agency, business or relative, against 10% of the 23,188 FTC complaints about all numbers in area code 617.
- When does (617) 965-2000 call?
- In FTC complaints, the most common day was Sunday (4 of 8).
Data updated: FTC complaints through Nov 13, 2026; numbering records as of Nov 3, 2026; community reports live. How this page is built.