(973) 551-8196

2 FTC complaints between Mar 6, 2025 and Jul 16, 2025.

The FTC complaints came in 2 of the 5 months from Mar 2025 to Jul 2025.

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.

What callers claimed

1 of its 2 FTC complaints (50%) is about energy, solar and utilities; across area code 973 that isn't one of the 8 commonest call types (each of those is at least 1% of its FTC complaints).

Complaint categories chosen by FTC complainants:

• Energy, solar & utilities 1 · 50%
• Not specified / other 1 · 50%

The number's block is assigned to Ymax Communications Corp. in Rockaway, NJ.

Time of day of 2 calls:

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 of the number block

Rockaway, NJ, USA

Block assigned to

Ymax Communications Corp.

From the North American Numbering Plan Administrator (Nov 3, 2026). This is who the number block was assigned to; numbers can be moved between carriers, and caller IDs can be faked.

Area code 973: where it is, time zone, spam calls →

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• 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.

Who called me from (973) 551-8196?

No complaint names the caller; FTC complainants most often said the calls were about energy, solar and utilities. The number is in a block assigned to Ymax Communications Corp. in Rockaway, NJ (NANPA, Nov 3, 2026); numbers can move between carriers, so the caller's provider may differ.

Is (973) 551-8196 a scam?

Canadial rates it low risk, from 2 complaints, latest Jul 16, 2025.

Is (973) 551-8196 a debt collector or collection agency?

Nothing says it is: none of its 2 complaints describe debt collection.

Should I call (973) 551-8196 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 (973) 551-8196 been reported?

2 complaints to the U.S. FTC's Do Not Call registry between Mar 6, 2025 and Jul 16, 2025.

What do callers from (973) 551-8196 say?

1 of its 2 FTC complaints (50%) is about energy, solar and utilities; across area code 973 that isn't one of the 8 commonest call types (each of those is at least 1% of its FTC complaints).