(800) 796-9696
Toll-free number
(800) 796-9696 is likely an unwanted sales call: 21 FTC complaints and 1 FCC complaint, recorded messages in 48% of the FTC complaints.
- No new complaints since Apr 23, 2025 (FTC data through Nov 13, 2026).
- More FTC complaints than 98% of the 23,745 numbers with FTC complaints in area code 800.
- No number in the 800-796 block has more complaints; 23 numbers there have FTC complaints.
Complaint history
21 FTC complaints between Jul 1, 2022 and Apr 23, 2025.
The FTC complaints came in 18 of the 34 months from Jul 2022 to Apr 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.
Complaints to the FCC
1 complaint to the U.S. Federal Communications Commission on Jan 13, 2022.
The complainant heard a recorded message. They filed it as unwanted calls (1). Complainants were in Florida (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 12 · 57%
- Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends 2 · 10%
- Dropped call or no message 2 · 10%
- Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans) 2 · 10%
- Energy, solar & utilities 1 · 5%
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- Medical & prescriptions 1 · 5%
- Work from home & other ways to make money 1 · 5%
Who called
(800) 796-9696 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 22 complaints describe debt collection.
Nearby numbers in 800-796
The closest reported numbers on either side of (800) 796-9696, in number order.
All reported numbers in 800-796 →When the calls came
Time of day of 21 calls; most often the 10 a.m. hour (5):
Day of the week of 21 calls; most often Wednesday (5):
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 Colorado (5 of 21); others in California (4), New Mexico (3) and Florida (2) and more. Statewide, Colorado ranks #7 of the 50 states and DC for Do Not Call complaints per resident: 59,905 in the last 12 months, 996.3 per 100,000 people. Spam calls in Colorado.
Where FTC complainants were located (U.S. states):
- Colorado 5 · 24%
- California 4 · 19%
- New Mexico 3 · 14%
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- Florida 2 · 10%
- Alabama 1 · 5%
- Indiana 1 · 5%
Complainants' cities (most common):
Denver, CO (2) · Amelia Island, FL (1) · Aurora, CO (1) · Cairo, MO (1) · East Wenatchee, WA (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) 796-9696
- Who called me from (800) 796-9696?
- 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) 796-9696 a scam?
- Canadial rates it medium risk, from 22 complaints, latest Apr 23, 2025, robocalls in 48% of the FTC complaints.
- Is (800) 796-9696 a debt collector or collection agency?
- Nothing says it is: none of its 22 complaints describe debt collection.
- Should I call (800) 796-9696 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) 796-9696 been reported?
- 21 complaints to the U.S. FTC's Do Not Call registry between Jul 1, 2022 and Apr 23, 2025 and 1 complaint to the U.S. FCC on Jan 13, 2022.
- What do callers from (800) 796-9696 say?
- The most common complaint category is "Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends" (10% of FTC complaints).
- When does (800) 796-9696 call?
- In FTC complaints, the most common time was the 10 a.m. hour (5 of 21 calls with a time); the most common day was Wednesday (5 of 21).
Data updated: FTC complaints through Nov 13, 2026; FCC complaints refreshed daily; community reports live. How this page is built.