(716) 898-3000
Buffalo, NY
(716) 898-3000 is likely a robocall: 3 FTC complaints and 1 FCC complaint, recorded messages in 67% of the FTC complaints, most often about impersonating a government agency, business or relative (33%).
- No new complaints since Dec 31, 2025 (FTC data through Nov 13, 2026).
- More FTC complaints than 96% of the 33,285 numbers with FTC complaints in area code 716.
- No number in the 716-898 block has more complaints; 12 numbers there have FTC complaints.
Complaint history
3 FTC complaints between Sep 11, 2022 and Dec 31, 2025.
The FTC complaints came in 3 of the 40 months from Sep 2022 to Dec 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.
Complaints to the FCC
1 complaint to the U.S. Federal Communications Commission on Mar 29, 2023; all gave it as the number to call back rather than the caller ID.
The complainant heard a live person. They filed it as unwanted calls (1). Complainants were in New York (1).
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
1 of its 3 FTC complaints (33%) is about impersonating a government agency, business or relative, against 8% of the 40,705 FTC complaints about all numbers in area code 716.
Complaint categories chosen by FTC complainants:
- Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends 1 · 33%
- Dropped call or no message 1 · 33%
- Not specified / other 1 · 33%
Who called
The number's block is assigned to Verizon New York, Inc. in Buffalo, NY.
Is it a debt collector?
Nothing says it is: none of its 4 complaints describe debt collection.
Nearby numbers in 716-898
The closest reported numbers on either side of (716) 898-3000, in number order.
All reported numbers in 716-898 →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
- Buffalo, NY, USA
- Block assigned to
- Verizon New York, 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.
2 of 3 complainants (67%) have area code 716, the number's own. Scam callers often show a local-looking number (“neighbour spoofing”); a local business calling nearby customers looks the same.
Most FTC complainants were in New York (2 of 3); others in Virginia (1). Statewide, New York ranks #43 of the 50 states and DC for Do Not Call complaints per resident: 106,927 in the last 12 months, 534.6 per 100,000 people. Spam calls in New York.
Where FTC complainants were located (U.S. states):
- New York 2 · 67%
- Virginia 1 · 33%
Complainants' cities:
Amherst, NY (1) · Buffalo, NY (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 (716) 898-3000
- Who called me from (716) 898-3000?
- 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 Verizon New York, Inc. in Buffalo, NY (NANPA, Nov 3, 2026); numbers can move between carriers, so the caller's provider may differ.
- Is (716) 898-3000 a scam?
- Canadial rates it medium risk, from 4 complaints, latest Dec 31, 2025, robocalls in 67% of the FTC complaints.
- Is (716) 898-3000 a debt collector or collection agency?
- Nothing says it is: none of its 4 complaints describe debt collection.
- Should I call (716) 898-3000 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 (716) 898-3000 been reported?
- 3 complaints to the U.S. FTC's Do Not Call registry between Sep 11, 2022 and Dec 31, 2025 and 1 complaint to the U.S. FCC on Mar 29, 2023.
- What do callers from (716) 898-3000 say?
- 1 of its 3 FTC complaints (33%) is about impersonating a government agency, business or relative, against 8% of the 40,705 FTC complaints about all numbers in area code 716.
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.