(618) 288-4044
Glen Carbon, IL
(618) 288-4044 has 2 FTC complaints, mostly about dropped calls or silence.
- No new complaints since Feb 16, 2024 (FTC data through Nov 13, 2026).
- More FTC complaints than 89% of the 25,788 numbers with FTC complaints in area code 618.
- No number in the 618-288 block has more complaints; 42 numbers there have FTC complaints.
Complaint history
2 FTC complaints between Jan 9, 2024 and Feb 16, 2024.
The FTC complaints came in every month from Jan 2024 to Feb 2024.
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 2 FTC complaints (50%) is about dropped calls or silence, against 15% of the 30,001 FTC complaints about all numbers in area code 618.
Complaint categories chosen by FTC complainants:
- Dropped call or no message 1 · 50%
- Energy, solar & utilities 1 · 50%
Who called
The number's block is assigned to Illinois Bell Tel Co in Glen Carbon, IL.
Is it a debt collector?
Nothing says it is: none of its 2 complaints describe debt collection.
Nearby numbers in 618-288
42 numbers in 618-288 have 44 FTC complaints between them (68% robocalls), 2 of them about (618) 288-4044. The commonest categories in the block: Medical & prescriptions (23%), Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends (11%), Dropped call or no message (9%).
The closest reported numbers on either side of (618) 288-4044, in number order.
All reported numbers in 618-288 →When the calls came
Time of day of 2 calls:
Day of the week of 2 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
- Glen Carbon, IL, USA
- Block assigned to
- Illinois 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.
Both FTC complainants were in Illinois. Statewide, Illinois ranks #11 of the 50 states and DC for Do Not Call complaints per resident: 116,978 in the last 12 months, 919.7 per 100,000 people. Spam calls in Illinois.
Where FTC complainants were located (U.S. states):
- Illinois 2 · 100%
Complainants' cities:
Belleville, IL (1) · Troy, IL (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 (618) 288-4044
- Who called me from (618) 288-4044?
- No complaint names the caller; FTC complainants most often said the calls were about dropped calls or silence. The number is in a block assigned to Illinois Bell Tel Co in Glen Carbon, IL (NANPA, Nov 3, 2026); numbers can move between carriers, so the caller's provider may differ.
- Is (618) 288-4044 a scam?
- Canadial rates it low risk, from 2 complaints, latest Feb 16, 2024.
- Is (618) 288-4044 a debt collector or collection agency?
- Nothing says it is: none of its 2 complaints describe debt collection.
- Should I call (618) 288-4044 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 (618) 288-4044 been reported?
- 2 complaints to the U.S. FTC's Do Not Call registry between Jan 9, 2024 and Feb 16, 2024.
- What do callers from (618) 288-4044 say?
- 1 of its 2 FTC complaints (50%) is about dropped calls or silence, against 15% of the 30,001 FTC complaints about all numbers in area code 618.
Data updated: FTC complaints through Nov 13, 2026; numbering records as of Nov 3, 2026; community reports live. How this page is built.