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(517) 225-0142
(517) 225-0142 is a wireless (mobile) number from Howell, MI on a prefix assigned to AT&T Mobility (New Cingular Wireless PCS). Consumers have filed 3 complaints about it with the FCC, most recently on 2017-12-20.
Who called me from (517) 225-0142?
Carrier & location
- Type
- Wireless (mobile)
- Assigned carrier
- AT&T Mobility (New Cingular Wireless PCS)
- Rate center
- Howell, MI
- Prefix 517-225
- assigned 2015-11-16, pooled block
- Area code
- 517 — Michigan
- 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
- 32017-12-18 → 2017-12-20
- Community reports
- 0
FCC Consumer Complaint Data, public record. Complaints run from 2017-12-18 to 2017-12-20.
Did this number call you? What was it?
Complaint pattern for (517) 225-0142
What the 3 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 2017-12-20, 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 3 complaints fall inside 2 days (2017-12-18 to 2017-12-20), which is the shape of one short campaign.
Where the complaints came from
- VA3
Every complaint came from a single state (VA), which is more consistent with a local or regional caller than a national campaign.
How the calls were placed
- Abandoned Calls
- 3
- Wired
- 3
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 (517) 225 block have complaints too — 15 across the block in total. None of them overlap in time with this number, so the block activity looks like separate episodes rather than one campaign.
Within area code 517 (Michigan), this is the 39th most-complained-about number of the 1,341 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 (517) 225-0142
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-12-20 | Abandoned Calls | Wired | VA |
| 2017-12-19 | Abandoned Calls | Wired | VA |
| 2017-12-18 | Abandoned Calls | Wired | VA |
Reported in the last 7 days in area code 517 (Michigan)
Numbers in this area code that consumers reported to the FTC's Do Not Call Registry this week.
- (517) 361-71562 this week · Impostor (government, business, family)
- (517) 356-94232 this week · Dropped call / no message
- (517) 540-14572 this week · Warranties & protection plans
- (517) 798-89142 this week · Dropped call / no message
- (517) 208-38371 this week · No subject given
- (517) 208-38441 this week · Impostor (government, business, family)
- (517) 225-60691 this week · Dropped call / no message
- (517) 235-60311 this week · No subject given
- (517) 237-95641 this week · Impostor (government, business, family)
- (517) 239-16681 this week · Dropped call / no message
Is (517) 225-0142 a scam? Community reports
No community reports for (517) 225-0142 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 (517) 225
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 (517) 225-0142
Who called me from (517) 225-0142?
(517) 225-0142 is a wireless (mobile) number on a prefix assigned to AT&T Mobility (New Cingular Wireless PCS), based in Howell, MI. Consumers have filed 3 complaints about it with the FCC.
Is (517) 225-0142 a scam or robocall?
The FCC's public complaint data contains 3 complaints about unwanted calls from (517) 225-0142. 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 (517) 225-0142 back?
The complaint record for this number stops in 2017, 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.