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(217) 282-0165
(217) 282-0165 is a landline / voip number from Rantoul, IL on a prefix assigned to Mcc Telephony LLC. Consumers have filed 4 complaints about it with the FCC, most recently on 2020-08-25.
Who called me from (217) 282-0165?
Carrier & location
- Type
- Landline / VoIP
- Assigned carrier
- Mcc Telephony LLC
- Rate center
- Rantoul, IL
- Prefix 217-282
- assigned 2010-01-08, pooled block
- Area code
- 217 — Illinois
- Time zone
- C
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
- FCC complaints
- 42020-06-17 → 2020-08-25
- Community reports
- 0
FCC Consumer Complaint Data, public record. Complaints run from 2020-06-17 to 2020-08-25.
Did this number call you? What was it?
Complaint pattern for (217) 282-0165
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.
This number's complaint record is historic. Nothing has been filed against it since 2020-08-25, 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.
FCC complaints per month. Peak month: 2020-06 (3).
Complaints span 2 months, from 2020-06-17 to 2020-08-25, with activity recorded in 2 separate months.
Where the complaints came from
- IL4
Every complaint came from a single state (IL), which is more consistent with a local or regional caller than a national campaign.
How the calls were placed
- Abandoned Calls
- 4
- Wireless (cell phone)
- 4
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
51 other numbers on the (217) 282 block have complaints too — 107 across the block in total. 13 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 217 (Illinois), this is the 47th most-complained-about number of the 5,106 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 (217) 282-0165
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-08-25 | Abandoned Calls | Wireless (cell phone/other mobile device | IL |
| 2020-06-23 | Abandoned Calls | Wireless (cell phone/other mobile device | IL |
| 2020-06-18 | Abandoned Calls | Wireless (cell phone/other mobile device | IL |
| 2020-06-17 | Abandoned Calls | Wireless (cell phone/other mobile device | IL |
Reported in the last 7 days in area code 217 (Illinois)
Numbers in this area code that consumers reported to the FTC's Do Not Call Registry this week.
- (217) 210-76052 this week · No subject given
- (217) 906-44412 this week · Impostor (government, business, family)
- (217) 204-01661 this week · Dropped call / no message
- (217) 216-82891 this week · No subject given
- (217) 250-25181 this week · Impostor (government, business, family)
- (217) 262-97901 this week · No subject given
- (217) 285-19751 this week · No subject given
- (217) 286-31821 this week · No subject given
- (217) 309-28771 this week · No subject given
- (217) 327-29321 this week · Energy, solar & utilities
Is (217) 282-0165 a scam? Community reports
No community reports for (217) 282-0165 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 (217) 282
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 (217) 282-0165
Who called me from (217) 282-0165?
(217) 282-0165 is a landline / voip number on a prefix assigned to Mcc Telephony LLC, based in Rantoul, IL. Consumers have filed 4 complaints about it with the FCC.
Is (217) 282-0165 a scam or robocall?
The FCC's public complaint data contains 4 complaints about unwanted calls from (217) 282-0165. 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 (217) 282-0165 back?
The complaint record for this number stops in 2020, 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.
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.