(838) 282-1995
(838) 282-1995 is likely a robocall: 3 FTC complaints, 100% recorded messages, mostly about debt relief.
- No new complaints since Aug 21, 2025 (FTC data through Nov 13, 2026).
- More FTC complaints than 97% of the 15,802 numbers with FTC complaints in area code 838.
- Only 2 numbers in the 838-282 block have more complaints, of 212 there with FTC complaints.
Complaint history
3 FTC complaints between Jul 25, 2025 and Aug 21, 2025.
The FTC complaints came in every month from Jul 2025 to Aug 2025; the busiest was Jul 2025, with 2 of 3.
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
3 of its 3 FTC complaints (100%) are about debt relief, against 49% of the 19,195 FTC complaints about all numbers in area code 838.
Complaint categories chosen by FTC complainants:
- Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans) 3 · 100%
Who called
The number's block is assigned to Peering Hub, Inc..
Is it a debt collector?
Nothing says it is: none of its 3 complaints describe debt collection; 3 (100% 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
(838) 282-1995 is one of 33 numbers in 838-282 first reported to the FTC for “Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans)” calls between Jul 2, 2025 and Aug 1, 2025, 40 complaints in all; most from California (28%), New Jersey (13%), Pennsylvania (10%).
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 838-282
212 numbers in 838-282 have 258 FTC complaints between them (86% robocalls), 3 of them about (838) 282-1995. The commonest categories in the block: Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans) (56%), Lotteries, prizes & sweepstakes (4%).
The closest reported numbers on either side of (838) 282-1995, in number order.
When the calls came
Time of day of 3 calls; most often the 7 a.m. hour (2):
Day of the week of 3 calls; most often Friday (2):
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)
- LYON MT, NY, USA
- Block assigned to
- Peering Hub, Inc.
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 838, the number's own. The calls reached people elsewhere, so this isn't a local caller to them.
All 3 FTC complainants were in California. Statewide, California ranks #26 of the 50 states and DC for Do Not Call complaints per resident: 283,769 in the last 12 months, 721 per 100,000 people. Spam calls in California.
Where FTC complainants were located (U.S. states):
- California 3 · 100%
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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 (838) 282-1995
- Who called me from (838) 282-1995?
- No complaint names the caller; FTC complainants most often said the calls were about debt relief. The number is in a block assigned to Peering Hub, Inc. (rate centre LYON MT, NY) (NANPA, Nov 3, 2026); numbers can move between carriers, so the caller's provider may differ. It's one of 33 numbers in the same block first reported for the same kind of call within days of each other, likely one operation.
- Is (838) 282-1995 a scam?
- Canadial rates it medium risk, from 3 complaints, latest Aug 21, 2025, 100% robocalls.
- Is (838) 282-1995 a debt collector or collection agency?
- Nothing says it is: none of its 3 complaints describe debt collection; 3 (100% 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 (838) 282-1995 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 (838) 282-1995 been reported?
- 3 complaints to the U.S. FTC's Do Not Call registry between Jul 25, 2025 and Aug 21, 2025.
- What do callers from (838) 282-1995 say?
- 3 of its 3 FTC complaints (100%) are about debt relief, against 49% of the 19,195 FTC complaints about all numbers in area code 838.
- When does (838) 282-1995 call?
- In FTC complaints, the most common time was the 7 a.m. hour (2 of 3 calls with a time); the most common day was Friday (2 of 3).
Data updated: FTC complaints through Nov 13, 2026; numbering records as of Nov 3, 2026; community reports live. How this page is built.