(888) 806-9166
Toll-free number
(888) 806-9166 is likely a robocall: 17 FTC complaints and 1 FCC complaint, recorded messages in 100% of the FTC complaints, mostly about dropped calls or silence.
- No new complaints since Sep 22, 2023 (FTC data through Nov 13, 2026).
- More FTC complaints than 99% of the 86,932 numbers with FTC complaints in area code 888.
- No number in the 888-806 block has more complaints; 91 numbers there have FTC complaints.
Complaint history
17 FTC complaints between May 30, 2022 and Sep 22, 2023.
The FTC complaints came in 7 of the 17 months from May 2022 to Sep 2023; the busiest was Jun 2022, with 5 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
1 complaint to the U.S. Federal Communications Commission on Feb 14, 2021; 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 California (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 15 · 88%
- Not specified / other 2 · 12%
Who called
(888) 806-9166 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 18 complaints describe debt collection.
Nearby numbers in 888-806
The closest reported numbers on either side of (888) 806-9166, in number order.
When the calls came
Time of day of 17 calls; most often the 7 p.m. hour (5):
Day of the week of 17 calls; most often Thursday (4):
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 (15 of 17); others in Alabama (1) and North Carolina (1). 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 15 · 88%
- Alabama 1 · 6%
- North Carolina 1 · 6%
Complainants' cities:
Jermyn, PA (15)
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) 806-9166
- Who called me from (888) 806-9166?
- 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) 806-9166 a scam?
- Canadial rates it medium risk, from 18 complaints, latest Sep 22, 2023, robocalls in 100% of the FTC complaints.
- Is (888) 806-9166 a debt collector or collection agency?
- Nothing says it is: none of its 18 complaints describe debt collection.
- Should I call (888) 806-9166 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) 806-9166 been reported?
- 17 complaints to the U.S. FTC's Do Not Call registry between May 30, 2022 and Sep 22, 2023 and 1 complaint to the U.S. FCC on Feb 14, 2021.
- What do callers from (888) 806-9166 say?
- The most common complaint category is "Dropped call or no message" (88% of FTC complaints).
- When does (888) 806-9166 call?
- In FTC complaints, the most common time was the 7 p.m. hour (5 of 17 calls with a time); the most common day was Thursday (4 of 17).
Data updated: FTC complaints through Nov 13, 2026; FCC complaints refreshed daily; community reports live. How this page is built.