(689) 222-2985
Orlando, FL
(689) 222-2985 is likely a robocall: 5 FTC complaints and 2 FCC complaints, recorded messages in 100% of the FTC complaints, most often about debt relief (40%).
- No new complaints since May 14, 2024 (FTC data through Nov 13, 2026).
- More FTC complaints than 98% of the 9,478 numbers with FTC complaints in area code 689.
- Only 3 numbers in the 689-222 block have more complaints, of 185 there with FTC complaints.
Complaint history
5 FTC complaints between May 1, 2024 and May 14, 2024.
All 5 FTC complaints are about calls in May 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.
Complaints to the FCC
2 complaints to the U.S. Federal Communications Commission on May 1, 2024.
Both heard a recorded message. They filed them as unwanted calls (2). Complainants were in Mississippi (2).
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
2 of its 5 FTC complaints (40%) are about debt relief, against 11% of the 11,934 FTC complaints about all numbers in area code 689.
Complaint categories chosen by FTC complainants:
- Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans) 2 · 40%
- Not specified / other 2 · 40%
- Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends 1 · 20%
Who called
The number's block is assigned to Fractel, LLC in Orlando, FL.
Is it a debt collector?
Nothing says it is: none of its 7 complaints describe debt collection; 2 (40% 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
(689) 222-2985 is one of 39 numbers in 689-222 first reported to the FTC for “Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans)” calls between Apr 30, 2024 and May 4, 2024, 98 complaints in all; most from California (15%), Texas (9%), New York (8%).
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 689-222
The closest reported numbers on either side of (689) 222-2985, in number order.
When the calls came
Time of day of 5 calls; most often the 12 p.m. hour (2):
Day of the week of 5 calls; most often Wednesday (3):
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
- Orlando, FL, USA
- Block assigned to
- Fractel, 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 5 complainants have area code 689, the number's own. The calls reached people elsewhere, so this isn't a local caller to them.
FTC complainants were in Illinois (1), Maine (1), Massachusetts (1) and North Carolina (1), among others.
Where FTC complainants were located (U.S. states):
- Illinois 1 · 20%
- Maine 1 · 20%
- Massachusetts 1 · 20%
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- North Carolina 1 · 20%
- Texas 1 · 20%
Complainants' cities:
Livermore Falls, ME (1) · Palatine, IL (1) · Weston, MA (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 (689) 222-2985
- Who called me from (689) 222-2985?
- No complaint names the caller; FTC complainants most often said the calls were about debt relief. The number is in a block assigned to Fractel, LLC in Orlando, FL (NANPA, Nov 3, 2026); numbers can move between carriers, so the caller's provider may differ. It's one of 39 numbers in the same block first reported for the same kind of call within days of each other, likely one operation.
- Is (689) 222-2985 a scam?
- Canadial rates it medium risk, from 7 complaints, latest May 14, 2024, robocalls in 100% of the FTC complaints.
- Is (689) 222-2985 a debt collector or collection agency?
- Nothing says it is: none of its 7 complaints describe debt collection; 2 (40% 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 (689) 222-2985 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 (689) 222-2985 been reported?
- 5 complaints to the U.S. FTC's Do Not Call registry between May 1, 2024 and May 14, 2024 and 2 complaints to the U.S. FCC on May 1, 2024.
- What do callers from (689) 222-2985 say?
- 2 of its 5 FTC complaints (40%) are about debt relief, against 11% of the 11,934 FTC complaints about all numbers in area code 689.
- When does (689) 222-2985 call?
- In FTC complaints, the most common time was the 12 p.m. hour (2 of 5 calls with a time); the most common day was Wednesday (3 of 5).
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.