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(908) 271-2098
(908) 271-2098 is a landline / voip number from Neshanic, NJ on a prefix assigned to MCImetro (Verizon Business). Consumers have filed 2 complaints about it with the FCC, most recently on 2015-01-15.
Who called me from (908) 271-2098?
Carrier & location
- Type
- Landline / VoIP
- Assigned carrier
- MCImetro (Verizon Business)
- Rate center
- Neshanic, NJ
- Prefix 908-271
- pooled block
- Area code
- 908 — New Jersey
- 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
- 22015-01-13 → 2015-01-15
- Community reports
- 0
FCC Consumer Complaint Data, public record. Complaints run from 2015-01-13 to 2015-01-15.
Did this number call you? What was it?
Complaint pattern for (908) 271-2098
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.
This number's complaint record is historic. Nothing has been filed against it since 2015-01-15, 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.
All 2 complaints fall inside 2 days (2015-01-13 to 2015-01-15), which is the shape of one short campaign.
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
7 other numbers on the (908) 271 block have complaints too — 10 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 908 (New Jersey), this is the 87th most-complained-about number of the 2,036 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 (908) 271-2098
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-01-15 | Live Voice · Telemarketing (including do not call and spoofing) | Wireless (cell phone/other mobile device | AZ |
| 2015-01-13 | Prerecorded Voice · Robocalls | Internet (VOIP) | FL |
Reported in the last 7 days in area code 908 (New Jersey)
Numbers in this area code that consumers reported to the FTC's Do Not Call Registry this week.
- (908) 768-83183 this week · Debt reduction
- (908) 223-26142 this week · No subject given
- (908) 223-26132 this week · No subject given
- (908) 262-85721 this week · No subject given
- (908) 266-15191 this week · Dropped call / no message
- (908) 271-81851 this week · No subject given
- (908) 309-50371 this week · Debt reduction
- (908) 318-49691 this week · Dropped call / no message
- (908) 379-40651 this week · Home improvement & cleaning
- (908) 408-40281 this week · No subject given
Is (908) 271-2098 a scam? Community reports
No community reports for (908) 271-2098 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 (908) 271
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 (908) 271-2098
Who called me from (908) 271-2098?
(908) 271-2098 is a landline / voip number on a prefix assigned to MCImetro (Verizon Business), based in Neshanic, NJ. Consumers have filed 2 complaints about it with the FCC.
Is (908) 271-2098 a scam or robocall?
The FCC's public complaint data contains 2 complaints about unwanted calls from (908) 271-2098, 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 (908) 271-2098 back?
The complaint record for this number stops in 2015, 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 (908) 271-2098 filed?
Consumers in 2 states filed complaints about this number, most often from FL, AZ. 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.