(828) 980-9248
(828) 980-9248 is reported as unwanted: 2 FTC complaints and 1 FCC complaint, mostly about impersonating a government agency, business or relative.
- No new complaints since Mar 26, 2026 (FTC data through Nov 13, 2026).
- More FTC complaints than 90% of the 32,728 numbers with FTC complaints in area code 828.
Complaint history
2 FTC complaints between Jan 31, 2025 and Mar 26, 2026.
The FTC complaints came in 2 of the 15 months from Jan 2025 to Mar 2026.
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 Mar 26, 2026; all gave it as the number to call back rather than the caller ID.
The complainant heard a recorded message. They filed it as unwanted calls (1). Complainants were in North Carolina (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
1 of its 2 FTC complaints (50%) is about impersonating a government agency, business or relative, against 9% of the 37,672 FTC complaints about all numbers in area code 828.
Complaint categories chosen by FTC complainants:
- Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends 1 · 50%
- Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans) 1 · 50%
Who called
The number's block is assigned to Peerless Network of North Carolina, LLC.
Is it a debt collector?
Nothing says it is: none of its 3 complaints describe debt collection; 1 (50% of FTC complaints) are about debt relief, which means offers to reduce credit card, loan or other debt. That's a sales pitch, not a collector asking you to pay a debt you owe.
Part of a group of similar numbers
(828) 980-9248 is one of 6 numbers in 828-980 first reported to the FTC for “Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends” calls between Jan 31, 2025 and Feb 7, 2025, 11 complaints in all; most from North Carolina (36%), California (18%), Colorado (9%).
Numbers from one block reported for the same thing within days of each other are rarely chance; they usually mean one operation cycling through numbers. How groups are found.
Nearby numbers in 828-980
241 numbers in 828-980 have 317 FTC complaints between them (83% robocalls), 2 of them about (828) 980-9248. The commonest categories in the block: Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans) (62%), Dropped call or no message (5%).
The closest reported numbers on either side of (828) 980-9248, in number order.
When the calls came
Time of day of 2 calls:
Day of the week of 2 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
- Rate centre (NANPA abbreviation)
- RUTHEFRDTN, NC, USA
- Block assigned to
- Peerless Network of North Carolina, LLC
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.
Both FTC complainants were in North Carolina. Statewide, North Carolina ranks #15 of the 50 states and DC for Do Not Call complaints per resident: 93,804 in the last 12 months, 837.7 per 100,000 people. Spam calls in North Carolina.
Where FTC complainants were located (U.S. states):
- North Carolina 2 · 100%
Complainants' cities:
Canton, NC (1) · Durham, NC (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 (828) 980-9248
- Who called me from (828) 980-9248?
- No complaint names the caller; FTC complainants most often said the calls were about impersonating a government agency, business or relative. The number is in a block assigned to Peerless Network of North Carolina, LLC (rate centre RUTHEFRDTN, NC) (NANPA, Nov 3, 2026); numbers can move between carriers, so the caller's provider may differ. It's one of 6 numbers in the same block first reported for the same kind of call within days of each other, likely one operation.
- Is (828) 980-9248 a scam?
- Canadial rates it medium risk, from 3 complaints, latest Mar 26, 2026.
- Is (828) 980-9248 a debt collector or collection agency?
- Nothing says it is: none of its 3 complaints describe debt collection; 1 (50% of FTC complaints) are about debt relief, which means offers to reduce credit card, loan or other debt. That's a sales pitch, not a collector asking you to pay a debt you owe.
- Should I call (828) 980-9248 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 (828) 980-9248 been reported?
- 2 complaints to the U.S. FTC's Do Not Call registry between Jan 31, 2025 and Mar 26, 2026 and 1 complaint to the U.S. FCC on Mar 26, 2026.
- What do callers from (828) 980-9248 say?
- 1 of its 2 FTC complaints (50%) is about impersonating a government agency, business or relative, against 9% of the 37,672 FTC complaints about all numbers in area code 828.
Data updated: FTC complaints through Nov 13, 2026; FCC complaints refreshed daily; numbering records as of Nov 3, 2026; community reports live. How this page is built.