(985) 580-0985
Houma, LA
(985) 580-0985 is likely an unwanted sales call: 3 FTC complaints and 1 FCC complaint, recorded messages in 33% of the FTC complaints, mostly about dropped calls or silence.
- No new complaints since Sep 15, 2025 (FTC data through Nov 13, 2026).
- More FTC complaints than 96% of the 16,758 numbers with FTC complaints in area code 985.
- No number in the 985-580 block has more complaints; 9 numbers there have FTC complaints.
Complaint history
3 FTC complaints between Apr 1, 2025 and Sep 15, 2025.
The FTC complaints came in 3 of the 6 months from Apr 2025 to Sep 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.
Complaints to the FCC
1 complaint to the U.S. Federal Communications Commission on Feb 7, 2025; all gave it as the number to call back rather than the caller ID.
The complainant heard a recorded message. They filed it as unwanted calls (1). The calls were about medicare medicaid (1). Complainants were in Louisiana (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
2 of its 3 FTC complaints (67%) are about dropped calls or silence, against 33% of the 19,931 FTC complaints about all numbers in area code 985.
Complaint categories chosen by FTC complainants:
- Dropped call or no message 2 · 67%
- Not specified / other 1 · 33%
Who called
The number's block is assigned to South Central Bell Tel in Houma, LA.
Is it a debt collector?
Nothing says it is: none of its 4 complaints describe debt collection.
When the calls came
Time of day of 3 calls:
Day of the week of 3 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
- Location of the number block
- Houma, LA, USA
- Block assigned to
- South Central Bell Tel
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.
3 of 3 complainants (100%) have area code 985, the number's own. Scam callers often show a local-looking number (“neighbour spoofing”); a local business calling nearby customers looks the same.
All 3 FTC complainants were in Louisiana. Statewide, Louisiana ranks #19 of the 50 states and DC for Do Not Call complaints per resident: 35,398 in the last 12 months, 766.5 per 100,000 people. Spam calls in Louisiana.
Where FTC complainants were located (U.S. states):
- Louisiana 3 · 100%
Complainants' cities:
Patterson, LA (1)
As typed on the FTC form, with spelling variants merged; complaints without a city aren't counted.
Searches on Canadial
Loading…
Real visits to this page, counted once per visitor per day.
Did (985) 580-0985 call you?
Loading…
Answers from visitors, one per person per month (asked at the top of the page).
Report (985) 580-0985
Tell others what the call was about. Reports appear on this page; no account needed.
Recent community reports
No community reports yet. Be the first to describe this call.
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 (985) 580-0985
- Who called me from (985) 580-0985?
- No complaint names the caller; FTC complainants most often said the calls were about dropped calls or silence. The number is in a block assigned to South Central Bell Tel in Houma, LA (NANPA, Nov 3, 2026); numbers can move between carriers, so the caller's provider may differ.
- Is (985) 580-0985 a scam?
- Canadial rates it low risk, from 4 complaints, latest Sep 15, 2025, robocalls in 33% of the FTC complaints.
- Is (985) 580-0985 a debt collector or collection agency?
- Nothing says it is: none of its 4 complaints describe debt collection.
- Should I call (985) 580-0985 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 (985) 580-0985 been reported?
- 3 complaints to the U.S. FTC's Do Not Call registry between Apr 1, 2025 and Sep 15, 2025 and 1 complaint to the U.S. FCC on Feb 7, 2025.
- What do callers from (985) 580-0985 say?
- 2 of its 3 FTC complaints (67%) are about dropped calls or silence, against 33% of the 19,931 FTC complaints about all numbers in area code 985.
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.