(706) 367-8488
Jefferson, GA
(706) 367-8488 is likely a scam: 4 FTC complaints, 100% recorded messages, mostly about impersonating a government agency, business or relative.
- No new complaints since Aug 22, 2025 (FTC data through Nov 13, 2026).
- More FTC complaints than 98% of the 33,247 numbers with FTC complaints in area code 706.
- No number in the 706-367 block has more complaints; 291 numbers there have FTC complaints.
Complaint history
4 FTC complaints between Jul 28, 2025 and Aug 22, 2025.
The FTC complaints came in every month from Jul 2025 to Aug 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
4 of its 4 FTC complaints (100%) are about impersonating a government agency, business or relative, against 12% of the 39,120 FTC complaints about all numbers in area code 706.
Complaint categories chosen by FTC complainants:
- Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends 4 · 100%
Who called
The number's block is assigned to Windstream Georgia, Inc. in Jefferson, GA.
Is it a debt collector?
Nothing says it is: none of its 4 complaints describe debt collection.
Part of a group of similar numbers
(706) 367-8488 is one of 229 numbers in 706-367 first reported to the FTC for “Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends” calls between Jul 14, 2025 and Aug 29, 2025, 304 complaints in all; most from Georgia (100%).
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 706-367
The closest reported numbers on either side of (706) 367-8488, in number order.
When the calls came
Time of day of 4 calls; most often the 9 a.m. hour (2):
Day of the week of 4 calls; most often Thursday (2):
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
- Jefferson, GA, USA
- Block assigned to
- Windstream Georgia, Inc.
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.
4 of 4 complainants (100%) have area code 706, the number's own. Scam callers often show a local-looking number (“neighbour spoofing”); a local business calling nearby customers looks the same.
All 4 FTC complainants were in Georgia. Statewide, Georgia ranks #13 of the 50 states and DC for Do Not Call complaints per resident: 99,166 in the last 12 months, 877.4 per 100,000 people. Spam calls in Georgia.
Where FTC complainants were located (U.S. states):
- Georgia 4 · 100%
Complainants' cities:
Pendergrass, GA (2)
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 (706) 367-8488
- Who called me from (706) 367-8488?
- 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 Windstream Georgia, Inc. in Jefferson, GA (NANPA, Nov 3, 2026); numbers can move between carriers, so the caller's provider may differ. It's one of 229 numbers in the same block first reported for the same kind of call within days of each other, likely one operation.
- Is (706) 367-8488 a scam?
- Canadial rates it medium risk, from 4 complaints, latest Aug 22, 2025, 100% robocalls.
- Is (706) 367-8488 a debt collector or collection agency?
- Nothing says it is: none of its 4 complaints describe debt collection.
- Should I call (706) 367-8488 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 (706) 367-8488 been reported?
- 4 complaints to the U.S. FTC's Do Not Call registry between Jul 28, 2025 and Aug 22, 2025.
- What do callers from (706) 367-8488 say?
- 4 of its 4 FTC complaints (100%) are about impersonating a government agency, business or relative, against 12% of the 39,120 FTC complaints about all numbers in area code 706.
- When does (706) 367-8488 call?
- In FTC complaints, the most common time was the 9 a.m. hour (2 of 4 calls with a time); the most common day was Thursday (2 of 4).
Data updated: FTC complaints through Nov 13, 2026; numbering records as of Nov 3, 2026; community reports live. How this page is built.