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(843) 256-2189
(843) 256-2189 is a landline / voip number from Isle Palms, SC on a prefix assigned to PAETEC (Windstream). Consumers have filed 2 complaints about it with the FCC, most recently on 2022-12-01.
Who called me from (843) 256-2189?
Carrier & location
- Type
- Landline / VoIP
- Assigned carrier
- PAETEC (Windstream)
- Rate center
- Isle Palms, SC
- Prefix 843-256
- assigned 2004-07-21, pooled block
- Area code
- 843 — South Carolina
- 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
- FCC complaints
- 22020-04-16 → 2022-12-01
- Community reports
- 0
FCC Consumer Complaint Data, public record. Complaints run from 2020-04-16 to 2022-12-01.
Did this number call you? What was it?
Complaint pattern for (843) 256-2189
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.
FCC complaints per month. Peak month: 2020-04 (1).
Complaints span 2.6 years, from 2020-04-16 to 2022-12-01, with activity recorded in 2 separate months.
How the calls were placed
- Live Voice
- 1
- Prerecorded Voice
- 1
- Internet (VOIP)
- 1
- Wireless (cell phone)
- 1
Live Voice: A person was on the line when the call was answered.
Internet (VOIP): Reported as arriving over a VoIP service. VoIP origination is cheap to obtain and quick to abandon, which is why high-volume campaigns favour it.
Prefix and area context
14 other numbers on the (843) 256 block have complaints too — 18 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 843 (South Carolina), this is the 101st most-complained-about number of the 2,283 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 (843) 256-2189
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-12-01 | Live Voice | Wireless (cell phone/other mobile device | SC |
| 2020-04-16 | Prerecorded Voice | Internet (VOIP) | WI |
Reported in the last 7 days in area code 843 (South Carolina)
Numbers in this area code that consumers reported to the FTC's Do Not Call Registry this week.
- (843) 928-96092 this week · Impostor (government, business, family)
- (843) 564-57342 this week · Medical & prescriptions
- (843) 205-79551 this week · Medical & prescriptions
- (843) 213-22691 this week · No subject given
- (843) 299-33651 this week · Impostor (government, business, family)
- (843) 405-80111 this week · No subject given
- (843) 459-96211 this week · Impostor (government, business, family)
- (843) 542-03831 this week · Debt reduction
- (843) 623-95681 this week · Medical & prescriptions
- (843) 725-35501 this week · Computer & tech support
Is (843) 256-2189 a scam? Community reports
No community reports for (843) 256-2189 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 (843) 256
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 (843) 256-2189
Who called me from (843) 256-2189?
(843) 256-2189 is a landline / voip number on a prefix assigned to PAETEC (Windstream), based in Isle Palms, SC. Consumers have filed 2 complaints about it with the FCC.
Is (843) 256-2189 a scam or robocall?
The FCC's public complaint data contains 2 complaints about unwanted calls from (843) 256-2189, including 1 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 (843) 256-2189 back?
The most recent complaint against this number was filed on 2022-12-01. 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 (843) 256-2189 filed?
Consumers in 2 states filed complaints about this number, most often from WI, SC. 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.