(701) 516-8698
Bismarck, ND
(701) 516-8698 has 1 FTC complaint.
Most common complaint: computer and tech support (100% of FTC complaints).
- No new complaints since Sep 4, 2025 (FTC data through Nov 13, 2026).
- Only 2 numbers in the 701-516 block have more complaints, of 12 there with FTC complaints.
Complaint history
1 FTC complaint on Sep 4, 2025.
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:
- Computer & technical support 1 · 100%
Who called
The number's block is assigned to Level 3 Communications, LLC in Bismarck, ND.
Is it a debt collector?
Nothing says it is: its one complaint doesn't describe debt collection.
Part of a group of similar numbers
(701) 516-8698 is one of 12 numbers in area code 701 first reported to the FTC for “Computer & technical support” calls between Sep 3, 2025 and Sep 5, 2025, against about one in a usual three days, 12 complaints in all; most from North Dakota (92%), Wyoming (8%).
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 701-516
12 numbers in 701-516 have 16 FTC complaints between them (75% robocalls), 1 of them about (701) 516-8698. The commonest categories in the block: Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans) (13%), Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends (6%).
The closest reported numbers on either side of (701) 516-8698, in number order.
All reported numbers in 701-516 →Location
- Location of the number block
- Bismarck, ND, USA
- Block assigned to
- Level 3 Communications, 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 North Dakota. Statewide, North Dakota ranks #49 of the 50 states and DC for Do Not Call complaints per resident: 3,157 in the last 12 months, 394.9 per 100,000 people. Spam calls in North Dakota.
Where FTC complainants were located (U.S. states):
- North Dakota 1 · 100%
Complainants' cities:
Minot, ND (1)
As typed on the FTC form, with spelling variants merged; complaints without a city aren't counted.
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- 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 (701) 516-8698
- Who called me from (701) 516-8698?
- No complaint names the caller. The number is in a block assigned to Level 3 Communications, LLC in Bismarck, ND (NANPA, Nov 3, 2026); numbers can move between carriers, so the caller's provider may differ. It's one of 12 numbers in area code 701 first reported for the same kind of call within three days, many times the usual number, likely one operation.
- Is (701) 516-8698 a scam?
- Canadial rates it low risk, from 1 complaint, latest Sep 4, 2025.
- Is (701) 516-8698 a debt collector or collection agency?
- Nothing says it is: its one complaint doesn't describe debt collection.
- Should I call (701) 516-8698 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 (701) 516-8698 been reported?
- 1 complaint to the U.S. FTC's Do Not Call registry on Sep 4, 2025.
- What do callers from (701) 516-8698 say?
- The most common complaint category is "Computer & technical support" (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.