(781) 225-8552
Lexington, MA
(781) 225-8552 is likely a robocall: 4 FTC complaints, 100% recorded messages, mostly about medical and prescription offers.
- No new complaints since Feb 21, 2023 (FTC data through Nov 13, 2026).
- More FTC complaints than 98% of the 12,082 numbers with FTC complaints in area code 781.
- No number in the 781-225 block has more complaints; 6 numbers there have FTC complaints.
Complaint history
4 FTC complaints between Feb 13, 2023 and Feb 21, 2023.
All 4 FTC complaints are about calls in Feb 2023.
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
3 of its 4 FTC complaints (75%) are about medical and prescription offers, against 6% of the 14,638 FTC complaints about all numbers in area code 781.
Complaint categories chosen by FTC complainants:
- Medical & prescriptions 3 · 75%
- Not specified / other 1 · 25%
Who called
The number's block is assigned to Tc Systems, Inc. in Lexington, MA.
Is it a debt collector?
Nothing says it is: none of its 4 complaints describe debt collection.
Part of a group of similar numbers
(781) 225-8552 is one of 18 numbers in area code 781 first reported to the FTC for “Medical & prescriptions” calls on Feb 13, 2023, against about 3 in a usual three days, 53 complaints in all; most from Massachusetts (100%).
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 781-225
The closest reported numbers on either side of (781) 225-8552, in number order.
All reported numbers in 781-225 →When the calls came
Day of the week of 4 calls; most often Tuesday (3):
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
- Lexington, MA, USA
- Block assigned to
- Tc Systems, 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 781, 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 Massachusetts. Statewide, Massachusetts ranks #29 of the 50 states and DC for Do Not Call complaints per resident: 49,266 in the last 12 months, 688.6 per 100,000 people. Spam calls in Massachusetts.
Where FTC complainants were located (U.S. states):
- Massachusetts 4 · 100%
Complainants' cities:
Burlington, MA (4)
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 (781) 225-8552
- Who called me from (781) 225-8552?
- No complaint names the caller; FTC complainants most often said the calls were about medical and prescription offers. The number is in a block assigned to Tc Systems, Inc. in Lexington, MA (NANPA, Nov 3, 2026); numbers can move between carriers, so the caller's provider may differ. It's one of 18 numbers in area code 781 first reported for the same kind of call within three days, many times the usual number, likely one operation.
- Is (781) 225-8552 a scam?
- Canadial rates it medium risk, from 4 complaints, latest Feb 21, 2023, 100% robocalls.
- Is (781) 225-8552 a debt collector or collection agency?
- Nothing says it is: none of its 4 complaints describe debt collection.
- Should I call (781) 225-8552 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 (781) 225-8552 been reported?
- 4 complaints to the U.S. FTC's Do Not Call registry between Feb 13, 2023 and Feb 21, 2023.
- What do callers from (781) 225-8552 say?
- 3 of its 4 FTC complaints (75%) are about medical and prescription offers, against 6% of the 14,638 FTC complaints about all numbers in area code 781.
- When does (781) 225-8552 call?
- In FTC complaints, the most common day was Tuesday (3 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.