(843) 826-2609: reported for unwanted texts
Also written 8438262609, 843-826-2609 and +1 843 826 2609
Bewary verdict
Complaints about calls and texts from this number
The last report was on Jan 2, 2026.
What people reported
- Texts
- 2100%
Where the people who complained live
- South Carolina
- 2100%
Most of the people who complained live in South Carolina, the state the number's area code serves.
Complaints naming this number as a contact
The last report was on Jan 5, 2026.
Where the people who complained live
- South Carolina
- 9100%
Most of the people who complained live in South Carolina, the state the number's area code serves.
Reported call times
91% of the calls with a time came between 8 pm and 11 pm, and 64% came Monday to Friday.
Hour of day, as reported in complaints
| 2 pm: 1 |
| 8 pm: 3 |
| 9 pm: 5 |
| 10 pm: 2 |
By day of the week
| Monday: 2 |
| Tuesday: 1 |
| Wednesday: 1 |
| Friday: 3 |
| Saturday: 2 |
| Sunday: 2 |
About the number
What to do
- Do not reply to the text or tap its links.
- Forward the text to 7726 (SPAM). Major US wireless carriers use these reports to block senders.
- If it claims to come from a company, contact the company using a website or phone number you know is genuine.
- Report the text to the FTC at reportfraud.ftc.gov.
- Block the number on your phone.
Look up (843) 826-2609 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/%2B18438262609"import requests
r = requests.get("https://api.bewary.app/v1/phone/%2B18438262609", timeout=10)
result = r.json()
print(result["verdict"], result["p_scam"], result["reason_codes"])const res = await fetch("https://api.bewary.app/v1/phone/%2B18438262609")
const result = await res.json()
console.log(result.verdict, result.p_scam, result.reason_codes){ "verdict": "unknown", "p_scam": 0.2, "reason_codes": [], "facts": { "e164": "+18438262609", "number_type": "unknown", "complaints": { "ftc": null, "fcc": { "count": 2, "days": 2, "last_at": "2026-01-02T00:00:00Z", "robocall_share": 0 }, "pushed_by": { "reports": 9, "days": 5, "callers": 0, "last_at": "2026-01-05T00:00:00Z" } } }}More reported 843 numbers
Sources
Complaints consumers filed with the FCC, Dec 30, 2025 to Jan 5, 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.