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Scam types / Robocalls

Robocalls

Automated recorded calls — the highest-volume phone nuisance, from warranty pitches to outright fraud.

217,283 complaints in this category in our database, sourced from FTC/FCC filings and community reports. Updated daily.

How it works

A robocall is any call that plays a recorded message instead of connecting you to a live person. Legitimate robocalls exist (school closures, prescription reminders), but the overwhelming majority of unsolicited recorded calls to consumers are illegal telemarketing or fraud — US regulators receive hundreds of thousands of robocall complaints every month.

Modern robocall operations dial millions of numbers a day using cheap VoIP infrastructure and spoofed caller IDs, often rotating through fresh numbers faster than blocklists can track them. That's why a number with even a handful of recent robocall reports deserves caution.

If you get one

  • Don't press any buttons, even to 'opt out' — it confirms your number is live.
  • Hang up on any recorded voice you didn't ask for; legitimate organizations will write to you.
  • Report the number below — recency is what warns the next person.

Most-reported robocalls numbers

Rankings reflect complaint and report volume; entries are community and public-agency data, not verified facts.

Got a call like this?

Look up the number — then leave a report to warn the next person.