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Spanning a wide swath of Southern California - from the Mojave Desert to the Imperial Valley - the 442 area code covers Oceanside, Palm Springs, and Victorville. Callers include Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton housing administrators, Palm Springs timeshare sales agents, and renewable energy land surveyors.
442 area code numbers reported as unwanted calls to the FTC in the last 30 days.
| Phone Number | Complaints | Last Reported |
|---|---|---|
| (442) 261-4140 | ||
| (442) 393-3015 | ||
| (442) 243-5688 | ||
| (442) 460-0283 | ||
| (442) 276-4557 | ||
| (442) 240-0179 | ||
| (442) 242-3168 | ||
| (442) 276-5395 | ||
| (442) 999-2036 | ||
| (442) 208-7291 |
The 442 area code is known for fake utility shut-off threats and health insurance phishing. Callers pretend to be from the power company and demand payment to keep your lights on.
"Said His name was James Peters and that a technician was 40 minutes away to turn my power off- Had me Zelle him $200 and then said he made an error and said I needed to pay $600 to keep my services on. I found my bill and payment is not due until 6/9- I was scammed out of $200 - lesson learned..."
"August 18 2020 received a call, did not answer. They left a message stating they were from WellCare and needed information from me and to call back the this same number. I contacted WellCare and they have NO RECORD of anyone calling me. Please be extremely careful."
"Robo scam / fraudulent / leaves voice mail threatening criminal charges if number provided is not called. DO NOT ANSWER!"
"I answered. Man with strong NY accent asked if I'd donate to fund for helping injured firefighters... I replied that my spouse was a firefighter and that I make all such donations through our local firefighters union. Jeez, no thank you, no nothing. Just hung up."
"Call was a recorded call with pressing '1' for technician. Call claimed to be from AOL. I asked 'how do I know that this is AOL?' Technician hung up!"
"Just received a call from this number that states I'm eligible for student loans forgiveness, but I don't have any student loans as I paid these off years ago."
Area code 442 covers much of the southeastern and southernmost portions of California.
Area code 442 is an overlay to area code 760 . Area code 760 was created in 1997 and area code 442 was added in 2009. Since 2009 all users in the region have been required to include the area code even when dialing local calls.
No, 442 is a legitimate California area code serving the Inland Empire and North San Diego County. Scammers spoof it to reach Southern California residents with calls that appear community-based and trustworthy.
Southern California Edison impersonators are particularly active here, threatening disconnection within 40 minutes and demanding Zelle payments. Health insurance phishing calls spoofing Aetna or Anthem BCBS, and aggressive firefighter charity solicitors, are also heavily reported.