(718) 551-9488
(718) 551-9488 is likely an unwanted sales call: 17 FTC complaints, 41% recorded messages.
- No new complaints since May 9, 2025 (FTC data through Nov 13, 2026).
- More FTC complaints than 99% of the 21,596 numbers with FTC complaints in area code 718.
- No number in the 718-551 block has more complaints; 22 numbers there have FTC complaints.
Complaint history
17 FTC complaints between Jun 14, 2024 and May 9, 2025.
The FTC complaints came in 9 of the 12 months from Jun 2024 to May 2025; the busiest was Aug 2024, with 5 of 17.
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
2 of its 17 FTC complaints (12%) are about dropped calls or silence, against 14% of the 26,005 FTC complaints about all numbers in area code 718.
Complaint categories chosen by FTC complainants:
- Not specified / other 14 · 82%
- Dropped call or no message 2 · 12%
- Medical & prescriptions 1 · 6%
Who called
The number's block is assigned to Paetec Itel, LLC.
Is it a debt collector?
Nothing says it is: none of its 17 complaints describe debt collection.
When the calls came
Time of day of 17 calls:
Day of the week of 17 calls; most often Friday (7):
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)
- NWYRCYZN10, NY, USA
- Block assigned to
- Paetec Itel, 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.
17 of 17 complainants (100%) have area code 718, the number's own. Scam callers often show a local-looking number (“neighbour spoofing”); a local business calling nearby customers looks the same.
All 17 FTC complainants were in New York. 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 17 · 100%
Complainants' cities:
Bronx, NY (2) · Brooklyn, NY (2) · Bayside, NY (1) · Floral Park, 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 (718) 551-9488
- Who called me from (718) 551-9488?
- No complaint names the caller; FTC complainants most often said the calls were about dropped calls or silence. The number is in a block assigned to Paetec Itel, LLC (rate centre NWYRCYZN10, NY) (NANPA, Nov 3, 2026); numbers can move between carriers, so the caller's provider may differ.
- Is (718) 551-9488 a scam?
- Canadial rates it low risk, from 17 complaints, latest May 9, 2025, 41% robocalls.
- Is (718) 551-9488 a debt collector or collection agency?
- Nothing says it is: none of its 17 complaints describe debt collection.
- Should I call (718) 551-9488 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 (718) 551-9488 been reported?
- 17 complaints to the U.S. FTC's Do Not Call registry between Jun 14, 2024 and May 9, 2025.
- What do callers from (718) 551-9488 say?
- 2 of its 17 FTC complaints (12%) are about dropped calls or silence, against 14% of the 26,005 FTC complaints about all numbers in area code 718.
- When does (718) 551-9488 call?
- In FTC complaints, the most common day was Friday (7 of 17).
Data updated: FTC complaints through Nov 13, 2026; numbering records as of Nov 3, 2026; community reports live. How this page is built.