(866) 897-0028
Toll-free number
(866) 897-0028 is likely a robocall: 49 FTC complaints and 1 FCC complaint, recorded messages in 59% of the FTC complaints, most often about dropped calls or silence (31%).
- No new complaints since Feb 24, 2026 (FTC data through Nov 13, 2026).
- More FTC complaints than 99% of the 75,471 numbers with FTC complaints in area code 866.
- No number in the 866-897 block has more complaints; 18 numbers there have FTC complaints.
Complaint history
49 FTC complaints between May 11, 2022 and Feb 24, 2026.
The FTC complaints came in 25 of the 46 months from May 2022 to Feb 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.
Complaints to the FCC
1 complaint to the U.S. Federal Communications Commission on May 16, 2019.
The complainant got a call that hung up or stayed silent. They filed it as unwanted calls (1). Complainants were in Michigan (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 17 · 35%
- Dropped call or no message 15 · 31%
- Energy, solar & utilities 10 · 20%
- Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends 5 · 10%
- Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans) 2 · 4%
Who called
(866) 897-0028 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 50 complaints describe debt collection.
Nearby numbers in 866-897
The closest reported numbers on either side of (866) 897-0028, in number order.
All reported numbers in 866-897 →When the calls came
Time of day of 45 calls; most often the 7 p.m. hour (18):
Day of the week of 49 calls; most often Wednesday (17):
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 Michigan (48 of 49); others in Ohio (1). Statewide, Michigan ranks #8 of the 50 states and DC for Do Not Call complaints per resident: 97,922 in the last 12 months, 966.9 per 100,000 people. Spam calls in Michigan.
Where FTC complainants were located (U.S. states):
- Michigan 48 · 98%
- Ohio 1 · 2%
Complainants' cities (most common):
Lawrence, MI (5) · Fenton, MI (2) · Montague, MI (2) · Rochester Hills, MI (2) · Adrian, MI (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) 897-0028
- Who called me from (866) 897-0028?
- 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) 897-0028 a scam?
- Canadial rates it medium risk, from 50 complaints, latest Feb 24, 2026, robocalls in 59% of the FTC complaints.
- Is (866) 897-0028 a debt collector or collection agency?
- Nothing says it is: none of its 50 complaints describe debt collection.
- Should I call (866) 897-0028 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 (866) 897-0028 been reported?
- 49 complaints to the U.S. FTC's Do Not Call registry between May 11, 2022 and Feb 24, 2026 and 1 complaint to the U.S. FCC on May 16, 2019.
- What do callers from (866) 897-0028 say?
- The most common complaint category is "Dropped call or no message" (31% of FTC complaints).
- When does (866) 897-0028 call?
- In FTC complaints, the most common time was the 7 p.m. hour (18 of 45 calls with a time); the most common day was Wednesday (17 of 49).
Data updated: FTC complaints through Nov 13, 2026; FCC complaints refreshed daily; community reports live. How this page is built.