56 different phone numbers from 217-863-7000 to 217-863-7999 have been reported to the FTC, with 761 complaints in total, 452 of them in the last 90 days. 61% of the complaints describe "Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans)". Reports came from 38 states, most often California, Illinois and Florida. The earliest complaint on record is from August 31, 2023 and the most recent from October 30, 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) | 481 | 61% |
| Other | 227 | 29% |
| Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends | 42 | 5% |
| No subject provided | 20 | 3% |
| Dropped call or no message | 7 | 1% |
| Unwanted Calls | 4 | 1% |
| Medical & prescriptions | 3 | 0% |
| Charities | 1 | 0% |
| California | 152 |
| Illinois | 90 |
| Florida | 76 |
| Virginia | 39 |
| North Carolina | 38 |
| Arizona | 36 |
Sorted by number of complaints. Linked numbers have a full complaint report.