(844) 562-5253
Toll-free number
(844) 562-5253 is likely a robocall: 7 FTC complaints and 1 FCC complaint, recorded messages in 71% of the FTC complaints.
- No new complaints since Feb 26, 2024 (FTC data through Nov 13, 2026).
- More FTC complaints than 97% of the 72,284 numbers with FTC complaints in area code 844.
Complaint history
7 FTC complaints between Feb 23, 2024 and Feb 26, 2024.
All 7 FTC complaints are about calls in Feb 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.
Complaints to the FCC
1 complaint to the U.S. Federal Communications Commission on Feb 23, 2024.
The complainant heard a recorded message. They filed it as unwanted calls (1). The calls were about student loans (1). Complainants were in California (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:
- Not specified / other 5 · 71%
- Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends 1 · 14%
- Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans) 1 · 14%
Who called
(844) 562-5253 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 8 complaints describe debt collection.
Nearby numbers in 844-562
The closest reported numbers on either side of (844) 562-5253, in number order.
When the calls came
Time of day of 7 calls; most often the 12 p.m. hour (3):
Day of the week of 7 calls; most often Friday (5):
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.
FTC complainants were in California (1), Connecticut (1), Kentucky (1) and Nebraska (1), among others.
Where FTC complainants were located (U.S. states):
- California 1 · 14%
- Connecticut 1 · 14%
- Kentucky 1 · 14%
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- Nebraska 1 · 14%
- North Carolina 1 · 14%
- Pennsylvania 1 · 14%
Complainants' cities:
Glendale, KY (1) · Lowell, NC (1) · West Bend, WI (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 (844) 562-5253
- Who called me from (844) 562-5253?
- 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 (844) 562-5253 a scam?
- Canadial rates it low risk, from 8 complaints, latest Feb 26, 2024, robocalls in 71% of the FTC complaints.
- Is (844) 562-5253 a debt collector or collection agency?
- Nothing says it is: none of its 8 complaints describe debt collection.
- Should I call (844) 562-5253 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 (844) 562-5253 been reported?
- 7 complaints to the U.S. FTC's Do Not Call registry between Feb 23, 2024 and Feb 26, 2024 and 1 complaint to the U.S. FCC on Feb 23, 2024.
- What do callers from (844) 562-5253 say?
- The most common complaint category is "Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends" (14% of FTC complaints).
- When does (844) 562-5253 call?
- In FTC complaints, the most common time was the 12 p.m. hour (3 of 7 calls with a time); the most common day was Friday (5 of 7).
Data updated: FTC complaints through Nov 13, 2026; FCC complaints refreshed daily; community reports live. How this page is built.