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Northwestern Oregon's 503 area code covers Portland, Salem, and Gresham, putting it at the center of the state's corporate and government activity. Nike headhunters, OHSU patient advocates, Intel recruiters, and Oregon state government offices are all common callers.
503 area code numbers reported as unwanted calls to the FTC in the last 30 days.
| Phone Number | Complaints | Last Reported |
|---|---|---|
| (503) 293-4841 | ||
| (503) 987-3673 | ||
| (503) 994-9838 | ||
| (503) 436-7402 | ||
| (503) 483-2597 | ||
| (503) 334-3424 | ||
| (503) 743-0085 | ||
| (503) 479-2840 | ||
| (503) 376-5233 | ||
| (503) 882-0263 |
The 503 area code is being used heavily for tech support schemes and fake legal threats. Fraudsters claim your email has been hacked or that you are being sued to pressure you into handing over money.
"Got a call from guy speaking with foreign accent. Said my Hotmail account was compromised and he wanted me to verify info with him. I told him he was a scam artist and he was argumentative about he was not and would lock my email account. Told him go ahead, Hotmail was a free account and I would just create a new account and I hung up."
"Caller left an aggresive voicemail addressing me by my full legal name and stating that there is going to be a case filed against me in court that will allow them to track down my location. I contacted the Multnomah County Court house with the fake case number left on my voicemail and the courts stated that the claim number does not exist!"
"Robo call telling you 'DO NOT HANG UP' this is an important message about your car Warranty being expired. Not a real call. NEVER respond to these kind of SCAM callers. Your Warranty on your car is not expired. HANG UP PEOPLE. DO NOT FALL FOR THIS LIE !!!"
"Said his name was Joe with an insurance company calling on a recorded line and wanted to review my plan. Then he asked if I could hear him ok and I know there are people trying to get you to just say yes so they have a recording of you saying that so I said 'no, not really' and for some odd reason 'Joe' hung up on me! Oh Joe, sorry but I'm not stupid!!"
"The recording said they had an issue with my SSN - some sort of case against me. I called the number back and spoke with 'Officer Dale Johnson' who refused to tell me why he had called me. He wanted to know if I was married... Hilariously he told me it was because he loved me. I laughed and told him to get a life."
"Call 5-6 times a day for 2 weeks straight. Each time we've asked to be removed from their calling list and they refuse to do so. last call I placed to them, I was drilled about my personal life, my medical insurance coverage, and refused to remove us unless we answered all of the questions."
"We've been getting numerous fax calls to our phone number."
Area code 503 covers the northwestern corner of the state of Oregon.
Area code 503 is overlaid by area code 971 . Area code 503 was established in 1947, and area code 971 was introduced in stages, completed in 2008. Ten-digit dialing is required in this region.
No, 503 is a valid Oregon area code, home to Portland, Salem, and Gresham. Its Pacific Northwest tech-forward reputation makes it useful to scammers who want numbers that feel credible to both local residents and national targets.
Fraudsters spoof 503 in part to exploit the trust people extend to calls that look like they originate from a major West Coast city. Reported fraud types include impersonators of Clackamas County court officials threatening to "track your location" and leaving fake case numbers, and tech-support callers with foreign accents claiming your email was hacked from a Russian IP and demanding remote computer access to fix it.