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(202) 798-8482
(202) 798-8482 is a wireless (mobile) number from Wshngtnzn1, DC on a prefix assigned to Metro by T-Mobile (MetroPCS). Consumers have filed 4 complaints about it with the FCC, most recently on 2024-05-30.
Who called me from (202) 798-8482?
Carrier & location
- Type
- Wireless (mobile)
- Assigned carrier
- Metro by T-Mobile (MetroPCS)
- Rate center
- Wshngtnzn1, DC
- Prefix 202-798
- assigned 2014-12-11, 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
- 42024-04-26 → 2024-05-30
- Community reports
- 0
FCC Consumer Complaint Data, public record. Complaints run from 2024-04-26 to 2024-05-30.
Did this number call you? What was it?
Complaint pattern for (202) 798-8482
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: 2024-05 (3).
Complaints span 1 months, from 2024-04-26 to 2024-05-30, with activity recorded in 2 separate months.
The heaviest single day was 2024-05-30, 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 4 states, concentrated in GA (1), VT (1), CT (1).
How the calls were placed
- Prerecorded Voice
- 2
- Text Message
- 2
- Internet (VOIP)
- 2
- Wireless (cell phone)
- 2
Prerecorded Voice: A recorded message rather than a person. Prerecorded marketing calls to a mobile require prior express written consent under the TCPA.
Internet (VOIP): Reported as arriving over a VoIP service. VoIP origination is cheap to obtain and quick to abandon, which is why high-volume campaigns favour it.
Prefix and area context
47 other numbers on the (202) 798 block have complaints too — 123 across the block in total. 2 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 465th most-complained-about number of the 10,687 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) 798-8482
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-05-30 | Prerecorded Voice | Internet (VOIP) | AZ |
| 2024-05-30 | Prerecorded Voice | Internet (VOIP) | CT |
| 2024-05-30 | Text Message | Wireless (cell phone/other mobile device | GA |
| 2024-04-26 | Text Message | Wireless (cell phone/other mobile device | VT |
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) 683-81834 this week · Impostor (government, business, family)
- (202) 734-79643 this week · Dropped call / no message
- (202) 787-19593 this week · Dropped call / no message
- (202) 734-79223 this week · No subject given
- (202) 734-78743 this week · Dropped call / no message
- (202) 713-21183 this week · No subject given
- (202) 856-71483 this week · No subject given
- (202) 326-22222 this week · Impostor (government, business, family)
Is (202) 798-8482 a scam? Community reports
No community reports for (202) 798-8482 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) 798
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) 798-8482
Who called me from (202) 798-8482?
(202) 798-8482 is a wireless (mobile) number on a prefix assigned to Metro by T-Mobile (MetroPCS), based in Wshngtnzn1, DC. Consumers have filed 4 complaints about it with the FCC.
Is (202) 798-8482 a scam or robocall?
The FCC's public complaint data contains 4 complaints about unwanted calls from (202) 798-8482, including 2 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) 798-8482 back?
The most recent complaint against this number was filed on 2024-05-30. 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) 798-8482 filed?
Consumers in 4 states filed complaints about this number, most often from GA, VT, CT. 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.