(657) 427-4696
(657) 427-4696 is likely a robocall: 7 FTC complaints, 100% recorded messages, most often about energy, solar and utilities (43%).
- No new complaints since Apr 20, 2023 (FTC data through Nov 13, 2026).
- More FTC complaints than 99% of the 12,614 numbers with FTC complaints in area code 657.
- Only 4 numbers in the 657-427 block have more complaints, of 561 there with FTC complaints.
Complaint history
7 FTC complaints between Mar 27, 2023 and Apr 20, 2023.
The FTC complaints came in every month from Mar 2023 to Apr 2023; the busiest was Mar 2023, with 5 of 7.
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
3 of its 7 FTC complaints (43%) are about energy, solar and utilities; across area code 657 that isn't one of the 8 commonest call types (each of those is at least 1% of its FTC complaints).
Complaint categories chosen by FTC complainants:
- Energy, solar & utilities 3 · 43%
- Not specified / other 2 · 29%
- Home improvement & cleaning 1 · 14%
- Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans) 1 · 14%
Who called
The number's block is assigned to Verizon Wireless.
Is it a debt collector?
Nothing says it is: none of its 7 complaints describe debt collection.
Part of a group of similar numbers
(657) 427-4696 is one of 50 numbers in 657-427 first reported to the FTC for “Energy, solar & utilities” calls between Mar 15, 2023 and Apr 10, 2023, 81 complaints in all; most from California (96%), Arizona (1%), Maine (1%).
Numbers from one block reported for the same thing within days of each other are rarely chance; they usually mean one operation cycling through numbers. How groups are found.
Nearby numbers in 657-427
The closest reported numbers on either side of (657) 427-4696, in number order.
When the calls came
Time of day of 7 calls:
Day of the week of 7 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
- Rate centre (NANPA abbreviation)
- GARDEN GRV, CA, USA
- Block assigned to
- Verizon Wireless
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 7 complainants have area code 657, the number's own. The calls reached people elsewhere, so this isn't a local caller to them.
All 7 FTC complainants were 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 7 · 100%
Complainants' cities:
Haliewa, CA (1) · Laguna Niguel, CA (1) · Los Angeles, CA (1) · Palmdale, CA (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 (657) 427-4696
- Who called me from (657) 427-4696?
- No complaint names the caller; FTC complainants most often said the calls were about energy, solar and utilities. The number is in a block assigned to Verizon Wireless (rate centre GARDEN GRV, CA) (NANPA, Nov 3, 2026); numbers can move between carriers, so the caller's provider may differ. It's one of 50 numbers in the same block first reported for the same kind of call within days of each other, likely one operation.
- Is (657) 427-4696 a scam?
- Canadial rates it medium risk, from 7 complaints, latest Apr 20, 2023, 100% robocalls.
- Is (657) 427-4696 a debt collector or collection agency?
- Nothing says it is: none of its 7 complaints describe debt collection.
- Should I call (657) 427-4696 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 (657) 427-4696 been reported?
- 7 complaints to the U.S. FTC's Do Not Call registry between Mar 27, 2023 and Apr 20, 2023.
- What do callers from (657) 427-4696 say?
- 3 of its 7 FTC complaints (43%) are about energy, solar and utilities; across area code 657 that isn't one of the 8 commonest call types (each of those is at least 1% of its 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.