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(661) 214-8534
(661) 214-8534 is a landline / voip number from Lost Hills, CA on a prefix assigned to Level 3 (Lumen). Consumers have filed 16 complaints about it with the FCC, most recently on 2016-01-13.
Who called me from (661) 214-8534?
Carrier & location
- Type
- Landline / VoIP
- Assigned carrier
- Level 3 (Lumen)
- Rate center
- Lost Hills, CA
- Prefix 661-214
- pooled block
- Area code
- 661 — California
- Time zone
- P
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
- 162015-09-15 → 2016-01-13
- Community reports
- 0
FCC Consumer Complaint Data, public record. Complaints run from 2015-09-15 to 2016-01-13.
Did this number call you? What was it?
Complaint pattern for (661) 214-8534
What the 16 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 2016-01-13, 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: 2016-01 (11).
Complaints span 4 months, from 2015-09-15 to 2016-01-13, with activity recorded in 3 separate months.
The heaviest single day was 2016-01-13, 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
and 3 more states.
Complaints came from 11 different states, which is the footprint of an automated campaign dialling nationally rather than a local business.
How the calls were placed
- Abandoned Calls
- 8
- Prerecorded Voice
- 7
- Autodialed Live Voice Call
- 1
- Wireless (cell phone)
- 9
- Wired
- 7
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
14 other numbers on the (661) 214 block have complaints too — 32 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 661 (California), this is the 12th most-complained-about number of the 2,272 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 (661) 214-8534
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-01-13 | Abandoned Calls · Telemarketing (including do not call and spoofing) | Wired | PA |
| 2016-01-13 | Prerecorded Voice · Telemarketing (including do not call and spoofing) | Wired | PA |
| 2016-01-13 | Prerecorded Voice · Robocalls | Wired | NH |
| 2016-01-13 | Abandoned Calls · Telemarketing (including do not call and spoofing) | Wired | KY |
| 2016-01-11 | Autodialed Live Voice Call · Robocalls | Wired | FL |
| 2016-01-11 | Prerecorded Voice · Robocalls | Wireless (cell phone/other mobile device | NE |
| 2016-01-11 | Prerecorded Voice · Telemarketing (including do not call and spoofing) | Wired | PA |
| 2016-01-11 | Abandoned Calls · Telemarketing (including do not call and spoofing) | Wireless (cell phone/other mobile device | NC |
| 2016-01-05 | Prerecorded Voice · Robocalls | Wired | AR |
| 2016-01-04 | Prerecorded Voice · Robocalls | Wireless (cell phone/other mobile device | TX |
Reported in the last 7 days in area code 661 (California)
Numbers in this area code that consumers reported to the FTC's Do Not Call Registry this week.
- (661) 844-46333 this week · Debt reduction
- (661) 247-07252 this week · Impostor (government, business, family)
- (661) 517-61972 this week · No subject given
- (661) 760-63812 this week · Dropped call / no message
- (661) 450-29782 this week · No subject given
- (661) 214-57842 this week · Debt reduction
- (661) 695-12992 this week · Debt reduction
- (661) 651-50951 this week · No subject given
- (661) 452-86791 this week · No subject given
- (661) 247-81311 this week · No subject given
Is (661) 214-8534 a scam? Community reports
No community reports for (661) 214-8534 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 (661) 214
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 (661) 214-8534
Who called me from (661) 214-8534?
(661) 214-8534 is a landline / voip number on a prefix assigned to Level 3 (Lumen), based in Lost Hills, CA. Consumers have filed 16 complaints about it with the FCC.
Is (661) 214-8534 a scam or robocall?
The FCC's public complaint data contains 16 complaints about unwanted calls from (661) 214-8534, 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 (661) 214-8534 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 (661) 214-8534 filed?
Consumers in 11 states filed complaints about this number, which is the geographic spread of an automated campaign dialling nationally. The FCC records the state the complainant filed from, not where the call originated — caller ID can be spoofed to display any number.
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.