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(740) 299-8042

(740) 299-8042 is a landline / voip number from Clarington, OH on a prefix assigned to Onvoy (Sinch). Consumers have filed 30 complaints about it with the FCC, most recently on 2020-09-01.

High report volumeDormant — no complaint since 2020

Who called me from (740) 299-8042?

Carrier & location

Type
Landline / VoIP
Assigned carrier
Onvoy (Sinch)
Rate center
Clarington, OH
Prefix 740-299
assigned 2002-04-23, pooled block
Area code
740 — Ohio
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

30
Reports
0
Last 30 days
21
Robocall (FCC)
FCC complaints
302017-08-27 → 2020-09-01
Community reports
0

FCC Consumer Complaint Data, public record. Complaints run from 2017-08-27 to 2020-09-01.

Did this number call you? What was it?

Complaint pattern for (740) 299-8042

What the 30 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.

Dormant — no complaint since 2020

This number's complaint record is historic. Nothing has been filed against it since 2020-09-01, 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.

First complaint
2017-08-27
Last complaint
2020-09-01
Span
3.0 yrs
Active months
10
Peak month
16 in 2018-07
States affected
1

FCC complaints per month. Peak month: 2018-07 (16).

Complaints span 3.0 years, from 2017-08-27 to 2020-09-01, with activity recorded in 10 separate months.

The heaviest single day was 2018-07-22, when 5 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

Every complaint came from a single state (OH), which is more consistent with a local or regional caller than a national campaign.

How the calls were placed

Prerecorded Voice
21
Abandoned Calls
9
Wired
20
Internet (VOIP)
10

Prerecorded Voice: A recorded message rather than a person. Prerecorded marketing calls to a mobile require prior express written consent under the TCPA.

Prefix and area context

12 other numbers on the (740) 299 block have complaints too — 44 across the block in total. 3 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 740 (Ohio), this is the 2nd most-complained-about number of the 1,850 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 (740) 299-8042

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.

DateCall typeState
2020-09-01Prerecorded VoiceOH
2019-07-29Abandoned CallsOH
2019-06-04Prerecorded VoiceOH
2018-10-16Prerecorded VoiceOH
2018-07-30Prerecorded VoiceOH
2018-07-30Prerecorded VoiceOH
2018-07-29Prerecorded VoiceOH
2018-07-24Prerecorded VoiceOH
2018-07-24Prerecorded VoiceOH
2018-07-23Abandoned CallsOH

Reported in the last 7 days in area code 740 (Ohio)

Numbers in this area code that consumers reported to the FTC's Do Not Call Registry this week.

Is (740) 299-8042 a scam? Community reports

No community reports for (740) 299-8042 yet. If this number called you, you're likely the first — leave a report below and help the next person who searches it.

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Other reported numbers starting (740) 299

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 (740) 299-8042

Who called me from (740) 299-8042?

(740) 299-8042 is a landline / voip number on a prefix assigned to Onvoy (Sinch), based in Clarington, OH. Consumers have filed 30 complaints about it with the FCC.

Is (740) 299-8042 a scam or robocall?

The FCC's public complaint data contains 30 complaints about unwanted calls from (740) 299-8042, including 21 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 (740) 299-8042 back?

The complaint record for this number stops in 2020, 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.