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Overlapping the urban Los Angeles core alongside 213, the 323 area code covers Hollywood and East Los Angeles. Callers include talent agents, casting directors, USC administrative offices, and Los Angeles County social services departments.
323 area code numbers reported as unwanted calls to the FTC in the last 30 days.
| Phone Number | Complaints | Last Reported |
|---|---|---|
| (323) 568-2956 | ||
| (323) 209-1952 | ||
| (323) 421-5203 | ||
| (323) 879-7296 | ||
| (323) 510-1773 | ||
| (323) 438-0756 | ||
| (323) 982-8382 | ||
| (323) 831-7411 | ||
| (323) 917-8330 | ||
| (323) 702-0423 |
The 323 area code is frequently used for Social Security arrest warrant scams and fake civil complaints. Callers pretend to be law enforcement or court officials to intimidate you into paying to avoid jail.
"The reason you have received this phone call from our department is to inform you that there's a legal enforcement action filed on your Social Security for fraudulent activity so before this matter goes to the state courthouse and before you get arrested if you need any questions kindly call us back..."
"Received a vm stating Andy was calling on behalf on Ellington & Assoc regarding a pending civil complaint scheduled to be filed against me in Sonoma County (they claim they sent me legal docs). Call 877-671-3058 and provided a file#."
"...this is Amazon this call is to authorize a payment of ????? dollars we would like to inform you that there is an order placed for Apple iPhone 11pro using your Amazon account if you do not authorize this order press one or press two to authorize the...."
"I talked with a Sam Wilson (fake name) who told me they would give me $200 refund... He said that he was connected to my bank account... and that $2200 was deposited into my checking account. He said I needed to give back the $2000... by going to Wal-Mart and getting $2000 in gift cards."
"He called today and was rude. When I told him that I did not need his service, he said, 'your wife does'. When I asked him 'what?', he said between 2 and 4 am..."
"Got a call from this number saying they are a process server company and they need to serve me papers then they gave me another number 1-844-661-0291 to call because these are the people that are serving me."
Area code 323 covers most of the remainder of central Los Angeles, including Hollywood, as well as several neighboring cities, including Bell, Huntington Park and Montebello.
Area code 323 is part of an overlay complex with area codes 213 and 738 . Area code 213 was one of the original North American area codes of 1947. Area code 323 was created in an area code split of 213 in 1998. Area code 738 was activated in November 2024 as an additional overlay area code. Since July 8, 2017, telephone companies have been able to assign any available 213 numbers in the former 323 area and vice versa, and customers have been required to dial the area code for all calls.
No, 323 is a legitimate California area code covering East Los Angeles and surrounding communities. As a prefix covering a densely populated swath of the metro, 323 is widely recognized, which is the core reason scammers spoof it.
Social Security arrest-warrant robocalls threatening lawsuits filed on your SSN are among the most active patterns. Amazon fake-purchase robocalls directing you to a local 323 fraud line, and tech-support refund scams manufacturing fake overpayment emergencies, are also heavily documented.