(978) 548-4140
Peabody, MA
(978) 548-4140 is likely a robocall: 10 FTC complaints and 2 FCC complaints, recorded messages in 90% of the FTC complaints, most often about medical and prescription offers (30%).
- No new complaints since Jun 25, 2025 (FTC data through Nov 13, 2026).
- More FTC complaints than 99% of the 16,866 numbers with FTC complaints in area code 978.
- No number in the 978-548 block has more complaints; 8 numbers there have FTC complaints.
Complaint history
10 FTC complaints between Aug 18, 2023 and Apr 17, 2025.
The FTC complaints came in 6 of the 21 months from Aug 2023 to Apr 2025; the busiest was Sep 2024, with 3 of 10.
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
2 complaints to the U.S. Federal Communications Commission between May 28, 2025 and Jun 25, 2025; all gave it as the number to call back rather than the caller ID.
Both heard a recorded message. They filed them as unwanted calls (2). The calls were about credit card debt (2). Complainants were in New Hampshire (2).
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
3 of its 10 FTC complaints (30%) are about medical and prescription offers, against 8% of the 21,248 FTC complaints about all numbers in area code 978.
Complaint categories chosen by FTC complainants:
- Not specified / other 5 · 50%
- Medical & prescriptions 3 · 30%
- Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends 1 · 10%
- Dropped call or no message 1 · 10%
Who called
The number's block is assigned to Level 3 Communications, LLC in Peabody, MA.
Is it a debt collector?
Nothing says it is: none of its 12 complaints describe debt collection.
When the calls came
Time of day of 7 calls; most often the 6 p.m. hour (3):
Day of the week of 10 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
- Location of the number block
- Peabody, MA, USA
- Block assigned to
- Level 3 Communications, LLC
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.
Most FTC complainants were in Massachusetts (9 of 10); others in New Hampshire (1). Statewide, Massachusetts ranks #29 of the 50 states and DC for Do Not Call complaints per resident: 49,266 in the last 12 months, 688.6 per 100,000 people. Spam calls in Massachusetts.
Where FTC complainants were located (U.S. states):
- Massachusetts 9 · 90%
- New Hampshire 1 · 10%
Complainants' cities:
Boston, MA (4) · Boxford, MA (2) · Nashua, NH (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 (978) 548-4140
- Who called me from (978) 548-4140?
- No complaint names the caller; FTC complainants most often said the calls were about medical and prescription offers. The number is in a block assigned to Level 3 Communications, LLC in Peabody, MA (NANPA, Nov 3, 2026); numbers can move between carriers, so the caller's provider may differ.
- Is (978) 548-4140 a scam?
- Canadial rates it medium risk, from 12 complaints, latest Jun 25, 2025, robocalls in 90% of the FTC complaints.
- Is (978) 548-4140 a debt collector or collection agency?
- Nothing says it is: none of its 12 complaints describe debt collection.
- Should I call (978) 548-4140 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 (978) 548-4140 been reported?
- 10 complaints to the U.S. FTC's Do Not Call registry between Aug 18, 2023 and Apr 17, 2025 and 2 complaints to the U.S. FCC between May 28, 2025 and Jun 25, 2025.
- What do callers from (978) 548-4140 say?
- 3 of its 10 FTC complaints (30%) are about medical and prescription offers, against 8% of the 21,248 FTC complaints about all numbers in area code 978.
- When does (978) 548-4140 call?
- In FTC complaints, the most common time was the 6 p.m. hour (3 of 7 calls with a time); the most common day was Thursday (4 of 10).
Data updated: FTC complaints through Nov 13, 2026; FCC complaints refreshed daily; numbering records as of Nov 3, 2026; community reports live. How this page is built.