(888) 269-4978: reported as a contact number given in unwanted calls

Also written 8882694978, 888-269-4978 and +1 888 269 4978

Bewary verdict

Unknownp_scam0.2000

Complaints naming this number as a contact

180complaints across 23 days naming 114 other caller IDs

The last report was on Apr 23, 2026.

Where the people who complained live

California: 3519%
New York: 2112%
Michigan: 137%
Texas: 137%
Arizona: 127%

First reportDec 1, 2025

Last reportApr 23, 2026

Complaints about calls and texts from this number

13complaints on 8 days

The last report was on Jul 27, 2026.

What people reported

Prerecorded calls: 1185%
Live calls: 215%

Where the people who complained live

California: 431%
Texas: 323%
Colorado: 215%
Florida: 18%
Maryland: 18%

First reportJan 1, 2026

Last reportJul 27, 2026

Reported call times

42% of the calls with a time came between 2 pm and 5 pm, and 92% came Monday to Friday.

Hour of day, as reported in complaints

Busiest around 2 pm

12 am6 am12 pm6 pm

Hour of day, as reported in complaints
6 am: 1
9 am: 5
10 am: 14
11 am: 13
12 pm: 22
1 pm: 10
2 pm: 26
3 pm: 25
4 pm: 17
5 pm: 8
6 pm: 6
7 pm: 7
8 pm: 7
9 pm: 1
10 pm: 1

By day of the week

Most timed calls: Wednesdays

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun

By day of the week
Monday: 39
Tuesday: 36
Wednesday: 47
Thursday: 29
Friday: 26
Saturday: 14
Sunday: 2

Caller IDs listed in these complaints

Caller ID can be faked. These numbers may belong to people who did not make the calls.

(434) 538-4240 3 complaints

(434) 322-1772 2 complaints

(434) 538-4230 2 complaints

(434) 645-5671 2 complaints

(267) 786-7444 1 complaint

(267) 906-5879 1 complaint

(270) 696-3913 1 complaint

(270) 815-6600 1 complaint

(270) 937-5645 1 complaint

(302) 780-0776 1 complaint

(334) 989-8626 1 complaint

(364) 500-1804 1 complaint

(364) 500-5515 1 complaint

(364) 500-5536 1 complaint

(364) 500-5575 1 complaint

(380) 225-8681 1 complaint

(407) 258-6551 1 complaint

(407) 258-6590 1 complaint

(407) 258-6597 1 complaint

(407) 258-6610 1 complaint

Contact numbers given in calls and texts

These numbers were listed in complaints as contacts given in calls or texts from this number.

(434) 818-6711 1 complaint

(540) 386-8069 1 complaint

(929) 281-1170 1 complaint

About the number

Area code888

LocationToll-free (US and Canada)

Number typeToll-free

What to do

Do not call this number because a call or a text told you to.
If you already called, do not give a code, a password, card details or remote access to your computer.
If you paid a scammer by card, contact your card issuer, report the charge as fraudulent and ask them to reverse it.
Report the call or text to the FTC at reportfraud.ftc.gov.
Block the number on your phone.

Look up (888) 269-4978 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/%2B18882694978"

import requests

r = requests.get("https://api.bewary.app/v1/phone/%2B18882694978", timeout=10)
result = r.json()
print(result["verdict"], result["p_scam"], result["reason_codes"])

const res = await fetch("https://api.bewary.app/v1/phone/%2B18882694978")
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": "+18882694978",    "number_type": "toll_free",    "complaints": {      "ftc": {        "count": 1,        "days": 1,        "last_at": "2026-07-27T00:00:00Z",        "robocall_share": 1      },      "fcc": {        "count": 12,        "days": 8,        "last_at": "2026-04-11T00:00:00Z",        "robocall_share": 0.8333      },      "pushed_by": {        "reports": 180,        "days": 23,        "callers": 114,        "last_at": "2026-04-23T00:00:00Z"      }    }  }}

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Sources

Complaints consumers filed with the FCC and FTC, Dec 1, 2025 to Jul 27, 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.