(816) 257-5500

3 FTC complaints between Jul 19, 2022 and Aug 2, 2024.

The FTC complaints came in 3 of the 26 months from Jul 2022 to Aug 2024.

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

2 of its 3 FTC complaints (67%) are about medical and prescription offers, against 19% of the 30,793 FTC complaints about all numbers in area code 816.

Complaint categories chosen by FTC complainants:

• Medical & prescriptions 2 · 67%
• Not specified / other 1 · 33%

The number's block is assigned to Southwestern Bell in Kansas City, MO.

Time of day of 3 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 of the number block

Kansas City, MO, USA

Block assigned to

Southwestern Bell

From the North American Numbering Plan Administrator (Nov 3, 2026). This is who the number block was assigned to; numbers can be moved between carriers, and caller IDs can be faked.

None of 3 complainants have area code 816, the number's own. The calls reached people elsewhere, so this isn't a local caller to them.

Area code 816: where it is, time zone, spam calls →

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• 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.

Who called me from (816) 257-5500?

No complaint names the caller; FTC complainants most often said the calls were about medical and prescription offers. The number is in a block assigned to Southwestern Bell in Kansas City, MO (NANPA, Nov 3, 2026); numbers can move between carriers, so the caller's provider may differ.

Is (816) 257-5500 a scam?

Canadial rates it low risk, from 4 complaints, latest Aug 2, 2024, robocalls in 0% of the FTC complaints.

Is (816) 257-5500 a debt collector or collection agency?

Nothing says it is: none of its 4 complaints describe debt collection.

Should I call (816) 257-5500 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 (816) 257-5500 been reported?

3 complaints to the U.S. FTC's Do Not Call registry between Jul 19, 2022 and Aug 2, 2024 and 1 complaint to the U.S. FCC on Jan 5, 2015.

What do callers from (816) 257-5500 say?

2 of its 3 FTC complaints (67%) are about medical and prescription offers, against 19% of the 30,793 FTC complaints about all numbers in area code 816.