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(270) 238-6001
(270) 238-6001 is a landline / voip number from Bessie Bend, KY on a prefix assigned to BELLSOUTH TELECOMM INC DBA SOUTH CENTRAL BELL TEL. The FCC has 57 unwanted-call complaints on record for this number, most recently 2022-10-07.
Who called me from (270) 238-6001?
Carrier & location
- Type
- Landline / VoIP
- Assigned carrier
- BELLSOUTH TELECOMM INC DBA SOUTH CENTRAL BELL TEL
- Rate center
- Bessie Bend, KY
- Area code
- 270 — KY
- Time zone
- EC
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 57 unwanted-call complaints naming (270) 238-6001 with the FCC, most recently on 2022-10-07. Source: FCC Consumer Complaint Data, public record.
Did this number call you? What was it?
Complaint pattern for (270) 238-6001
What the 57 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.
Complaints per month. Peak month: 2017-06 (5).
Complaints span 7.4 years, from 2015-05-02 to 2022-10-07, with activity recorded in 26 separate months.
Where the complaints came from
- KY57
Every complaint came from a single state (KY), which is more consistent with a local or regional caller than a national campaign.
How the calls were placed
- Abandoned Calls
- 43
- Prerecorded Voice
- 10
- Live Voice
- 4
- Wired
- 57
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
11 other numbers on the (270) 238 block have complaints too — 104 across the block in total. 6 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 270 (KY), this is the 2nd most-complained-about number of the 1,846 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 (270) 238-6001
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-10-07 | Prerecorded Voice | Wired | KY |
| 2022-09-23 | Prerecorded Voice | Wired | KY |
| 2022-08-27 | Prerecorded Voice | Wired | KY |
| 2022-08-17 | Prerecorded Voice | Wired | KY |
| 2022-07-26 | Prerecorded Voice | Wired | KY |
| 2022-07-13 | Prerecorded Voice | Wired | KY |
| 2022-06-28 | Prerecorded Voice | Wired | KY |
| 2022-06-21 | Prerecorded Voice | Wired | KY |
| 2022-05-30 | Prerecorded Voice | Wired | KY |
| 2022-05-09 | Prerecorded Voice | Wired | KY |
Is (270) 238-6001 a scam? Community reports
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Other reported numbers starting (270) 238
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 (270) 238-6001
Who called me from (270) 238-6001?
(270) 238-6001 is a landline / voip number on a prefix assigned to BELLSOUTH TELECOMM INC DBA SOUTH CENTRAL BELL TEL, based in Bessie Bend, KY. The FCC has logged 57 unwanted-call complaints against this number. Check the community reports on this page for first-hand accounts of what the call was about.
Is (270) 238-6001 a scam or robocall?
The FCC's public complaint data contains 57 complaints about unwanted calls from (270) 238-6001, including 10 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 (270) 238-6001 back?
The most recent complaint against this number was filed on 2022-10-07. As a general rule, only return a call you were expecting: a caller with legitimate business will leave a voicemail.
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