(855) 649-5261
Toll-free number
(855) 649-5261 is likely a robocall: 17 FTC complaints and 1 FCC complaint, recorded messages in 100% of the FTC complaints, mostly about debt relief.
- No new complaints since Dec 5, 2023 (FTC data through Nov 13, 2026).
- More FTC complaints than 99% of the 83,923 numbers with FTC complaints in area code 855.
Complaint history
17 FTC complaints between Nov 30, 2023 and Dec 5, 2023.
The FTC complaints came in every month from Nov 2023 to Dec 2023; the busiest was Nov 2023, with 16 of 17.
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 Nov 30, 2023.
The complainant heard a recorded message. They filed it as unwanted calls (1). The calls were about mortgage loans (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:
- Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans) 15 · 88%
- Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends 1 · 6%
- Not specified / other 1 · 6%
Who called
(855) 649-5261 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 18 complaints describe debt collection; 15 (88% 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.
Nearby numbers in 855-649
The closest reported numbers on either side of (855) 649-5261, in number order.
When the calls came
Time of day of 16 calls; most often the 4 p.m. hour (14):
Day of the week of 17 calls; most often Thursday (16):
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 New York (5 of 17); others in Massachusetts (2), North Carolina (2) and Alabama (1) and more. Statewide, New York ranks #43 of the 50 states and DC for Do Not Call complaints per resident: 106,927 in the last 12 months, 534.6 per 100,000 people. Spam calls in New York.
Where FTC complainants were located (U.S. states):
- New York 5 · 29%
- Massachusetts 2 · 12%
- North Carolina 2 · 12%
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- Alabama 1 · 6%
- Connecticut 1 · 6%
- Mississippi 1 · 6%
Complainants' cities (most common):
Nyack, NY (2) · Brewster, MA (1) · Burlington, NC (1) · Cameron, NC (1) · Gouverneur, NY (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) 649-5261
- Who called me from (855) 649-5261?
- No complaint names the caller; FTC complainants most often said the calls were about debt relief. It's a toll-free number, which isn't tied to a place, and no public record shows which company holds it.
- Is (855) 649-5261 a scam?
- Canadial rates it medium risk, from 18 complaints, latest Dec 5, 2023, robocalls in 100% of the FTC complaints.
- Is (855) 649-5261 a debt collector or collection agency?
- Nothing says it is: none of its 18 complaints describe debt collection; 15 (88% 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 (855) 649-5261 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 (855) 649-5261 been reported?
- 17 complaints to the U.S. FTC's Do Not Call registry between Nov 30, 2023 and Dec 5, 2023 and 1 complaint to the U.S. FCC on Nov 30, 2023.
- What do callers from (855) 649-5261 say?
- The most common complaint category is "Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans)" (88% of FTC complaints).
- When does (855) 649-5261 call?
- In FTC complaints, the most common time was the 4 p.m. hour (14 of 16 calls with a time); the most common day was Thursday (16 of 17).
Data updated: FTC complaints through Nov 13, 2026; FCC complaints refreshed daily; community reports live. How this page is built.