(800) 724-2525
Toll-free number
(800) 724-2525 is likely a scam: 10 FTC complaints and 4 FCC complaints, recorded messages in 70% of the FTC complaints, mostly about impersonating a government agency, business or relative.
- No new complaints since Aug 11, 2025 (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 800-724 block has more complaints, of 26 there with FTC complaints.
Complaint history
10 FTC complaints between Sep 19, 2022 and Aug 11, 2025.
The FTC complaints came in 9 of the 36 months from Sep 2022 to Aug 2025; the busiest was Feb 2024, with 2 of 10.
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
4 complaints to the U.S. Federal Communications Commission between May 27, 2015 and Dec 19, 2016.
Of the 4 complainants, 2 heard a live person and 2 heard a recorded message. They filed them as telemarketing (2), robocalls (1) and unwanted calls (1). Complainants were in New York (4).
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:
- Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends 7 · 70%
- Dropped call or no message 1 · 10%
- Not specified / other 1 · 10%
- Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans) 1 · 10%
Who called
(800) 724-2525 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 800-724
The closest reported numbers on either side of (800) 724-2525, in number order.
When the calls came
Time of day of 7 calls; most often the 11 a.m. hour (2):
Day of the week of 10 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 New York (3 of 10); others in Alabama (1), California (1) and Connecticut (1) and more. Statewide, New York ranks #43 of the 50 states and DC for Do Not Call complaints per resident: 106,927 in the last 12 months, 534.6 per 100,000 people. Spam calls in New York.
Where FTC complainants were located (U.S. states):
- New York 3 · 30%
- Alabama 1 · 10%
- California 1 · 10%
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- Connecticut 1 · 10%
- Ohio 1 · 10%
- Texas 1 · 10%
Complainants' cities (most common):
Buffalo, NY (3) · Danielson, CT (1) · Loveland, OH (1) · Newton, AL (1) · Poway, CA (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) 724-2525
- Who called me from (800) 724-2525?
- 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) 724-2525 a scam?
- Canadial rates it low risk, from 14 complaints, latest Aug 11, 2025, robocalls in 70% of the FTC complaints.
- Is (800) 724-2525 a debt collector or collection agency?
- Nothing says it is: none of its 14 complaints describe debt collection.
- Should I call (800) 724-2525 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) 724-2525 been reported?
- 10 complaints to the U.S. FTC's Do Not Call registry between Sep 19, 2022 and Aug 11, 2025 and 4 complaints to the U.S. FCC between May 27, 2015 and Dec 19, 2016.
- What do callers from (800) 724-2525 say?
- The most common complaint category is "Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends" (70% of FTC complaints).
- When does (800) 724-2525 call?
- In FTC complaints, the most common time was the 11 a.m. hour (2 of 7 calls with a time).
Data updated: FTC complaints through Nov 13, 2026; FCC complaints refreshed daily; community reports live. How this page is built.