(800) 848-2170
Toll-free number
(800) 848-2170 is likely a robocall: 24 FTC complaints and 16 FCC complaints, recorded messages in 50% of the FTC complaints.
- No new complaints since Dec 2, 2023 (FTC data through Nov 13, 2026).
- More FTC complaints than 98% of the 23,745 numbers with FTC complaints in area code 800.
- Only 2 numbers in the 800-848 block have more complaints, of 37 there with FTC complaints.
Complaint history
24 FTC complaints between May 29, 2022 and Dec 2, 2023.
The FTC complaints came in 15 of the 20 months from May 2022 to Dec 2023.
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
16 complaints to the U.S. Federal Communications Commission between Feb 11, 2015 and Nov 15, 2023; 2 gave it as the number to call back rather than the caller ID.
Of the 16 complainants, 8 got a call that hung up or stayed silent, 6 heard a recorded message, 1 said "Autodialed Live Voice Call" and 1 heard a live person. They filed them as unwanted calls (11), robocalls (4) and telemarketing (1). Complainants were in Arkansas (4), Florida (3), Michigan (2), Georgia (1) and Missouri (1) and other states.
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 16 · 67%
- Dropped call or no message 4 · 17%
- Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends 2 · 8%
- Medical & prescriptions 1 · 4%
- Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans) 1 · 4%
Who called
(800) 848-2170 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 40 complaints describe debt collection.
Nearby numbers in 800-848
The closest reported numbers on either side of (800) 848-2170, in number order.
When the calls came
Time of day of 23 calls; most often the 9 a.m. hour (7):
Day of the week of 24 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 Virginia (4 of 24); others in Pennsylvania (3), Texas (3) and Arizona (2) and more. Statewide, Virginia ranks #9 of the 50 states and DC for Do Not Call complaints per resident: 85,007 in the last 12 months, 957.3 per 100,000 people. Spam calls in Virginia.
Where FTC complainants were located (U.S. states):
- Virginia 4 · 17%
- Pennsylvania 3 · 13%
- Texas 3 · 13%
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- Arizona 2 · 8%
- Florida 2 · 8%
- Ohio 2 · 8%
Complainants' cities (most common):
Phoenix, AZ (2) · Berwick, MA (1) · Brighton, TN (1) · Clinton Twp, MI (1) · Green Bay, WI (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) 848-2170
- Who called me from (800) 848-2170?
- 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) 848-2170 a scam?
- Canadial rates it medium risk, from 40 complaints, latest Dec 2, 2023, robocalls in 50% of the FTC complaints.
- Is (800) 848-2170 a debt collector or collection agency?
- Nothing says it is: none of its 40 complaints describe debt collection.
- Should I call (800) 848-2170 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) 848-2170 been reported?
- 24 complaints to the U.S. FTC's Do Not Call registry between May 29, 2022 and Dec 2, 2023 and 16 complaints to the U.S. FCC between Feb 11, 2015 and Nov 15, 2023.
- What do callers from (800) 848-2170 say?
- The most common complaint category is "Dropped call or no message" (17% of FTC complaints).
- When does (800) 848-2170 call?
- In FTC complaints, the most common time was the 9 a.m. hour (7 of 23 calls with a time).
Data updated: FTC complaints through Nov 13, 2026; FCC complaints refreshed daily; community reports live. How this page is built.