(833) 288-5243
Toll-free number
(833) 288-5243 is likely a scam: 14 FTC complaints and 1 FCC complaint, recorded messages in 86% of the FTC complaints, mostly about impersonating a government agency, business or relative.
- No new complaints since May 7, 2025 (FTC data through Nov 13, 2026).
- More FTC complaints than 98% of the 100,436 numbers with FTC complaints in area code 833.
- No number in the 833-288 block has more complaints; 60 numbers there have FTC complaints.
Complaint history
14 FTC complaints between Sep 13, 2024 and Apr 24, 2025.
The FTC complaints came in 4 of the 8 months from Sep 2024 to Apr 2025; the busiest was Sep 2024, with 8 of 14.
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 May 7, 2025.
The complainant heard a recorded message. They filed it as unwanted calls (1). Complainants were in Virginia (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:
- Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends 7 · 50%
- Not specified / other 3 · 21%
- Dropped call or no message 2 · 14%
- Computer & technical support 1 · 7%
- Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans) 1 · 7%
Who called
(833) 288-5243 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 15 complaints describe debt collection.
Nearby numbers in 833-288
The closest reported numbers on either side of (833) 288-5243, in number order.
When the calls came
Time of day of 12 calls; most often the 9 a.m. hour (4):
Day of the week of 14 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 Alabama (5 of 14); others in California (3), Texas (2) and District of Columbia (1) and more. Statewide, Alabama ranks #17 of the 50 states and DC for Do Not Call complaints per resident: 42,821 in the last 12 months, 824.6 per 100,000 people. Spam calls in Alabama.
Where FTC complainants were located (U.S. states):
- Alabama 5 · 36%
- California 3 · 21%
- Texas 2 · 14%
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- District of Columbia 1 · 7%
- Michigan 1 · 7%
- North Carolina 1 · 7%
Complainants' cities:
Sterrett, AL (5) · New Berlin, WI (1) · Sacramento, CA (1) · Warren, MI (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 (833) 288-5243
- Who called me from (833) 288-5243?
- 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 (833) 288-5243 a scam?
- Canadial rates it medium risk, from 15 complaints, latest May 7, 2025, robocalls in 86% of the FTC complaints.
- Is (833) 288-5243 a debt collector or collection agency?
- Nothing says it is: none of its 15 complaints describe debt collection.
- Should I call (833) 288-5243 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 (833) 288-5243 been reported?
- 14 complaints to the U.S. FTC's Do Not Call registry between Sep 13, 2024 and Apr 24, 2025 and 1 complaint to the U.S. FCC on May 7, 2025.
- What do callers from (833) 288-5243 say?
- The most common complaint category is "Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends" (50% of FTC complaints).
- When does (833) 288-5243 call?
- In FTC complaints, the most common time was the 9 a.m. hour (4 of 12 calls with a time).
Data updated: FTC complaints through Nov 13, 2026; FCC complaints refreshed daily; community reports live. How this page is built.