(800) 251-7234
Toll-free number
(800) 251-7234 is likely an unwanted sales call: 12 FTC complaints and 2 FCC complaints, recorded messages in 42% of the FTC complaints.
- No new complaints since May 12, 2026 (FTC data through Nov 13, 2026).
- More FTC complaints than 96% of the 23,745 numbers with FTC complaints in area code 800.
- Only 1 number in the 800-251 block has more complaints, of 40 there with FTC complaints.
Complaint history
12 FTC complaints between May 27, 2022 and May 12, 2026.
The FTC complaints came in 7 of the 49 months from May 2022 to May 2026; the busiest was Jun 2022, with 6 of 12.
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 between May 26, 2020 and Sep 5, 2025; 1 gave it as the number to call back rather than the caller ID.
Of the 2 complainants, 1 heard a live person and 1 heard a recorded message. They filed them as unwanted calls (2). The calls were about computer other (1). Complainants were in North Carolina (1) and South Carolina (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
Complaint categories chosen by FTC complainants:
- Not specified / other 9 · 75%
- Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends 1 · 8%
- Dropped call or no message 1 · 8%
- Energy, solar & utilities 1 · 8%
Who called
(800) 251-7234 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 14 complaints describe debt collection.
Nearby numbers in 800-251
The closest reported numbers on either side of (800) 251-7234, in number order.
When the calls came
Time of day of 12 calls:
Day of the week of 12 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.
Most FTC complainants were in South Carolina (9 of 12); others in North Carolina (1) and Virginia (1). Statewide, South Carolina ranks #27 of the 50 states and DC for Do Not Call complaints per resident: 39,888 in the last 12 months, 716.1 per 100,000 people. Spam calls in South Carolina.
Where FTC complainants were located (U.S. states):
- South Carolina 9 · 75%
- North Carolina 1 · 8%
- Virginia 1 · 8%
Complainants' cities (most common):
Rock Hill, SC (3) · Arlington, VA (1) · Columbia, SC (1) · Conway, SC (1) · Greensboro, NC (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) 251-7234
- Who called me from (800) 251-7234?
- No complaint names the caller; FTC complainants most often said the calls were about impersonating a government agency, business or relative. It's a toll-free number, which isn't tied to a place, and no public record shows which company holds it.
- Is (800) 251-7234 a scam?
- Canadial rates it medium risk, from 14 complaints, latest May 12, 2026, robocalls in 42% of the FTC complaints.
- Is (800) 251-7234 a debt collector or collection agency?
- Nothing says it is: none of its 14 complaints describe debt collection.
- Should I call (800) 251-7234 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 (800) 251-7234 been reported?
- 12 complaints to the U.S. FTC's Do Not Call registry between May 27, 2022 and May 12, 2026 and 2 complaints to the U.S. FCC between May 26, 2020 and Sep 5, 2025.
- What do callers from (800) 251-7234 say?
- The most common complaint category is "Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends" (8% of FTC complaints).
Data updated: FTC complaints through Nov 13, 2026; FCC complaints refreshed daily; community reports live. How this page is built.