(866) 296-1273
Toll-free number
(866) 296-1273 is likely an unwanted sales call: 17 FTC complaints and 2 FCC complaints, recorded messages in 35% of the FTC complaints.
- No new complaints since Jul 21, 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 1 number in the 866-296 block has more complaints, of 245 there with FTC complaints.
Complaint history
17 FTC complaints between Nov 3, 2022 and Jul 21, 2023.
The FTC complaints came in 4 of the 9 months from Nov 2022 to Jul 2023; the busiest was Jul 2023, with 11 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
2 complaints to the U.S. Federal Communications Commission between Jul 18, 2023 and Jul 20, 2023; 1 gave it as the number to call back rather than the caller ID.
Both heard a live person. They filed them as unwanted calls (2). Complainants were in Maryland (1) and Texas (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 15 · 88%
- Charities 1 · 6%
- Dropped call or no message 1 · 6%
Who called
(866) 296-1273 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 19 complaints describe debt collection.
Nearby numbers in 866-296
The closest reported numbers on either side of (866) 296-1273, in number order.
When the calls came
Time of day of 16 calls; most often the 8 a.m. hour (7):
Day of the week of 17 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 Pennsylvania (4 of 17); others in Alabama (3), Massachusetts (2) and Arizona (1) and more. Statewide, Pennsylvania ranks #16 of the 50 states and DC for Do Not Call complaints per resident: 108,035 in the last 12 months, 827.3 per 100,000 people. Spam calls in Pennsylvania.
Where FTC complainants were located (U.S. states):
- Pennsylvania 4 · 24%
- Alabama 3 · 18%
- Massachusetts 2 · 12%
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- Arizona 1 · 6%
- California 1 · 6%
- Connecticut 1 · 6%
Complainants' cities (most common):
Montgomery, AL (2) · Birmingham, AL (1) · Fairmont, WV (1) · Gainesville, VA (1) · Kingsport, TN (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) 296-1273
- Who called me from (866) 296-1273?
- No complaint names the caller; FTC complainants most often said the calls were about charity donations. It's a toll-free number, which isn't tied to a place, and no public record shows which company holds it.
- Is (866) 296-1273 a scam?
- Canadial rates it low risk, from 19 complaints, latest Jul 21, 2023, robocalls in 35% of the FTC complaints.
- Is (866) 296-1273 a debt collector or collection agency?
- Nothing says it is: none of its 19 complaints describe debt collection.
- Should I call (866) 296-1273 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) 296-1273 been reported?
- 17 complaints to the U.S. FTC's Do Not Call registry between Nov 3, 2022 and Jul 21, 2023 and 2 complaints to the U.S. FCC between Jul 18, 2023 and Jul 20, 2023.
- What do callers from (866) 296-1273 say?
- The most common complaint category is "Charities" (6% of FTC complaints).
- When does (866) 296-1273 call?
- In FTC complaints, the most common time was the 8 a.m. hour (7 of 16 calls with a time); the most common day was Wednesday (7 of 17).
Data updated: FTC complaints through Nov 13, 2026; FCC complaints refreshed daily; community reports live. How this page is built.