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(202) 618-6970

(202) 618-6970 is a landline / voip number from Wshngtnzn1, DC on a prefix assigned to Bandwidth.com. Consumers have filed 40 complaints about it with the FCC, most recently on 2018-07-29.

High report volumeDormant — no complaint since 2018

Who called me from (202) 618-6970?

Carrier & location

Type
Landline / VoIP
Assigned carrier
Bandwidth.com
Rate center
Wshngtnzn1, DC
Prefix 202-618
assigned 2010-02-09, pooled block
Area code
202 — Washington, DC
Time zone
E

This prefix is assigned to a wireline or VoIP operator. VoIP lines are cheap to obtain in bulk, which makes them a common vehicle for spam and scam calling campaigns. Carrier assignment shows who the prefix was allocated to; numbers can be ported, and caller ID can be spoofed.

Complaint history

40
Reports
0
Last 30 days
3
Robocall (FCC)
FCC complaints
402016-04-05 → 2018-07-29
Community reports
0

FCC Consumer Complaint Data, public record. Complaints run from 2016-04-05 to 2018-07-29.

Did this number call you? What was it?

Complaint pattern for (202) 618-6970

What the 40 public FCC complaints naming this number show about when the calls happened, where they landed and how they were placed. Derived from the FCC Consumer Complaint Data Center, a public record.

Dormant — no complaint since 2018

This number's complaint record is historic. Nothing has been filed against it since 2018-07-29, so if it called you today the complaints below describe a campaign that ended years ago — or the number has since been reassigned to a different subscriber. Numbers are routinely returned to the carrier and reissued. Treat this page as an archive record rather than a current warning.

First complaint
2016-04-05
Last complaint
2018-07-29
Span
2.3 yrs
Active months
15
Peak month
7 in 2017-07
States affected
20

FCC complaints per month. Peak month: 2017-07 (7).

Complaints span 2.3 years, from 2016-04-05 to 2018-07-29, with activity recorded in 15 separate months.

The heaviest single day was 2017-07-27, when 3 separate consumers filed complaints about this number. Same-day clusters like that come from automated dialling rather than a person making calls one at a time.

Where the complaints came from

and 12 more states.

Complaints came from 20 different states, which is the footprint of an automated campaign dialling nationally rather than a local business.

How the calls were placed

Abandoned Calls
26
Live Voice
11
Prerecorded Voice
3
Wired
33
Internet (VOIP)
4
Wireless (cell phone)
3

Abandoned Calls: The line was dialled and dropped before anyone spoke — the signature of a predictive dialler placing more calls than it has agents to answer. The FCC's telemarketing rules cap abandoned calls at 3% of answered calls.

Prefix and area context

36 other numbers on the (202) 618 block have complaints too — 86 across the block in total. 12 of them were complained about during the same period as this number, which is what a campaign rotating through a block of consecutive numbers looks like from the outside.

Within area code 202 (Washington, DC), this is the 6th most-complained-about number of the 10,674 that have any complaint on record.

Source: FCC Consumer Complaint Data Center. Complaints are unverified consumer submissions: they record what someone reported, not a finding against the caller. Numbers can be spoofed, so a complaint may describe a call that only displayed this number.

FCC complaint log for (202) 618-6970

The most recent unwanted-call complaints US consumers filed with the FCC naming this number — type of issue, contact method, and the state the complaint came from. Public record, imported nightly.

DateCall typeState
2018-07-29Abandoned CallsMO
2018-07-02Abandoned CallsTX
2018-07-02Abandoned CallsTX
2018-05-11Live VoiceWV
2018-05-10Abandoned CallsME
2018-05-01Abandoned CallsIN
2018-04-17Live VoiceIN
2018-03-06Live VoiceVA
2018-03-01Abandoned CallsTX
2017-12-03Prerecorded VoiceCO

Reported in the last 7 days in area code 202 (Washington, DC)

Numbers in this area code that consumers reported to the FTC's Do Not Call Registry this week.

Is (202) 618-6970 a scam? Community reports

No community reports for (202) 618-6970 yet. If this number called you, you're likely the first — leave a report below and help the next person who searches it.

Got a call from (202) 618-6970? Report it

Describe the call — who they claimed to be, what they wanted. Don't include anyone's personal information.

Reports are moderated before publication. No personal info, no profanity.

Other reported numbers starting (202) 618

Robocall campaigns often rotate through a block of numbers on the same prefix — if several neighbors have complaints too, that's campaign behavior.

What to do next

Block it on Android or iPhone, turn on your carrier's free filtering, and report the call to the FCC and FTC — those complaints are the public record this page is built from.

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FAQs about (202) 618-6970

Who called me from (202) 618-6970?

(202) 618-6970 is a landline / voip number on a prefix assigned to Bandwidth.com, based in Wshngtnzn1, DC. Consumers have filed 40 complaints about it with the FCC.

Is (202) 618-6970 a scam or robocall?

The FCC's public complaint data contains 40 complaints about unwanted calls from (202) 618-6970, including 3 categorized as robocalls. That is a strong signal, but not proof — read the community reports and never share personal or payment information with an unsolicited caller.

Should I call (202) 618-6970 back?

The complaint record for this number stops in 2018, so it is not part of a campaign anyone is currently reporting. The number may since have been reassigned to an ordinary subscriber. As a general rule, only return a call you were expecting: a caller with legitimate business will leave a voicemail.

Where were the complaints about (202) 618-6970 filed?

Consumers in 20 states filed complaints about this number, which is the geographic spread of an automated campaign dialling nationally. The FCC records the state the complainant filed from, not where the call originated — caller ID can be spoofed to display any number.

WhoCalledLookup is not a consumer reporting agency (FCRA). Community reports are user opinions, not statements of fact by this site; FTC and FCC complaints are unverified consumer submissions. Own this number? Dispute a listing.