(800) 298-4166
Toll-free number
(800) 298-4166 is likely a robocall: 6 FTC complaints, 83% recorded messages, most often about impersonating a government agency, business or relative (33%).
- No new complaints since Jan 21, 2025 (FTC data through Nov 13, 2026).
- More FTC complaints than 93% of the 23,745 numbers with FTC complaints in area code 800.
- Only 1 number in the 800-298 block has more complaints, of 28 there with FTC complaints.
Complaint history
6 FTC complaints between May 25, 2024 and Jan 21, 2025.
The FTC complaints came in 4 of the 9 months from May 2024 to Jan 2025.
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.
What callers claimed
Complaint categories chosen by FTC complainants:
- Not specified / other 3 · 50%
- Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends 2 · 33%
- Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans) 1 · 17%
Who called
(800) 298-4166 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 6 complaints describe debt collection.
Nearby numbers in 800-298
The closest reported numbers on either side of (800) 298-4166, in number order.
When the calls came
Time of day of 5 calls; most often the 1 p.m. hour (2):
Day of the week of 6 calls; most often Monday (2):
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 California (2), New York (2), Georgia (1) and Michigan (1).
Where FTC complainants were located (U.S. states):
- California 2 · 33%
- New York 2 · 33%
- Georgia 1 · 17%
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- Michigan 1 · 17%
Complainants' cities:
American Canyon, CA (1) · Brighton, MI (1) · Davis, CA (1) · Roswell, GA (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) 298-4166
- Who called me from (800) 298-4166?
- 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) 298-4166 a scam?
- Canadial rates it medium risk, from 6 complaints, latest Jan 21, 2025, 83% robocalls.
- Is (800) 298-4166 a debt collector or collection agency?
- Nothing says it is: none of its 6 complaints describe debt collection.
- Should I call (800) 298-4166 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) 298-4166 been reported?
- 6 complaints to the U.S. FTC's Do Not Call registry between May 25, 2024 and Jan 21, 2025.
- What do callers from (800) 298-4166 say?
- The most common complaint category is "Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends" (33% of FTC complaints).
- When does (800) 298-4166 call?
- In FTC complaints, the most common time was the 1 p.m. hour (2 of 5 calls with a time); the most common day was Monday (2 of 6).
Data updated: FTC complaints through Nov 13, 2026; community reports live. How this page is built.