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(202) 738-4892
(202) 738-4892 is a wireless (mobile) number from Wshngtnzn1, DC on a prefix assigned to Verizon Wireless (Cellco Partnership). Consumers have filed 4 complaints about it with the FCC, most recently on 2024-08-26.
Who called me from (202) 738-4892?
Carrier & location
- Type
- Wireless (mobile)
- Assigned carrier
- Verizon Wireless (Cellco Partnership)
- Rate center
- Wshngtnzn1, DC
- Prefix 202-738
- assigned 2010-08-16, pooled block
- Area code
- 202 — Washington, DC
- Time zone
- E
This prefix is assigned to a wireless carrier, so the number is a mobile line. Caller ID for mobile numbers is frequently spoofed by robocallers. Carrier assignment shows who the prefix was allocated to; numbers can be ported, and caller ID can be spoofed.
Complaint history
- FCC complaints
- 42024-07-23 → 2024-08-26
- Community reports
- 0
FCC Consumer Complaint Data, public record. Complaints run from 2024-07-23 to 2024-08-26.
Did this number call you? What was it?
Complaint pattern for (202) 738-4892
What the 4 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.
FCC complaints per month. Peak month: 2024-07 (3).
Complaints span 1 months, from 2024-07-23 to 2024-08-26, with activity recorded in 2 separate months.
The heaviest single day was 2024-07-23, 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
Complaints came from 3 states, concentrated in IL (2), PA (1), VA (1).
How the calls were placed
- Text Message
- 3
- Prerecorded Voice
- 1
- Wireless (cell phone)
- 3
- Internet (VOIP)
- 1
Text Message: An SMS rather than a voice call.
Prefix and area context
77 other numbers on the (202) 738 block have complaints too — 165 across the block in total. None of them overlap in time with this number, so the block activity looks like separate episodes rather than one campaign.
Within area code 202 (Washington, DC), this is the 464th 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) 738-4892
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.
| Date | Call type | Method | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-08-26 | Prerecorded Voice | Internet (VOIP) | IL |
| 2024-07-23 | Text Message | Wireless (cell phone/other mobile device | PA |
| 2024-07-23 | Text Message | Wireless (cell phone/other mobile device | IL |
| 2024-07-23 | Text Message | Wireless (cell phone/other mobile device | VA |
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.
- (202) 618-38538 this week · Dropped call / no message
- (202) 507-53956 this week · Impostor (government, business, family)
- (202) 734-76375 this week · Dropped call / no message
- (202) 683-81834 this week · Impostor (government, business, family)
- (202) 734-78744 this week · Dropped call / no message
- (202) 734-79643 this week · Dropped call / no message
- (202) 787-19593 this week · Dropped call / no message
- (202) 734-78493 this week · Impostor (government, business, family)
- (202) 734-79223 this week · No subject given
- (202) 505-88723 this week · No subject given
Is (202) 738-4892 a scam? Community reports
No community reports for (202) 738-4892 yet. If this number called you, you're likely the first — leave a report below and help the next person who searches it.
Other reported numbers starting (202) 738
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) 738-4892
Who called me from (202) 738-4892?
(202) 738-4892 is a wireless (mobile) number on a prefix assigned to Verizon Wireless (Cellco Partnership), based in Wshngtnzn1, DC. Consumers have filed 4 complaints about it with the FCC.
Is (202) 738-4892 a scam or robocall?
The FCC's public complaint data contains 4 complaints about unwanted calls from (202) 738-4892, including 1 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) 738-4892 back?
The most recent complaint against this number was filed on 2024-08-26. 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) 738-4892 filed?
Consumers in 3 states filed complaints about this number, most often from IL, PA, VA. 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.