(800) 873-5869
Toll-free number
(800) 873-5869 is likely an unwanted sales call: 6 FTC complaints and 20 FCC complaints, recorded messages in 33% of the FTC complaints.
- No new complaints since Jul 3, 2025 (FTC data through Nov 13, 2026).
- More FTC complaints than 93% of the 23,745 numbers with FTC complaints in area code 800.
- No number in the 800-873 block has more complaints; 27 numbers there have FTC complaints.
Complaint history
6 FTC complaints between Dec 20, 2022 and Jul 3, 2025.
The FTC complaints came in 5 of the 32 months from Dec 2022 to Jul 2025; the busiest was Feb 2023, with 2 of 6.
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
20 complaints to the U.S. Federal Communications Commission between Dec 31, 2014 and May 13, 2024; 6 gave it as the number to call back rather than the caller ID.
Of the 20 complainants, 13 heard a recorded message, 3 got a call that hung up or stayed silent, 3 heard a live person and 1 got a text message. They filed them as unwanted calls (12), telemarketing (5) and robocalls (3). Complainants were in Virginia (5), Ohio (3), Arizona (2), Illinois (2) and Colorado (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 4 · 67%
- Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends 1 · 17%
- Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans) 1 · 17%
Who called
(800) 873-5869 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 26 complaints describe debt collection.
Nearby numbers in 800-873
The closest reported numbers on either side of (800) 873-5869, in number order.
When the calls came
Time of day of 4 calls:
Day of the week of 6 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 North Dakota (3 of 6); others in California (1), Illinois (1) and Washington (1). Statewide, North Dakota ranks #49 of the 50 states and DC for Do Not Call complaints per resident: 3,157 in the last 12 months, 394.9 per 100,000 people. Spam calls in North Dakota.
Where FTC complainants were located (U.S. states):
- North Dakota 3 · 50%
- California 1 · 17%
- Illinois 1 · 17%
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- Washington 1 · 17%
Complainants' cities:
Mandan, ND (3) · Morris, IL (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) 873-5869
- Who called me from (800) 873-5869?
- 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) 873-5869 a scam?
- Canadial rates it medium risk, from 26 complaints, latest Jul 3, 2025, robocalls in 33% of the FTC complaints.
- Is (800) 873-5869 a debt collector or collection agency?
- Nothing says it is: none of its 26 complaints describe debt collection.
- Should I call (800) 873-5869 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) 873-5869 been reported?
- 6 complaints to the U.S. FTC's Do Not Call registry between Dec 20, 2022 and Jul 3, 2025 and 20 complaints to the U.S. FCC between Dec 31, 2014 and May 13, 2024.
- What do callers from (800) 873-5869 say?
- The most common complaint category is "Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends" (17% of FTC complaints).
Data updated: FTC complaints through Nov 13, 2026; FCC complaints refreshed daily; community reports live. How this page is built.