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(661) 249-9691
(661) 249-9691 is a landline / voip number from Big Butte, CA on a prefix assigned to Bandwidth.com. Consumers have filed 3 complaints about it: 1 with the FTC's Do Not Call Registry and 2 with the FCC, most recently on 2026-09-10.
Reported this month — 1 FTC complaint in the last 30 days, most recently 4 days ago, for robocalls.
Who called me from (661) 249-9691?
Carrier & location
- Type
- Landline / VoIP
- Assigned carrier
- Bandwidth.com
- Rate center
- Big Butte, CA
- Prefix 661-249
- 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
- FTC Do Not Call reports
- 12026-09-10
- FCC complaints
- 22015-04-22 → 2015-09-22
- Community reports
- 0
FTC Do Not Call complaints (unverified consumer reports); FCC Consumer Complaint Data, public record. Complaints run from 2015-04-22 to 2026-09-10.
Did this number call you? What was it?
What (661) 249-9691 was reported for
1 consumer reported this number to the FTC's National Do Not Call Registry on 2026-09-10. Source: FTC Do Not Call complaints (unverified consumer reports).
Reported this month — 1 FTC complaint in the last 30 days, most recently 4 days ago, for robocalls.
Reported for
The subject each consumer chose when filing. “Impostor” means the caller claimed to be a government agency, a business, or a relative.
- Dropped call / no message1 (100%)
1 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.
- CA1 (100%)
Recent FTC reports naming (661) 249-9691
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-10 | 2026-09-10 17:15 | Dropped call / no message | Yes | CA |
Reported in the last 7 days in area code 661 (California)
Other 661 numbers consumers reported to the FTC this week — useful when a campaign is rotating through an area code.
- (661) 603-18683 this week · No subject given
- (661) 218-62301 this week · Debt reduction
- (661) 247-22771 this week · No subject given
- (661) 261-05101 this week · No subject given
- (661) 451-27821 this week · Debt reduction
- (661) 509-59221 this week · No subject given
- (661) 518-81821 this week · No subject given
- (661) 593-68241 this week · No subject given
- (661) 651-52481 this week · No subject given
- (661) 682-10431 this week · No subject given
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 (661) 249-9691
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 2015-09-22, 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: 2015-04 (1).
Complaints span 5 months, from 2015-04-22 to 2015-09-22, with activity recorded in 2 separate months.
Where the complaints came from
- CA2
Every complaint came from a single state (CA), which is more consistent with a local or regional caller than a national campaign.
How the calls were placed
- Live Voice
- 1
- Autodialed Live Voice Call
- 1
- Wireless (cell phone)
- 2
Live Voice: A person was on the line when the call was answered.
Prefix and area context
24 other numbers on the (661) 249 block have complaints too — 42 across the block in total. 2 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 661 (California), this is the 98th 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) 249-9691
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-09-22 | Live Voice · Telemarketing (including do not call and spoofing) | Wireless (cell phone/other mobile device | CA |
| 2015-04-22 | Autodialed Live Voice Call · Robocalls | Wireless (cell phone/other mobile device | CA |
Is (661) 249-9691 a scam? Community reports
No community reports for (661) 249-9691 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) 249
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) 249-9691
Who called me from (661) 249-9691?
(661) 249-9691 is a landline / voip number on a prefix assigned to Bandwidth.com, based in Big Butte, CA. Consumers have filed 3 complaints about it — 1 with the FTC's Do Not Call Registry and 2 with the FCC.
Is (661) 249-9691 a scam or robocall?
1 consumer reported (661) 249-9691 to the FTC, and 100% of those who answered the question said it was a recorded message or robocall. 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 (661) 249-9691 back?
Reports about this number are current — the most recent FTC complaint was filed 2026-09-10 — 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.
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.