(618) 431-0488
Vandalia, IL
(618) 431-0488 has 1 FTC complaint.
Most common complaint: debt relief (100% of FTC complaints).
- No new complaints since Apr 15, 2026 (FTC data through Nov 13, 2026).
- Only 5 numbers in the 618-431 block have more complaints, of 117 there with FTC complaints.
Complaint history
1 FTC complaint on Apr 15, 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
Complaint categories chosen by FTC complainants:
- Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans) 1 · 100%
Who called
The number's block is assigned to Peerless Network of Illinois, LLC in Vandalia, IL.
Is it a debt collector?
Nothing says it is: its one complaint doesn't describe debt collection; 1 (100% of FTC complaints) are about debt relief, which means offers to reduce credit card, loan or other debt. That's a sales pitch, not a collector asking you to pay a debt you owe.
Part of a group of similar numbers
(618) 431-0488 is one of 10 numbers in area code 618 first reported to the FTC for “Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans)” calls between Apr 13, 2026 and Apr 15, 2026, against about 18 in a usual three days, 10 complaints in all; most from California (20%), Illinois (20%), Delaware (10%).
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 618-431
117 numbers in 618-431 have 122 FTC complaints between them (65% robocalls), 1 of them about (618) 431-0488. The commonest categories in the block: Dropped call or no message (20%), Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends (10%).
The closest reported numbers on either side of (618) 431-0488, in number order.
All reported numbers in 618-431 →Location
- Location of the number block
- Vandalia, IL, USA
- Block assigned to
- Peerless Network of Illinois, 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.
The one FTC complainant was in California. Statewide, California ranks #26 of the 50 states and DC for Do Not Call complaints per resident: 283,769 in the last 12 months, 721 per 100,000 people. Spam calls in California.
Where FTC complainants were located (U.S. states):
- California 1 · 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 (618) 431-0488
- Who called me from (618) 431-0488?
- No complaint names the caller. The number is in a block assigned to Peerless Network of Illinois, LLC in Vandalia, IL (NANPA, Nov 3, 2026); numbers can move between carriers, so the caller's provider may differ. It's one of 10 numbers in area code 618 first reported for the same kind of call within three days, many times the usual number, likely one operation.
- Is (618) 431-0488 a scam?
- Canadial rates it low risk, from 1 complaint, latest Apr 15, 2026.
- Is (618) 431-0488 a debt collector or collection agency?
- Nothing says it is: its one complaint doesn't describe debt collection; 1 (100% of FTC complaints) are about debt relief, which means offers to reduce credit card, loan or other debt. That's a sales pitch, not a collector asking you to pay a debt you owe.
- Should I call (618) 431-0488 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) 431-0488 been reported?
- 1 complaint to the U.S. FTC's Do Not Call registry on Apr 15, 2026.
- What do callers from (618) 431-0488 say?
- The most common complaint category is "Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans)" (100% of FTC complaints).
Data updated: FTC complaints through Nov 13, 2026; numbering records as of Nov 3, 2026; community reports live. How this page is built.