(800) 291-1577
Toll-free number
(800) 291-1577 is reported as unwanted: 2 FTC complaints and 1 FCC complaint, mostly about computer and tech support.
- No new complaints since Apr 20, 2026 (FTC data through Nov 13, 2026).
- More FTC complaints than 76% of the 23,745 numbers with FTC complaints in area code 800.
- Only 5 numbers in the 800-291 block have more complaints, of 50 there with FTC complaints.
Complaint history
2 FTC complaints between May 29, 2025 and Apr 20, 2026.
The FTC complaints came in 2 of the 12 months from May 2025 to Apr 2026.
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 Mar 16, 2021; 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 Pennsylvania (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:
- Computer & technical support 1 · 50%
- Not specified / other 1 · 50%
Who called
(800) 291-1577 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 3 complaints describe debt collection.
Nearby numbers in 800-291
The closest reported numbers on either side of (800) 291-1577, in number order.
When the calls came
Day of the week of 2 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 Missouri (1 of 2). Statewide, Missouri ranks #33 of the 50 states and DC for Do Not Call complaints per resident: 41,302 in the last 12 months, 658.7 per 100,000 people. Spam calls in Missouri.
Where FTC complainants were located (U.S. states):
- Missouri 1 · 50%
Complainants' cities:
Hollister, MO (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) 291-1577
- Who called me from (800) 291-1577?
- No complaint names the caller; FTC complainants most often said the calls were about computer and tech support. It's a toll-free number, which isn't tied to a place, and no public record shows which company holds it.
- Is (800) 291-1577 a scam?
- Canadial rates it medium risk, from 3 complaints, latest Apr 20, 2026.
- Is (800) 291-1577 a debt collector or collection agency?
- Nothing says it is: none of its 3 complaints describe debt collection.
- Should I call (800) 291-1577 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) 291-1577 been reported?
- 2 complaints to the U.S. FTC's Do Not Call registry between May 29, 2025 and Apr 20, 2026 and 1 complaint to the U.S. FCC on Mar 16, 2021.
- What do callers from (800) 291-1577 say?
- The most common complaint category is "Computer & technical support" (50% of FTC complaints).
Data updated: FTC complaints through Nov 13, 2026; FCC complaints refreshed daily; community reports live. How this page is built.