(855) 249-2842
Toll-free number
(855) 249-2842 is likely a robocall: 3 FTC complaints and 1 FCC complaint, recorded messages in 67% of the FTC complaints, most often about medical and prescription offers (33%).
- No new complaints since Jul 18, 2025 (FTC data through Nov 13, 2026).
- More FTC complaints than 89% of the 83,923 numbers with FTC complaints in area code 855.
- Only 4 numbers in the 855-249 block have more complaints, of 106 there with FTC complaints.
Complaint history
3 FTC complaints between Apr 10, 2024 and Jul 18, 2025.
The FTC complaints came in 2 of the 16 months from Apr 2024 to Jul 2025; the busiest was Apr 2024, 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.
Complaints to the FCC
1 complaint to the U.S. Federal Communications Commission on Mar 4, 2021.
The complainant heard a live person. 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
Complaint categories chosen by FTC complainants:
- Not specified / other 2 · 67%
- Medical & prescriptions 1 · 33%
Who called
(855) 249-2842 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 4 complaints describe debt collection.
Nearby numbers in 855-249
The closest reported numbers on either side of (855) 249-2842, in number order.
When the calls came
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
Toll-free numbers can be answered anywhere in Canada and the U.S.; the number itself says nothing about where the caller is.
All 3 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 3 · 100%
Complainants' cities:
Plymouth, 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 (855) 249-2842
- Who called me from (855) 249-2842?
- No complaint names the caller; FTC complainants most often said the calls were about medical and prescription offers. It's a toll-free number, which isn't tied to a place, and no public record shows which company holds it.
- Is (855) 249-2842 a scam?
- Canadial rates it low risk, from 4 complaints, latest Jul 18, 2025, robocalls in 67% of the FTC complaints.
- Is (855) 249-2842 a debt collector or collection agency?
- Nothing says it is: none of its 4 complaints describe debt collection.
- Should I call (855) 249-2842 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 (855) 249-2842 been reported?
- 3 complaints to the U.S. FTC's Do Not Call registry between Apr 10, 2024 and Jul 18, 2025 and 1 complaint to the U.S. FCC on Mar 4, 2021.
- What do callers from (855) 249-2842 say?
- The most common complaint category is "Medical & prescriptions" (33% of FTC complaints).
Data updated: FTC complaints through Nov 13, 2026; FCC complaints refreshed daily; community reports live. How this page is built.