(800) 247-4872
Toll-free number
(800) 247-4872 is likely an unwanted sales call: 10 FTC complaints and 8 FCC complaints, recorded messages in 30% of the FTC complaints, mostly about charity donations.
- No new complaints since Jan 26, 2024 (FTC data through Nov 13, 2026).
- More FTC complaints than 96% of the 23,745 numbers with FTC complaints in area code 800.
- Only 3 numbers in the 800-247 block have more complaints, of 44 there with FTC complaints.
Complaint history
10 FTC complaints between Aug 24, 2022 and Aug 8, 2023.
The FTC complaints came in 7 of the 13 months from Aug 2022 to Aug 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.
Complaints to the FCC
8 complaints to the U.S. Federal Communications Commission between Sep 11, 2017 and Jan 26, 2024; all gave it as the number to call back rather than the caller ID.
Of the 8 complainants, 6 heard a live person and 2 heard a recorded message. They filed them as unwanted calls (8). The calls were about political (1). Complainants were in Texas (2), Arkansas (1), Connecticut (1), Georgia (1) and Louisiana (1) and other states.
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
Complaint categories chosen by FTC complainants:
- Charities 6 · 60%
- Not specified / other 3 · 30%
- Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends 1 · 10%
Who called
(800) 247-4872 is a toll-free number. Toll-free numbers aren't tied to a place, and no public record shows which company holds them.
Is it a debt collector?
Nothing says it is: none of its 18 complaints describe debt collection.
Nearby numbers in 800-247
The closest reported numbers on either side of (800) 247-4872, in number order.
When the calls came
Time of day of 8 calls; most often the 1 p.m. hour (3):
Day of the week of 9 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
Toll-free numbers can be answered anywhere in Canada and the U.S.; the number itself says nothing about where the caller is.
FTC complainants were in Florida (2), New York (2), Alabama (1) and Kentucky (1), among others.
Where FTC complainants were located (U.S. states):
- Florida 2 · 20%
- New York 2 · 20%
- Alabama 1 · 10%
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- Kentucky 1 · 10%
- New Mexico 1 · 10%
- Oklahoma 1 · 10%
Complainants' cities (most common):
Beaverton, OR (1) · Buffalo, NY (1) · Delray Beach, FL (1) · Farmington, NM (1) · Hawesville, KY (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 (800) 247-4872
- Who called me from (800) 247-4872?
- No complaint names the caller; FTC complainants most often said the calls were about charity donations. It's a toll-free number, which isn't tied to a place, and no public record shows which company holds it.
- Is (800) 247-4872 a scam?
- Canadial rates it low risk, from 18 complaints, latest Jan 26, 2024, robocalls in 30% of the FTC complaints.
- Is (800) 247-4872 a debt collector or collection agency?
- Nothing says it is: none of its 18 complaints describe debt collection.
- Should I call (800) 247-4872 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 (800) 247-4872 been reported?
- 10 complaints to the U.S. FTC's Do Not Call registry between Aug 24, 2022 and Aug 8, 2023 and 8 complaints to the U.S. FCC between Sep 11, 2017 and Jan 26, 2024.
- What do callers from (800) 247-4872 say?
- The most common complaint category is "Charities" (60% of FTC complaints).
- When does (800) 247-4872 call?
- In FTC complaints, the most common time was the 1 p.m. hour (3 of 8 calls with a time).
Data updated: FTC complaints through Nov 13, 2026; FCC complaints refreshed daily; community reports live. How this page is built.