Complain about phone and text scams, robocalls, and telemarketers

Find out how to file complaints about the sales and scam calls and texts you receive. And learn how you may be able to reduce the number of unwanted calls and texts you get.

Report scam calls and texts

Report scams and suspicious communications to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC).

Learn about phone scams, including:

• How to recognize a phone scam
• Examples of the most common phone scams
• Ways to report and stop phone scammers
• What to do if you gave a phone scammer money

Text scams

Get tips from the FTC on how to recognize and report scam text messages, including:

• Ways to tell scam texts from legitimate texts
• How to report scam texts to your phone company and the government
• How to block text scammers

Stop robocalls and robotexts

Robocalls and robotexts are pre-recorded messages that are delivered by autodialer software to your phone. Some may be from a legitimate company or organization you have a relationship with. Others may come illegally from scammers or telemarketers.

Read the FCC guide on how to stop unwanted robocalls and texts to learn:

• Tips for reducing the number of robocalls and robotexts you receive
• How to protect yourself from identity theft when scammers contact you

Reduce telemarketer calls with the National Do Not Call Registry

The National Do Not Call Registry helps you reduce the number of telemarketing calls you receive. Stop unwanted sales calls by registering your phone number:

• Online: Visit DoNotCall.gov
• By phone: Call 1-888-382-1222 or TTY: 1-866-290-4236

The registry will stop calls from most legitimate companies, but it will not stop scammers. And you will still receive calls from charities and companies you have done business with in the past. See which types of calls the registry does not stop.

If you are still receiving unwanted calls from legitimate companies after 31 days of being on the National Do Not Call Registry, file a complaint online or by phone at 1-888-382-1222.

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