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The southern Puget Sound region - including Tacoma, Federal Way, and Auburn - falls under the 253 area code. Joint Base Lewis-McChord housing and administrative offices, Port of Tacoma freight coordinators, and MultiCare Health System staff are frequent callers.
253 area code numbers reported as unwanted calls to the FTC in the last 30 days.
| Phone Number | Complaints | Last Reported |
|---|---|---|
| (253) 366-7606 | ||
| (253) 300-6500 | ||
| (253) 214-4500 | ||
| (253) 295-6675 | ||
| (253) 365-7540 | ||
| (253) 561-8009 | ||
| (253) 366-8647 | ||
| (253) 293-5261 | ||
| (253) 252-8131 | ||
| (253) 893-8241 |
The 253 area code is targeted by fake legal action threats and government impersonation scams. Callers claim you are in trouble with the SSA or IRS to pressure you into paying fines.
"Calling stating last chance to be able to state my side on a complaint. Will be reaching out to my HR, etc. I get these types of call at least every six months when they reuse their list. Block the call on your phone, don't answer and report it as fraud/scam to your service provider."
"Threatening phone call, 'Before this matter goes to federal claims court house or you get arrested. Kindly call us back on the same number immediately.'"
"Wants you to purchase gift cards in exchange for them depositing $15000.00 into your account, they also 'need' your account number to make the deposit. Unfortunately I got taken for $4500.00."
"I picked up my phone, but, I said nothing. She gave her name and said she was a 'hearing administrator' then asked 'can you hear me?' I hung up."
"Ryan keeps calling on the hour wanting to sell my house. Cannot pronounce the city where it is located and can hear fellow boiler-room scammers buzzing in the background. Con artists who are dialing for dollars and fishing for suckers."
"Caller claimed to be from Amazon and stated someone was trying to use my Amazon card - very specific about what was ordered and how much (robocall) asking to press 1 to allow or 2 to decline. I hung up and checked with Amazon - not them"
Area code 253 covers cities in King County south of Seattle, the southern Puget Sound area centered at Tacoma, and extends to areas around Gig Harbor, Auburn, and Roy. It also serves the western half of Pierce County, as well as southern King County.
Area code 253 is slated to participate in the overlay complex 564 , which has been active since 2017 in NPA 360 . This overlay was created when central office code exhaustion demanded relief.
No, 253 is a genuine area code for the Tacoma and south Puget Sound region of Washington State. Scammers spoof 253 numbers to impersonate local authorities and businesses.
Because the area is home to Joint Base Lewis-McChord, SSA and IRS robocalls threatening arrest warrants and federal court action flood the region. Federal grant scams demanding Walmart gift cards and "Can You Hear Me?" voice capture schemes disguised as homeowners association surveys also run heavily here.