Weekly scam alert

Scam Alert: Debt Relief Calls Lead the Week of Nov 2, 2026

Americans reported or complained about 4,774 unwanted calls and texts from 4,458 numbers in the week starting November 2, 2026, 41% of them robocalls. The most common: debt relief calls (1,033), robocalls (996), scam texts (892). Most reported: (833) 766-1884 (18).

Reports & complaints4,774+4% on the period before

Robocalls41%

Numbers4,458

Texts / calls1,840 / 2,934

What kind of calls

Debt relief / loans1,033 22%
Robocall / recorded message996 21%
Scam or spam text892 19%
Telemarketer / sales800 17%
Political495 10%
Health insurance / Medicare312 7%
Impersonation (IRS, SSA, bank, Amazon...)172 4%
Car warranty36 1%
Charity / fundraising30 1%
Prize / sweepstakes8 0%

Reported from

Florida715 22%
Texas675 20%
California406 12%
Colorado257 8%
New York229 7%
North Carolina182 6%
Georgia161 5%
Illinois160 5%
Virginia143 4%
Massachusetts131 4%
New Jersey122 4%
Pennsylvania118 4%

What the calls were about

Political495 23%
Business loans370 17%
Health insurance312 14%
Debt relief / consolidation282 13%
Personal loans277 13%
Home improvement153 7%
IRS123 6%
Other financial services products69 3%
Mortgage loans39 2%
Google listings39 2%

The most reported numbers

(833) 766-1884Shady callRobocall / recorded message18 reports this period
IRS
(217) 863-7210Shady callDebt relief / loans15 reports this period
Debt relief / consolidation
(513) 962-8459Shady callPolitical12 reports this period
Political
(866) 771-5535Shady callDebt relief / loans10 reports this period
Personal loans
(877) 556-9255Shady callTelemarketer / sales8 reports this period
Google listings
(917) 590-9489Shady callTelemarketer / sales7 reports this period
(770) 206-7185Shady callScam or spam text7 reports this period
(888) 310-4527Shady callDebt relief / loans7 reports this period
Debt relief / consolidation
(949) 565-3334Shady callDebt relief / loans5 reports this period
Payday loans
(631) 237-9627Shady callDebt relief / loans5 reports this period
Debt relief / consolidation
(833) 254-0333Shady callRobocall / recorded message4 reports this period
Personal loans
(202) 644-7615Shady callScam or spam text4 reports this period
Political

Stay safe this week

Don't tap links in texts about unpaid tolls, package deliveries, bank alerts or refunds. Go to the app or website yourself.
Hang up on anyone asking for a code, remote access to your computer, gift cards, crypto or a wire transfer.
A familiar name or number on screen isn't proof: numbers can be faked.
Look up any unknown number on ShadyCall before calling back, and report the ones that try it on.

Written automatically from ShadyCall reports and the complaints consumers filed with the FTC and FCC in the period (public data, not verified findings).