(800) 288-2020: reported for unwanted prerecorded calls
Also written 8002882020, 800-288-2020 and +1 800 288 2020
Bewary verdict
Unknownp_scam0.2000
Complaints about calls and texts from this number
6complaints on 4 days
Complaints a day, last 90 days
2 a day at most
Aug 5Nov 2
| Aug 26, 2026: 2 |
| Sep 21, 2026: 1 |
| Sep 25, 2026: 1 |
What people reported
- Prerecorded calls
- 467%
- Live calls
- 233%
Where the people who complained live
- California
- 233%
- Florida
- 117%
- Louisiana
- 117%
- New Jersey
- 117%
- Texas
- 117%
First reportFeb 28, 2026
Last reportSep 25, 2026
Complaints naming this number as a contact
7complaints across 7 days naming 1 other caller ID
Complaints a day, last 90 days
1 a day at most
Aug 5Nov 2
| Sep 8, 2026: 1 |
| Oct 6, 2026: 1 |
Where the people who complained live
- Florida
- 229%
- Georgia
- 229%
- Illinois
- 114%
- Michigan
- 114%
- Tennessee
- 114%
First reportNov 6, 2025
Last reportOct 6, 2026
Reported call times
38% of the calls with a time came between 12 pm and 3 pm, and 92% came Monday to Friday.
Hour of day, as reported in complaints
Busiest around 8 am
12 am6 am12 pm6 pm
| 8 am: 2 |
| 9 am: 1 |
| 10 am: 1 |
| 11 am: 1 |
| 12 pm: 1 |
| 1 pm: 2 |
| 2 pm: 2 |
| 4 pm: 1 |
| 7 pm: 1 |
| 9 pm: 1 |
By day of the week
Most timed calls: Tuesdays
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
| Monday: 1 |
| Tuesday: 5 |
| Wednesday: 2 |
| Thursday: 2 |
| Friday: 2 |
| Saturday: 1 |
Caller IDs listed in these complaints
Caller ID can be faked. These numbers may belong to people who did not make the calls.
(800) 485-1198 1 complaint
About the number
What to do
- Hang up without pressing keys to reach an operator or to stop the calls.
- Do not call a number the recording gives you. Call the company using the number on your account statement or its website.
- Do not give codes, passwords or card details to a recorded call or anyone it connects you to.
- Report the recorded call to the FTC at reportfraud.ftc.gov.
- Block the number and ask your phone company about its call blocking tools.
Look up (800) 288-2020 in your app
Bewary's phone number lookup returns the country and number type. The MCP tool lookup_phone runs the same check. Phone number scam lookup API · This answer as JSON
curl "https://api.bewary.app/v1/phone/%2B18002882020"import requests
r = requests.get("https://api.bewary.app/v1/phone/%2B18002882020", timeout=10)
result = r.json()
print(result["verdict"], result["p_scam"], result["reason_codes"])const res = await fetch("https://api.bewary.app/v1/phone/%2B18002882020")
const result = await res.json()
console.log(result.verdict, result.p_scam, result.reason_codes) Response, November 2, 2026
{ "verdict": "unknown", "p_scam": 0.2, "reason_codes": [], "facts": { "e164": "+18002882020", "number_type": "toll_free", "complaints": { "ftc": { "count": 5, "days": 4, "last_at": "2026-09-25T00:00:00Z", "robocall_share": 0.8 }, "fcc": { "count": 1, "days": 1, "last_at": "2026-02-28T00:00:00Z", "robocall_share": 0 }, "pushed_by": { "reports": 7, "days": 7, "callers": 1, "last_at": "2026-10-06T00:00:00Z" } } }}More reported 800 numbers
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Sources
Complaints consumers filed with the FCC and FTC, Nov 6, 2025 to Oct 6, 2026. Bewary counts the reports and does not check each one. Scammers can fake the number that shows on your phone, so a reported number may belong to someone who never called you.