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(865) 230-2996
(865) 230-2996 is a wireless (mobile) number from Knoxville, TN on a prefix assigned to AT&T Mobility (New Cingular Wireless PCS). Consumers have filed 1 complaint about it with the FCC, most recently on 2024-11-19.
Who called me from (865) 230-2996?
Carrier & location
- Type
- Wireless (mobile)
- Assigned carrier
- AT&T Mobility (New Cingular Wireless PCS)
- Rate center
- Knoxville, TN
- Prefix 865-230
- assigned 2008-12-04, pooled block
- Area code
- 865 — Tennessee
- 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.
Complaint history
- FCC complaints
- 12024-11-19
- Community reports
- 0
FCC Consumer Complaint Data, public record.
Did this number call you? What was it?
Complaint pattern for (865) 230-2996
What the 1 public FCC complaint 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.
All 1 complaints were filed on the same day (2024-11-19) — a single burst rather than sustained calling.
Where the complaints came from
- MI1
Every complaint came from a single state (MI), which is more consistent with a local or regional caller than a national campaign.
How the calls were placed
- Live Voice
- 1
- Internet (VOIP)
- 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
1 other number on the (865) 230 block has complaints too — 2 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 865 (Tennessee), this is the 107th most-complained-about number of the 1,889 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 (865) 230-2996
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-11-19 | Live Voice | Internet (VOIP) | MI |
Reported in the last 7 days in area code 865 (Tennessee)
Numbers in this area code that consumers reported to the FTC's Do Not Call Registry this week.
- (865) 433-35902 this week · Impostor (government, business, family)
- (865) 686-67332 this week · No subject given
- (865) 205-03261 this week · No subject given
- (865) 213-50471 this week · Debt reduction
- (865) 219-57901 this week · No subject given
- (865) 230-77761 this week · No subject given
- (865) 248-33641 this week · No subject given
- (865) 252-54871 this week · Dropped call / no message
- (865) 263-34391 this week · Dropped call / no message
- (865) 298-93231 this week · Warranties & protection plans
Is (865) 230-2996 a scam? Community reports
No community reports for (865) 230-2996 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 (865) 230
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 (865) 230-2996
Who called me from (865) 230-2996?
(865) 230-2996 is a wireless (mobile) number on a prefix assigned to AT&T Mobility (New Cingular Wireless PCS), based in Knoxville, TN. Consumers have filed 1 complaint about it with the FCC.
Is (865) 230-2996 a scam or robocall?
The FCC's public complaint data contains 1 complaint about unwanted calls from (865) 230-2996. 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 (865) 230-2996 back?
The most recent complaint against this number was filed on 2024-11-19. 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.