(866) 296-0740
Toll-free number
(866) 296-0740 is likely a robocall: 13 FTC complaints and 2 FCC complaints, recorded messages in 54% of the FTC complaints, most often about dropped calls or silence (31%).
- No new complaints since May 9, 2023 (FTC data through Nov 13, 2026).
- More FTC complaints than 98% of the 75,471 numbers with FTC complaints in area code 866.
- Only 3 numbers in the 866-296 block have more complaints, of 245 there with FTC complaints.
Complaint history
13 FTC complaints between Aug 25, 2022 and May 9, 2023.
The FTC complaints came in 4 of the 10 months from Aug 2022 to May 2023; the busiest was Feb 2023, with 7 of 13.
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
2 complaints to the U.S. Federal Communications Commission between Oct 28, 2022 and Feb 22, 2023.
Of the 2 complainants, 1 heard a live person and 1 heard a recorded message. They filed them as unwanted calls (2). Complainants were in Colorado (1) and New Jersey (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 6 · 46%
- Dropped call or no message 4 · 31%
- Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends 1 · 8%
- Medical & prescriptions 1 · 8%
- Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans) 1 · 8%
Who called
(866) 296-0740 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 15 complaints describe debt collection.
Nearby numbers in 866-296
The closest reported numbers on either side of (866) 296-0740, in number order.
When the calls came
Time of day of 12 calls; most often the 9 a.m. hour (5):
Day of the week of 13 calls; most often Wednesday (7):
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 California (5 of 13); others in Ohio (2), Pennsylvania (2) and Virginia (2) and more. 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 5 · 38%
- Ohio 2 · 15%
- Pennsylvania 2 · 15%
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- Virginia 2 · 15%
- Georgia 1 · 8%
- South Carolina 1 · 8%
Complainants' cities (most common):
Fortuna, CA (3) · Columbus, OH (1) · Douglasville, GA (1) · Falls Church, VA (1) · Fullerton, CA (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 (866) 296-0740
- Who called me from (866) 296-0740?
- No complaint names the caller; FTC complainants most often said the calls were about dropped calls or silence. It's a toll-free number, which isn't tied to a place, and no public record shows which company holds it.
- Is (866) 296-0740 a scam?
- Canadial rates it low risk, from 15 complaints, latest May 9, 2023, robocalls in 54% of the FTC complaints.
- Is (866) 296-0740 a debt collector or collection agency?
- Nothing says it is: none of its 15 complaints describe debt collection.
- Should I call (866) 296-0740 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 (866) 296-0740 been reported?
- 13 complaints to the U.S. FTC's Do Not Call registry between Aug 25, 2022 and May 9, 2023 and 2 complaints to the U.S. FCC between Oct 28, 2022 and Feb 22, 2023.
- What do callers from (866) 296-0740 say?
- The most common complaint category is "Dropped call or no message" (31% of FTC complaints).
- When does (866) 296-0740 call?
- In FTC complaints, the most common time was the 9 a.m. hour (5 of 12 calls with a time); the most common day was Wednesday (7 of 13).
Data updated: FTC complaints through Nov 13, 2026; FCC complaints refreshed daily; community reports live. How this page is built.