(650) 227-9178
San Mateo, CA
(650) 227-9178 is reported as unwanted: 2 FTC complaints and 1 FCC complaint, mostly about impersonating a government agency, business or relative.
- 1 FTC complaint dated in the 30 days to Nov 13, 2026, none in the 90 days before.
- More FTC complaints than 87% of the 20,239 numbers with FTC complaints in area code 650.
- Only 1 number in the 650-227 block has more complaints, of 37 there with FTC complaints.
Complaint history
2 FTC complaints between Jul 28, 2025 and Oct 30, 2026.
The FTC complaints came in 2 of the 16 months from Jul 2025 to Oct 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.
Complaints to the FCC
1 complaint to the U.S. Federal Communications Commission on Aug 15, 2026.
The complainant got a text message. They filed it as unwanted calls (1). Complainants were in Illinois (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 2 FTC complaints (50%) is about impersonating a government agency, business or relative, against 14% of the 26,373 FTC complaints about all numbers in area code 650.
Complaint categories chosen by FTC complainants:
- Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends 1 · 50%
- Work from home & other ways to make money 1 · 50%
Who called
The number's block is assigned to Bandwidth.com CLEC, LLC in San Mateo, CA.
Is it a debt collector?
Nothing says it is: none of its 3 complaints describe debt collection.
Nearby numbers in 650-227
37 numbers in 650-227 have 45 FTC complaints between them (40% robocalls), 2 of them about (650) 227-9178. The commonest categories in the block: Dropped call or no message (27%), Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends (9%).
The closest reported numbers on either side of (650) 227-9178, in number order.
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
- San Mateo, CA, USA
- Block assigned to
- Bandwidth.com CLEC, 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.
FTC complainants were in Arizona (1) and New York (1).
Where FTC complainants were located (U.S. states):
- Arizona 1 · 50%
- New York 1 · 50%
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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 (650) 227-9178
- Who called me from (650) 227-9178?
- 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 Bandwidth.com CLEC, LLC in San Mateo, CA (NANPA, Nov 3, 2026); numbers can move between carriers, so the caller's provider may differ.
- Is (650) 227-9178 a scam?
- Canadial rates it medium risk, from 3 complaints, latest Oct 30, 2026.
- Is (650) 227-9178 a debt collector or collection agency?
- Nothing says it is: none of its 3 complaints describe debt collection.
- Should I call (650) 227-9178 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 (650) 227-9178 been reported?
- 2 complaints to the U.S. FTC's Do Not Call registry between Jul 28, 2025 and Oct 30, 2026 and 1 complaint to the U.S. FCC on Aug 15, 2026.
- What do callers from (650) 227-9178 say?
- 1 of its 2 FTC complaints (50%) is about impersonating a government agency, business or relative, against 14% of the 26,373 FTC complaints about all numbers in area code 650.
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.