46 different phone numbers from 217-394-8000 to 217-394-8999 have been reported to the FTC, with 541 complaints in total, 217 of them in the last 90 days. 50% of the complaints describe "Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans)". Reports came from 36 states, most often California, Florida and Illinois. The earliest complaint on record is from December 1, 2023 and the most recent from October 12, 2026.
Complaints are filed by consumers with the FTC and are not verified. Callers often spoof numbers, so a number listed here may have been faked by a caller rather than used by the person or business it is assigned to. Many complaints spread across consecutive numbers can point to one calling operation rotating through a block, but this page does not identify who placed the calls. How we source this data.
| Complaint type | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans) | 271 | 50% |
| Other | 164 | 30% |
| Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends | 93 | 17% |
| No subject provided | 11 | 2% |
| Warranties & protection plans | 1 | 0% |
| Work from home & other ways to make money | 1 | 0% |
| California | 80 |
| Florida | 65 |
| Illinois | 37 |
| Tennessee | 30 |
| Georgia | 29 |
| South Carolina | 25 |
Sorted by number of complaints. Linked numbers have a full complaint report.