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(202) 800-5533
(202) 800-5533 is a landline / voip number from Washington Zone 1, DC on a prefix assigned to PEERLESS NETWORK OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, DC. The FCC has 10 unwanted-call complaints on record for this number, most recently 2016-03-09.
Who called me from (202) 800-5533?
Carrier & location
- Type
- Landline / VoIP
- Assigned carrier
- PEERLESS NETWORK OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, DC
- Rate center
- Washington Zone 1, DC
- Area code
- 202 — 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.
FCC complaint history
Consumers filed 10 unwanted-call complaints naming (202) 800-5533 with the FCC, most recently on 2016-03-09, from 7 states (AZ, CA, CO, MD, MN, PA). Source: FCC Consumer Complaint Data, public record.
Did this number call you? What was it?
Complaint pattern for (202) 800-5533
What the 10 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.
This number's complaint record is historic. Nothing has been filed against it since 2016-03-09, 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.
All 10 complaints fall inside 7 days (2016-03-02 to 2016-03-09), which is the shape of one short campaign.
The heaviest single day was 2016-03-02, when 4 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 7 states, concentrated in CA (3), AZ (2), MN (1).
How the calls were placed
- Prerecorded Voice
- 9
- Live Voice
- 1
- Wired
- 7
- Wireless (cell phone)
- 2
- Internet (VOIP)
- 1
Prerecorded Voice: A recorded message rather than a person. Prerecorded marketing calls to a mobile require prior express written consent under the TCPA.
Prefix and area context
86 other numbers on the (202) 800 block have complaints too — 198 across the block in total. 5 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 (DC), this is the 110th most-complained-about number of the 10,653 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) 800-5533
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-03-09 | Prerecorded Voice · Robocalls | Wired | AZ |
| 2016-03-08 | Live Voice · Telemarketing (including do not call and spoofing) | Wireless (cell phone/other mobile device | WA |
| 2016-03-08 | Prerecorded Voice · Telemarketing (including do not call and spoofing) | Internet (VOIP) | CA |
| 2016-03-04 | Prerecorded Voice · Robocalls | Wired | MD |
| 2016-03-04 | Prerecorded Voice · Robocalls | Wired | PA |
| 2016-03-03 | Prerecorded Voice · Robocalls | Wired | MN |
| 2016-03-02 | Prerecorded Voice · Telemarketing (including do not call and spoofing) | Wired | CA |
| 2016-03-02 | Prerecorded Voice · Telemarketing (including do not call and spoofing) | Wired | CA |
| 2016-03-02 | Prerecorded Voice · Robocalls | Wired | AZ |
| 2016-03-02 | Prerecorded Voice · Telemarketing (including do not call and spoofing) | Wireless (cell phone/other mobile device | CO |
Is (202) 800-5533 a scam? Community reports
No community reports for (202) 800-5533 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) 800
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) 800-5533
Who called me from (202) 800-5533?
(202) 800-5533 is a landline / voip number on a prefix assigned to PEERLESS NETWORK OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, DC, based in Washington Zone 1, DC. The FCC has logged 10 unwanted-call complaints against this number. Check the community reports on this page for first-hand accounts of what the call was about.
Is (202) 800-5533 a scam or robocall?
The FCC's public complaint data contains 10 complaints about unwanted calls from (202) 800-5533, including 9 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) 800-5533 back?
The complaint record for this number stops in 2016, 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) 800-5533 filed?
Consumers in 7 states filed complaints about this number, most often from CA, AZ, MN. The FCC records the state the complainant filed from, not where the call originated — caller ID can be spoofed to display any number.
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