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(301) 842-8633
(301) 842-8633 is a landline / voip number from Clear Spg, MD on a prefix assigned to Verizon (landline). Consumers have filed 3 complaints about it: 1 with the FTC's Do Not Call Registry and 2 with the FCC, most recently on 2026-08-26.
Reported this month — 1 FTC complaint in the last 30 days, most recently 9 days ago, for home-improvement calls.
Who called me from (301) 842-8633?
Carrier & location
- Type
- Landline / VoIP
- Assigned carrier
- Verizon (landline)
- Rate center
- Clear Spg, MD
- Prefix 301-842
- pooled block
- Area code
- 301 — Maryland
- 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.
Complaint history
- FTC Do Not Call reports
- 12026-08-26
- FCC complaints
- 22018-04-24 → 2018-04-28
- Community reports
- 0
FTC Do Not Call complaints (unverified consumer reports); FCC Consumer Complaint Data, public record. Complaints run from 2018-04-24 to 2026-08-26.
Did this number call you? What was it?
What (301) 842-8633 was reported for
1 consumer reported this number to the FTC's National Do Not Call Registry on 2026-08-26. Source: FTC Do Not Call complaints (unverified consumer reports).
Reported this month — 1 FTC complaint in the last 30 days, most recently 9 days ago, for home-improvement calls.
Reported for
The subject each consumer chose when filing. “Impostor” means the caller claimed to be a government agency, a business, or a relative.
- Home improvement & cleaning1 (100%)
0 of 1 consumers who answered the question said the call was a recorded message or robocall. Prerecorded sales calls to a cell phone require prior express written consent under the TCPA.
Where it was reported
The state the consumer filed from — where the call landed, not where it originated.
- MD1 (100%)
Most often from Bowie, MD.
Recent FTC reports naming (301) 842-8633
The most recent Do Not Call complaints, as filed: the date the consumer reported it, when they said the call happened, what it was about, and the city and state they filed from.
| Reported | Call time | Subject | Robocall | From |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-26 | 2026-08-26 10:32 | Home improvement & cleaning | No | Bowie, MD |
Reported in the last 7 days in area code 301 (Maryland)
Other 301 numbers consumers reported to the FTC this week — useful when a campaign is rotating through an area code.
- (301) 349-93913 this week · Dropped call / no message
- (301) 960-78422 this week · Impostor (government, business, family)
- (301) 747-27172 this week · No subject given
- (301) 202-13351 this week · Medical & prescriptions
- (301) 215-22501 this week · Vacation & timeshares
- (301) 238-39741 this week · Dropped call / no message
- (301) 244-98191 this week · Medical & prescriptions
- (301) 264-72021 this week · No subject given
- (301) 298-13291 this week · No subject given
- (301) 321-70091 this week · Debt reduction
Source: FTC Do Not Call Reported Calls data, published every weekday. These are unverified consumer reports — they record what someone said about a call, not a finding against the number's owner. Caller ID is routinely spoofed, so a report can describe a call that only displayed this number. No reporter is identified beyond city and state.
Complaint pattern for (301) 842-8633
What the 2 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 2018-04-28, 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 2 complaints fall inside 4 days (2018-04-24 to 2018-04-28), which is the shape of one short campaign.
Where the complaints came from
- MD2
Every complaint came from a single state (MD), which is more consistent with a local or regional caller than a national campaign.
How the calls were placed
- Abandoned Calls
- 2
- Wired
- 2
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
28 other numbers on the (301) 842 block have complaints too — 106 across the block in total. 4 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 301 (Maryland), this is the 234th most-complained-about number of the 4,356 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 (301) 842-8633
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-04-28 | Abandoned Calls | Wired | MD |
| 2018-04-24 | Abandoned Calls | Wired | MD |
Is (301) 842-8633 a scam? Community reports
No community reports for (301) 842-8633 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 (301) 842
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 (301) 842-8633
Who called me from (301) 842-8633?
(301) 842-8633 is a landline / voip number on a prefix assigned to Verizon (landline), based in Clear Spg, MD. Consumers have filed 3 complaints about it — 1 with the FTC's Do Not Call Registry and 2 with the FCC, most often describing home-improvement calls.
Is (301) 842-8633 a scam or robocall?
1 consumer reported (301) 842-8633 to the FTC, and 0% of those who answered the question said it was a recorded message or robocall. The most common subject was home-improvement. 1 of the reports were filed in the last 30 days, so the campaign is current. Complaints are a strong signal, not proof — never share personal or payment information with an unsolicited caller.
Should I call (301) 842-8633 back?
Reports about this number are current — the most recent FTC complaint was filed 2026-08-26 — so calling back is not advisable. As a general rule, only return a call you were expecting: a caller with legitimate business will leave a voicemail.
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