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(800) 542-6791
(800) 542-6791 is a toll-free number from NANP AREA. The FCC has 49 unwanted-call complaints on record for this number, most recently 2016-05-12.
Who called me from (800) 542-6791?
Carrier & location
- Type
- Toll-free
- Area code
- 800 — NANP AREA
- Time zone
- E
Toll-free numbers (800, 888, 877, 866, 855, 844, 833) are free to call and used by businesses and government — but they are also heavily spoofed by robocallers, and outbound telemarketing from toll-free numbers is common. Carrier assignment shows who the prefix was allocated to; numbers can be ported, and caller ID can be spoofed.
FCC complaint history
Consumers filed 49 unwanted-call complaints naming (800) 542-6791 with the FCC, most recently on 2016-05-12, from 12 states (AL, CA, CO, CT, DE, FL). Source: FCC Consumer Complaint Data, public record.
Did this number call you? What was it?
Complaint pattern for (800) 542-6791
What the 49 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 2016-05-12, 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.
Complaints per month. Peak month: 2016-03 (30).
Complaints span 3 months, from 2016-02-24 to 2016-05-12, with activity recorded in 4 separate months.
The heaviest single day was 2016-04-05, 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
and 12 more states.
Complaints came from 20 different states, which is the footprint of an automated campaign dialling nationally rather than a local business.
How the calls were placed
- Prerecorded Voice
- 38
- Live Voice
- 5
- Abandoned Calls
- 4
- Text Message
- 1
- Wireless (cell phone)
- 28
- Wired
- 21
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 (800) 542 block have complaints too — 75 across the block in total. 1 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 800 (NANP AREA), this is the 49th most-complained-about number of the 8,423 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 (800) 542-6791
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-05-12 | Prerecorded Voice · Telemarketing (including do not call and spoofing) | Wired | MA |
| 2016-05-12 | Abandoned Calls · Robocalls | Wired | MA |
| 2016-04-09 | Prerecorded Voice · Telemarketing (including do not call and spoofing) | Wired | CT |
| 2016-04-08 | Prerecorded Voice · Telemarketing (including do not call and spoofing) | Wired | CT |
| 2016-04-07 | Live Voice · Telemarketing (including do not call and spoofing) | Wired | CO |
| 2016-04-06 | Live Voice · Telemarketing (including do not call and spoofing) | Wired | MA |
| 2016-04-06 | Prerecorded Voice · Robocalls | Wireless (cell phone/other mobile device | CO |
| 2016-04-06 | Prerecorded Voice · Telemarketing (including do not call and spoofing) | Wireless (cell phone/other mobile device | CA |
| 2016-04-05 | Prerecorded Voice · Telemarketing (including do not call and spoofing) | Wired | CT |
| 2016-04-05 | Prerecorded Voice · Robocalls | Wired | MD |
Is (800) 542-6791 a scam? Community reports
No community reports for (800) 542-6791 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 (800) 542
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 (800) 542-6791
Who called me from (800) 542-6791?
(800) 542-6791 is a US number in the NANP AREA numbering area. No carrier assignment was found for its prefix — it may be unassigned or recently reallocated. Caller ID spoofing is also common: robocallers often display numbers they don't own.
Is (800) 542-6791 a scam or robocall?
The FCC's public complaint data contains 49 complaints about unwanted calls from (800) 542-6791, including 41 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 (800) 542-6791 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 (800) 542-6791 filed?
Consumers in 20 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.
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