(800) 296-5598
Toll-free number
(800) 296-5598 is likely an unwanted sales call: 56 FTC complaints and 1 FCC complaint, recorded messages in 41% of the FTC complaints, most often about dropped calls or silence (23%).
- 1 FTC complaint dated in the 30 days to Nov 13, 2026, 3 in the 90 days before.
- More FTC complaints than 99% of the 23,745 numbers with FTC complaints in area code 800.
- Only 1 number in the 800-296 block has more complaints, of 54 there with FTC complaints.
Complaint history
56 FTC complaints between Nov 16, 2023 and Nov 3, 2026.
The FTC complaints came in 28 of the 37 months from Nov 2023 to Nov 2026; the busiest was Jan 2024, with 8 of 56.
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 Feb 9, 2024.
The complainant heard a live person. They filed it as unwanted calls (1). Complainants were in California (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 30 · 54%
- Dropped call or no message 13 · 23%
- Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans) 5 · 9%
- Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends 4 · 7%
- Medical & prescriptions 2 · 4%
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- Warranties & protection plans 2 · 4%
Who called
(800) 296-5598 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 57 complaints describe debt collection.
Nearby numbers in 800-296
The closest reported numbers on either side of (800) 296-5598, in number order.
When the calls came
Time of day of 50 calls; most often the 2 p.m. hour (9):
Day of the week of 55 calls; most often Thursday (13):
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 California (11 of 56); others in Texas (8), Ohio (4) and Florida (3) and more. Statewide, California ranks #26 of the 50 states and DC for Do Not Call complaints per resident: 283,769 in the last 12 months, 721 per 100,000 people. Spam calls in California.
Where FTC complainants were located (U.S. states):
- California 11 · 20%
- Texas 8 · 14%
- Ohio 4 · 7%
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- Florida 3 · 5%
- New York 3 · 5%
- Pennsylvania 3 · 5%
Complainants' cities (most common):
Columbus, OH (2) · Allentown, PA (1) · Bethlehem, GA (1) · Bourbonnais, IL (1) · Broaddus, TX (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) 296-5598
- Who called me from (800) 296-5598?
- No complaint names the caller; FTC complainants most often said the calls were about dropped calls or silence. It's a toll-free number, which isn't tied to a place, and no public record shows which company holds it.
- Is (800) 296-5598 a scam?
- Canadial rates it high risk, from 57 complaints, latest Nov 3, 2026, robocalls in 41% of the FTC complaints.
- Is (800) 296-5598 a debt collector or collection agency?
- Nothing says it is: none of its 57 complaints describe debt collection.
- Should I call (800) 296-5598 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) 296-5598 been reported?
- 56 complaints to the U.S. FTC's Do Not Call registry between Nov 16, 2023 and Nov 3, 2026 and 1 complaint to the U.S. FCC on Feb 9, 2024.
- What do callers from (800) 296-5598 say?
- The most common complaint category is "Dropped call or no message" (23% of FTC complaints).
- When does (800) 296-5598 call?
- In FTC complaints, the most common time was the 2 p.m. hour (9 of 50 calls with a time); the most common day was Thursday (13 of 55).
Data updated: FTC complaints through Nov 13, 2026; FCC complaints refreshed daily; community reports live. How this page is built.