(888) 715-2016
Toll-free number
(888) 715-2016 is likely a scam: 6 FTC complaints and 4 FCC complaints, recorded messages in 100% of the FTC complaints, mostly about impersonating a government agency, business or relative.
- No new complaints since Mar 24, 2023 (FTC data through Nov 13, 2026).
- More FTC complaints than 96% of the 86,932 numbers with FTC complaints in area code 888.
- Only 2 numbers in the 888-715 block have more complaints, of 48 there with FTC complaints.
Complaint history
6 FTC complaints between Nov 11, 2022 and Mar 14, 2023.
The FTC complaints came in 4 of the 5 months from Nov 2022 to Mar 2023.
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
4 complaints to the U.S. Federal Communications Commission between Mar 14, 2023 and Mar 24, 2023; all gave it as the number to call back rather than the caller ID.
All 4 heard a recorded message. They filed them as unwanted calls (4). Complainants were in Maryland (4).
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:
- Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends 6 · 100%
Who called
(888) 715-2016 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 10 complaints describe debt collection.
Nearby numbers in 888-715
The closest reported numbers on either side of (888) 715-2016, in number order.
When the calls came
Day of the week of 6 calls; most often Tuesday (3):
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 Maryland (5 of 6); others in New York (1). Statewide, Maryland ranks #18 of the 50 states and DC for Do Not Call complaints per resident: 48,272 in the last 12 months, 770.5 per 100,000 people. Spam calls in Maryland.
Where FTC complainants were located (U.S. states):
- Maryland 5 · 83%
- New York 1 · 17%
Complainants' cities:
Silver Spring, MD (4) · West Rd Street, NY (1) · Wheaton, MD (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) 715-2016
- Who called me from (888) 715-2016?
- No complaint names the caller; FTC complainants most often said the calls were about impersonating a government agency, business or relative. It's a toll-free number, which isn't tied to a place, and no public record shows which company holds it.
- Is (888) 715-2016 a scam?
- Canadial rates it medium risk, from 10 complaints, latest Mar 24, 2023, robocalls in 100% of the FTC complaints.
- Is (888) 715-2016 a debt collector or collection agency?
- Nothing says it is: none of its 10 complaints describe debt collection.
- Should I call (888) 715-2016 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) 715-2016 been reported?
- 6 complaints to the U.S. FTC's Do Not Call registry between Nov 11, 2022 and Mar 14, 2023 and 4 complaints to the U.S. FCC between Mar 14, 2023 and Mar 24, 2023.
- What do callers from (888) 715-2016 say?
- The most common complaint category is "Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends" (100% of FTC complaints).
- When does (888) 715-2016 call?
- In FTC complaints, the most common day was Tuesday (3 of 6).
Data updated: FTC complaints through Nov 13, 2026; FCC complaints refreshed daily; community reports live. How this page is built.