(656) 300-8561
Plant City, FL
(656) 300-8561 is likely a robocall: 3 FTC complaints, 67% recorded messages, most often about impersonating a government agency, business or relative (33%).
- No new complaints since Aug 27, 2025 (FTC data through Nov 13, 2026).
- More FTC complaints than 97% of the 3,322 numbers with FTC complaints in area code 656.
- No number in the 656-300 block has more complaints; 115 numbers there have FTC complaints.
Complaint history
3 FTC complaints between May 23, 2025 and Aug 27, 2025.
The FTC complaints came in 2 of the 4 months from May 2025 to Aug 2025; the busiest was Aug 2025, with 2 of 3.
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 3 FTC complaints (33%) is about impersonating a government agency, business or relative, against 8% of the 3,808 FTC complaints about all numbers in area code 656.
Complaint categories chosen by FTC complainants:
- Not specified / other 2 · 67%
- Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends 1 · 33%
Who called
The number's block is assigned to Bandwidth.com CLEC, LLC in Plant City, FL.
Is it a debt collector?
Nothing says it is: none of its 3 complaints describe debt collection.
Nearby numbers in 656-300
115 numbers in 656-300 have 126 FTC complaints between them (59% robocalls), 3 of them about (656) 300-8561. The commonest categories in the block: Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans) (22%), Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends (10%).
The closest reported numbers on either side of (656) 300-8561, in number order.
All reported numbers in 656-300 →When the calls came
Time of day of 2 calls:
Day of the week of 3 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
- Plant City, FL, 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.
None of 3 complainants have area code 656, the number's own. The calls reached people elsewhere, so this isn't a local caller to them.
FTC complainants were in New Jersey (1), Pennsylvania (1) and Rhode Island (1).
Where FTC complainants were located (U.S. states):
- New Jersey 1 · 33%
- Pennsylvania 1 · 33%
- Rhode Island 1 · 33%
Complainants' cities:
Toms River, NJ (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 (656) 300-8561
- Who called me from (656) 300-8561?
- 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 Plant City, FL (NANPA, Nov 3, 2026); numbers can move between carriers, so the caller's provider may differ.
- Is (656) 300-8561 a scam?
- Canadial rates it low risk, from 3 complaints, latest Aug 27, 2025, 67% robocalls.
- Is (656) 300-8561 a debt collector or collection agency?
- Nothing says it is: none of its 3 complaints describe debt collection.
- Should I call (656) 300-8561 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 (656) 300-8561 been reported?
- 3 complaints to the U.S. FTC's Do Not Call registry between May 23, 2025 and Aug 27, 2025.
- What do callers from (656) 300-8561 say?
- 1 of its 3 FTC complaints (33%) is about impersonating a government agency, business or relative, against 8% of the 3,808 FTC complaints about all numbers in area code 656.
Data updated: FTC complaints through Nov 13, 2026; numbering records as of Nov 3, 2026; community reports live. How this page is built.