786 area code phone numbers reported to the FTC in the last 30 days:
| Phone Number | Complaints | Last Reported |
|---|---|---|
| (786) 540-2162 | ||
| (786) 275-7352 | ||
| (786) 946-9645 | ||
| (786) 743-0376 | ||
| (786) 705-7112 | ||
| (786) 840-2438 | ||
| (786) 434-9925 | ||
| (786) 796-4152 | ||
| (786) 705-3212 | ||
| (786) 297-8598 |
The 786 area code is heavily targeted by Social Security suspension threats and phantom debt collectors. Criminals use fear of arrest or lawsuits to force you into paying non-existent debts.
Robocall claiming legal enforcement actions will suspend SSN over criminal activity.
"Just got a call from them claiming there is some suspicious activity with my social security number. They need me to tell them social security number over the phone. I had a feeling that it was a scam, so I asked them to mail it to me on my mailing address on what the issue was and they just hung up."
Refuses to state company name, threatening HR contact for a civil lawsuit pending.
"This number keeps threatening to go to Human Resources at my place of work. How do I get them to stop calling my number they have my cell number now too."
Fabricates a prequalification expiration deadline to extract bank info for fake loan forgiveness.
"A real person ('Brook Allen') from 'Student Services' who left a 1-minute message trying to get me to call them back about a loan program. I don't have any federal student loans anymore. Seemed like a scam."
Voicemails claiming a $379 or $1299 iPhone charge on VISA.
"Same, robocall claiming a purchase on Amazon was charged to my VISA (I don't even have a VISA card). Caller instructs to press a number and be connected if I didn't recognize the transaction. Scam."
Fakes pregnant woman car crash requesting up to $12k in FedEx cash bail.
"My 87-year-old mother was *nearly* successfully scammed for $12k bail money -- FOR ME! Said I'd run into a pregnant mother, and 'the baby might not make it.'...We stopped Mom when she was at the FedEx office with the cash!"
7:40 AM weekend texts targeting Spanish speakers to buy junk cars.
"Wtf!! Saturday 7:40 am to buy junk car? Spanish / Hialeah / Florida F. U"
Impersonates tax officers threatening immediate arrest over tax evasion.
"Received call at 12:37pm, claims to be the IRS tax collection officer and warrant for my arrest if I don't resolve today. Ask to provide documents, claim it was illegal to do so."
Pushes plastic Medicare cards and unsolicited braces using aggressive Indian call centers.
"Numerous calls to my elderly mother, Medicare scam, keep calling back even when I yelled at them to put her on the DO NOT CALL list. Indian accents, ask about sending back braces, say they are from Medicare."
Phone numbers with the 786 prefix originate from the southern Florida region, specifically Miami-Dade County and the part of Monroe County located in the Florida Keys. The 786 area code was initially introduced to Miami-Dade County as an overlay and later extended to include Monroe County.
Area code 786 operates as part of an overlay system that serves the same geographic region as area codes 305 and 645 . Area code 786 was installed as an overlay on March 1, 1998. More recently, area code 645 was activated on August 4, 2023, to further serve the region. As part of this overlay system, ten-digit dialing is required for local calls within this area.
A second overlay for Miami's southeastern Florida footprint, 786 shares its geography with 305 and 645. International freight forwarders and Royal Caribbean booking agents are characteristic callers from this corridor.