(856) 599-9976
Paulsboro, NJ
(856) 599-9976 has 2 FTC complaints, mostly about impersonating a government agency, business or relative.
- No new complaints since Apr 23, 2026 (FTC data through Nov 13, 2026).
- More FTC complaints than 88% of the 23,035 numbers with FTC complaints in area code 856.
- Only 8 numbers in the 856-599 block have more complaints, of 339 there with FTC complaints.
Complaint history
2 FTC complaints on Apr 23, 2026.
Both FTC complaints are about calls in Apr 2026.
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
1 of its 2 FTC complaints (50%) is about impersonating a government agency, business or relative, against 9% of the 27,126 FTC complaints about all numbers in area code 856.
Complaint categories chosen by FTC complainants:
- Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends 1 · 50%
- Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans) 1 · 50%
Who called
The number's block is assigned to Peerless Network of New Jersey, LLC in Paulsboro, NJ.
Is it a debt collector?
Nothing says it is: none of its 2 complaints describe debt collection; 1 (50% 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
(856) 599-9976 is one of 5 numbers in 856-599 first reported to the FTC for “Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends” calls between Apr 22, 2026 and Apr 24, 2026, 7 complaints in all; most from Arkansas (14%), Kentucky (14%), Louisiana (14%).
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.
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Nearby numbers in 856-599
339 numbers in 856-599 have 428 FTC complaints between them (86% robocalls), 2 of them about (856) 599-9976. The commonest categories in the block: Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans) (43%), Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends (12%).
The closest reported numbers on either side of (856) 599-9976, in number order.
All reported numbers in 856-599 →When the calls came
Time of day of 2 calls:
Day of the week of 2 calls; most often Thursday (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
- Location of the number block
- Paulsboro, NJ, USA
- Block assigned to
- Peerless Network of New Jersey, LLC
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.
FTC complainants were in Arkansas (1) and Massachusetts (1).
Where FTC complainants were located (U.S. states):
- Arkansas 1 · 50%
- Massachusetts 1 · 50%
Complainants' cities:
Garfield, AR (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 (856) 599-9976
- Who called me from (856) 599-9976?
- No complaint names the caller; FTC complainants most often said the calls were about impersonating a government agency, business or relative. The number is in a block assigned to Peerless Network of New Jersey, LLC in Paulsboro, NJ (NANPA, Nov 3, 2026); numbers can move between carriers, so the caller's provider may differ. It's one of 5 numbers in the same block first reported for the same kind of call within days of each other, likely one operation.
- Is (856) 599-9976 a scam?
- Canadial rates it low risk, from 2 complaints, latest Apr 23, 2026.
- Is (856) 599-9976 a debt collector or collection agency?
- Nothing says it is: none of its 2 complaints describe debt collection; 1 (50% 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 (856) 599-9976 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 (856) 599-9976 been reported?
- 2 complaints to the U.S. FTC's Do Not Call registry on Apr 23, 2026.
- What do callers from (856) 599-9976 say?
- 1 of its 2 FTC complaints (50%) is about impersonating a government agency, business or relative, against 9% of the 27,126 FTC complaints about all numbers in area code 856.
- When does (856) 599-9976 call?
- In FTC complaints, the most common day was Thursday (2 of 2).
Data updated: FTC complaints through Nov 13, 2026; numbering records as of Nov 3, 2026; community reports live. How this page is built.