(786) 356-8917
(786) 356-8917 is likely a robocall: 14 FTC complaints and 2 FCC complaints, recorded messages in 100% of the FTC complaints.
- No new complaints since Nov 19, 2025 (FTC data through Nov 13, 2026).
- More FTC complaints than 99% of the 25,551 numbers with FTC complaints in area code 786.
- No number in the 786-356 block has more complaints; 14 numbers there have FTC complaints.
Complaint history
14 FTC complaints between Aug 14, 2023 and Nov 19, 2025.
The FTC complaints came in 5 of the 28 months from Aug 2023 to Nov 2025; the busiest was Aug 2025, with 7 of 14.
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
2 complaints to the U.S. Federal Communications Commission on Aug 14, 2023.
Both heard a live person. They filed them as unwanted calls (2). The calls were about mortgage loans (2). Complainants were in Florida (2).
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 14 FTC complaints (7%) is about impersonating a government agency, business or relative, against 10% of the 31,906 FTC complaints about all numbers in area code 786.
Complaint categories chosen by FTC complainants:
- Not specified / other 13 · 93%
- Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends 1 · 7%
Who called
The number's block is assigned to Metropcs, Inc..
Is it a debt collector?
Nothing says it is: none of its 16 complaints describe debt collection.
Nearby numbers in 786-356
The closest reported numbers on either side of (786) 356-8917, in number order.
All reported numbers in 786-356 →When the calls came
Time of day of 14 calls; most often the 11 a.m. hour (7):
Day of the week of 14 calls; most often Monday (6):
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)
- NORTH DADE, FL, USA
- Block assigned to
- Metropcs, 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.
None of 14 complainants have area code 786, the number's own. The calls reached people elsewhere, so this isn't a local caller to them.
All 14 FTC complainants were in Florida. Statewide, Florida ranks #2 of the 50 states and DC for Do Not Call complaints per resident: 256,906 in the last 12 months, 1095 per 100,000 people. Spam calls in Florida.
Where FTC complainants were located (U.S. states):
- Florida 14 · 100%
Complainants' cities:
Miramar, FL (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 (786) 356-8917
- Who called me from (786) 356-8917?
- 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 Metropcs, Inc. (rate centre NORTH DADE, FL) (NANPA, Nov 3, 2026); numbers can move between carriers, so the caller's provider may differ.
- Is (786) 356-8917 a scam?
- Canadial rates it medium risk, from 16 complaints, latest Nov 19, 2025, robocalls in 100% of the FTC complaints.
- Is (786) 356-8917 a debt collector or collection agency?
- Nothing says it is: none of its 16 complaints describe debt collection.
- Should I call (786) 356-8917 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 (786) 356-8917 been reported?
- 14 complaints to the U.S. FTC's Do Not Call registry between Aug 14, 2023 and Nov 19, 2025 and 2 complaints to the U.S. FCC on Aug 14, 2023.
- What do callers from (786) 356-8917 say?
- 1 of its 14 FTC complaints (7%) is about impersonating a government agency, business or relative, against 10% of the 31,906 FTC complaints about all numbers in area code 786.
- When does (786) 356-8917 call?
- In FTC complaints, the most common time was the 11 a.m. hour (7 of 14 calls with a time); the most common day was Monday (6 of 14).
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.