(757) 296-6490
(757) 296-6490 is likely an unwanted sales call: 3 FTC complaints and 1 FCC complaint, recorded messages in 33% of the FTC complaints, most often about impersonating a government agency, business or relative (33%).
- No new complaints since Apr 17, 2024 (FTC data through Nov 13, 2026).
- More FTC complaints than 96% of the 32,830 numbers with FTC complaints in area code 757.
- No number in the 757-296 block has more complaints; 162 numbers there have FTC complaints.
Complaint history
3 FTC complaints between Apr 21, 2023 and Apr 17, 2024.
The FTC complaints came in 3 of the 13 months from Apr 2023 to Apr 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
1 complaint to the U.S. Federal Communications Commission on Jul 20, 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 Virginia (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 7% of the 39,748 FTC complaints about all numbers in area code 757.
Complaint categories chosen by FTC complainants:
- Not specified / other 2 · 67%
- Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends 1 · 33%
Who called
The number's block is assigned to Bandwidth.com CLEC, LLC.
Is it a debt collector?
Nothing says it is: none of its 4 complaints describe debt collection.
Nearby numbers in 757-296
The closest reported numbers on either side of (757) 296-6490, in number order.
When the calls came
Time of day of 3 calls:
Day of the week of 3 calls; most often Friday (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
- Rate centre (NANPA abbreviation)
- NRFOLKZON6, VA, USA
- Block assigned to
- Bandwidth.com CLEC, 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.
2 of 3 complainants (67%) have area code 757, the number's own. Scam callers often show a local-looking number (“neighbour spoofing”); a local business calling nearby customers looks the same.
All 3 FTC complainants were in Virginia. Statewide, Virginia ranks #9 of the 50 states and DC for Do Not Call complaints per resident: 85,007 in the last 12 months, 957.3 per 100,000 people. Spam calls in Virginia.
Where FTC complainants were located (U.S. states):
- Virginia 3 · 100%
Complainants' cities:
Newport News, VA (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 (757) 296-6490
- Who called me from (757) 296-6490?
- 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 Bandwidth.com CLEC, LLC (rate centre NRFOLKZON6, VA) (NANPA, Nov 3, 2026); numbers can move between carriers, so the caller's provider may differ.
- Is (757) 296-6490 a scam?
- Canadial rates it low risk, from 4 complaints, latest Apr 17, 2024, robocalls in 33% of the FTC complaints.
- Is (757) 296-6490 a debt collector or collection agency?
- Nothing says it is: none of its 4 complaints describe debt collection.
- Should I call (757) 296-6490 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 (757) 296-6490 been reported?
- 3 complaints to the U.S. FTC's Do Not Call registry between Apr 21, 2023 and Apr 17, 2024 and 1 complaint to the U.S. FCC on Jul 20, 2023.
- What do callers from (757) 296-6490 say?
- 1 of its 3 FTC complaints (33%) is about impersonating a government agency, business or relative, against 7% of the 39,748 FTC complaints about all numbers in area code 757.
- When does (757) 296-6490 call?
- In FTC complaints, the most common day was Friday (2 of 3).
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.