(888) 383-2017
Toll-free number
(888) 383-2017 is likely a robocall: 19 FTC complaints and 1 FCC complaint, recorded messages in 63% of the FTC complaints, most often about dropped calls or silence (42%).
- No new complaints since May 11, 2023 (FTC data through Nov 13, 2026).
- More FTC complaints than 99% of the 86,932 numbers with FTC complaints in area code 888.
- Only 2 numbers in the 888-383 block have more complaints, of 212 there with FTC complaints.
Complaint history
19 FTC complaints between Aug 16, 2022 and May 11, 2023.
The FTC complaints came in 4 of the 10 months from Aug 2022 to May 2023; the busiest was Nov 2022, with 7 of 19.
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 Feb 22, 2023; all gave it as the number to call back rather than the caller ID.
The complainant heard a live person. They filed it as unwanted calls (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:
- Dropped call or no message 8 · 42%
- Not specified / other 8 · 42%
- Medical & prescriptions 2 · 11%
- Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends 1 · 5%
Who called
(888) 383-2017 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 20 complaints describe debt collection.
Nearby numbers in 888-383
The closest reported numbers on either side of (888) 383-2017, in number order.
When the calls came
Time of day of 18 calls:
Day of the week of 19 calls; most often Monday (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 New Jersey (4 of 19); others in Connecticut (2), Pennsylvania (2) and Virginia (2) and more. Statewide, New Jersey ranks #12 of the 50 states and DC for Do Not Call complaints per resident: 87,015 in the last 12 months, 911.3 per 100,000 people. Spam calls in New Jersey.
Where FTC complainants were located (U.S. states):
- New Jersey 4 · 21%
- Connecticut 2 · 11%
- Pennsylvania 2 · 11%
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- Virginia 2 · 11%
- Colorado 1 · 5%
- Maryland 1 · 5%
Complainants' cities (most common):
Bellevue, WA (1) · Bergenfield, NJ (1) · Brevard, NC (1) · Denver, CO (1) · Falls Church, VA (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 (888) 383-2017
- Who called me from (888) 383-2017?
- 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 (888) 383-2017 a scam?
- Canadial rates it medium risk, from 20 complaints, latest May 11, 2023, robocalls in 63% of the FTC complaints.
- Is (888) 383-2017 a debt collector or collection agency?
- Nothing says it is: none of its 20 complaints describe debt collection.
- Should I call (888) 383-2017 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 (888) 383-2017 been reported?
- 19 complaints to the U.S. FTC's Do Not Call registry between Aug 16, 2022 and May 11, 2023 and 1 complaint to the U.S. FCC on Feb 22, 2023.
- What do callers from (888) 383-2017 say?
- The most common complaint category is "Dropped call or no message" (42% of FTC complaints).
- When does (888) 383-2017 call?
- In FTC complaints, the most common day was Monday (7 of 19).
Data updated: FTC complaints through Nov 13, 2026; FCC complaints refreshed daily; community reports live. How this page is built.