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Who called from(214) 226-9139

Reported 103 times

People told the FTC and the FCC about calls or texts from this number 103 times, most recently on November 9, 2026. The most common subject: reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans).

214-226 is an exchange in Irving, Texas, held by New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC - IL.

In 5 FCC complaints, the caller asked people to call this number back. Scam callers often leave a call-back number; reach the organization they named through its official number instead.

What the official reports say

FTC reports

92

FCC complaints

11

First report

January 29, 2024

States reporting

30

FTC: reports published August 14, 2026 to November 11, 2026. FCC: complaints filed since November 1, 2023, including 5 complaints where the caller gave this number to call back.

Reports by month

By the date of the call, as reported. FTC data covers only its latest files, so older months show FCC complaints alone.

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MonthFTC reportsFCC complaints
January 202401
February 202400
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May 202400
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July 202400
August 202400
September 202400
October 202400
November 202401
December 202400
January 202500
February 202500
March 202501
April 202500
May 202500
June 202501
July 202501
August 202500
September 202500
October 202500
November 202500
December 202500
January 202600
February 202600
March 202600
April 202603
May 202600
June 202600
July 202603
August 2026170
September 2026260
October 2026180
November 2026310

How the calls were described

FTC reports: recorded message or live caller

  • Robocall or recorded message: 64
  • Live caller: 28

FCC complaints: type of call

  • Prerecorded voice: 6
  • Live voice: 4
  • Text message: 1

Subjects picked in FTC reports

People reporting a call to the FTC choose what it was about. 70% of these reports describe a robocall.

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SubjectReports
Other67
Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans)7
Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends6
Dropped call or no message5
Medical and prescriptions2
Vacation and timeshares1

Where the people reporting it live

  • South Carolina 24
  • Texas 9
  • Wisconsin 7
  • Illinois 7
  • Missouri 6
  • North Carolina 6
  • California 4
  • New York 4
  • Kentucky 3
  • Colorado 2

What to do

  1. 1

    Do not call back a number you do not recognize. If the caller said they were your bank, a company or a government agency, hang up and call them on a number you find yourself: on your statement, your card or the official website.

  2. 2

    For a text: do not tap any link or reply. Copy the message and forward it to 7726 (SPAM), report it as junk in your messaging app, then delete it.

  3. 3

    If a recording tells you to press a key to stop the calls, just hang up. Scammers use that trick to find people who answer.

  4. 4

    Never pay because a caller insists on gift cards, a wire transfer, cryptocurrency or a payment app. The FTC says anyone who insists on those is a scammer.

  5. 5

    Report it. Lost nothing: DoNotCall.gov. Lost money, or know who called: ReportFraud.ftc.gov. You can also file with the FCC at fcc.gov/complaints. Give the number on your caller ID even if you think it was faked.

  6. 6

    Block the number on your phone and turn on your carrier’s free spam blocking. AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile all offer a free tier.

  7. 7

    Already paid? Contact the company behind the payment right away (your bank, card issuer, payment app, gift card or wire transfer company) and ask for your money back. Then report it at ReportFraud.ftc.gov.

What each part of the number says

NANPA area code database and central office code file of November 11, 2026.

  1. 214

    Area code

    Texas

    Central time

    All about 214

  2. 226

    Exchange

    Irving, TX

    New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC - IL

  3. 9139

    Line number

    Who holds it is not in any public record

This exchange is pooled: NANPA hands its numbers out in blocks of 1,000, so another carrier may hold this number's block.

What this page cannot tell you

  • Whether the reports are true. The FTC and the FCC publish what consumers told them and say they do not verify it.
  • Whether this number really made the call. Caller ID can be faked, and the faked number often belongs to a real person who has no idea it is being misused.
  • Who uses the number. NANPA records show the carrier that holds the exchange, not the person or business behind a number, and pooled exchanges are shared out to other carriers in blocks of 1,000 numbers.

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