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(857) 270-7938
(857) 270-7938 is a wireless (mobile) number from Cambridge, MA on a prefix assigned to CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - MA. The FCC has 34 unwanted-call complaints on record for this number, most recently 2018-10-05.
Who called me from (857) 270-7938?
Carrier & location
- Type
- Wireless (mobile)
- Assigned carrier
- CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - MA
- Rate center
- Cambridge, MA
- Area code
- 857 — MA
- Time zone
- E
This prefix is assigned to a wireless carrier, so the number is a mobile line. Caller ID for mobile numbers is frequently spoofed by robocallers. Carrier assignment shows who the prefix was allocated to; numbers can be ported, and caller ID can be spoofed.
FCC complaint history
Consumers filed 34 unwanted-call complaints naming (857) 270-7938 with the FCC, most recently on 2018-10-05. Source: FCC Consumer Complaint Data, public record.
Did this number call you? What was it?
Complaint pattern for (857) 270-7938
What the 34 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 2018-10-05, 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: 2018-09 (21).
All 34 complaints fall inside 18 days (2018-09-17 to 2018-10-05), which is the shape of one short campaign.
The heaviest single day was 2018-09-21, when 7 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
- NJ34
Every complaint came from a single state (NJ), which is more consistent with a local or regional caller than a national campaign.
How the calls were placed
- Live Voice
- 34
- Wireless (cell phone)
- 34
Live Voice: A person was on the line when the call was answered.
Prefix and area context
2 other numbers on the (857) 270 block have complaints too — 36 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 857 (MA), this is the 2nd most-complained-about number of the 1,004 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 (857) 270-7938
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-10-05 | Live Voice | Wireless (cell phone/other mobile device | NJ |
| 2018-10-05 | Live Voice | Wireless (cell phone/other mobile device | NJ |
| 2018-10-05 | Live Voice | Wireless (cell phone/other mobile device | NJ |
| 2018-10-04 | Live Voice | Wireless (cell phone/other mobile device | NJ |
| 2018-10-04 | Live Voice | Wireless (cell phone/other mobile device | NJ |
| 2018-10-04 | Live Voice | Wireless (cell phone/other mobile device | NJ |
| 2018-10-04 | Live Voice | Wireless (cell phone/other mobile device | NJ |
| 2018-10-03 | Live Voice | Wireless (cell phone/other mobile device | NJ |
| 2018-10-03 | Live Voice | Wireless (cell phone/other mobile device | NJ |
| 2018-10-03 | Live Voice | Wireless (cell phone/other mobile device | NJ |
Is (857) 270-7938 a scam? Community reports
No community reports for (857) 270-7938 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 (857) 270
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 (857) 270-7938
Who called me from (857) 270-7938?
(857) 270-7938 is a wireless (mobile) number on a prefix assigned to CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - MA, based in Cambridge, MA. The FCC has logged 34 unwanted-call complaints against this number. Check the community reports on this page for first-hand accounts of what the call was about.
Is (857) 270-7938 a scam or robocall?
The FCC's public complaint data contains 34 complaints about unwanted calls from (857) 270-7938. 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 (857) 270-7938 back?
The complaint record for this number stops in 2018, 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.
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