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Central South Carolina, including Columbia, Rock Hill, and Sumter, is served by the 803 area code. South Carolina state government offices, Fort Jackson personnel, and BlueCross BlueShield of SC claims departments are frequent callers.
803 area code numbers reported as unwanted calls to the FTC in the last 30 days.
| Phone Number | Complaints | Last Reported |
|---|---|---|
| (803) 233-7994 | ||
| (803) 233-2659 | ||
| (803) 513-9068 | ||
| (803) 906-9767 | ||
| (803) 656-8778 | ||
| (803) 620-9195 | ||
| (803) 623-2350 | ||
| (803) 233-7595 | ||
| (803) 263-7820 | ||
| (803) 250-5692 |
The 803 area code is frequently used for fake legal threats and Social Security imposters. These callers pretend to be government agents or lawyers to scare you into paying a fake debt.
"Called claimed to be a law office threaten me about a bail bond told me a bounty hunter was looking for me and If was to resist that the bounty hunter would kill me"
"Caller told me that the FBI was looking for me because of scams associated with my social security number I told him if he could find me so could the FBI he wanted further information... he said if I hung up I would be in big big trouble hang up anyway"
"Got a call from this number about my vehicle warranty. You can give them a made up name & they'll still say they pulled up the file. Has to be a big time scam."
"If they say you are approve for $2000 and advising you to get iTunes gift card. They are liars!! I hope you reading this they are under investigation with law enforcement!!!"
"Text from # saying 'this is Jane of USPS, we tried to deliver your package today but it is sent back to us. Please contact us here ASAP fz15o.com/e9uXlKhYml'"
"An answering machine message from 'Security Support Team' will automatically renew my subscription {to what??} unless I call 803-302-8672 and cancel. A CHARGE OF 299.000 WILL AUTOMATICALLY BE DEDUCTED FROM MY ACCOUNT IF I DONT CALL THIS NUMBER GIVEN."
Phone numbers with the 803 area code prefix originate from the central part of South Carolina.
Area code 803 operates as an overlay plan with area code 839 . Area code 803 was one of the original 86 area codes assigned in 1947. Area code 839 was approved by the South Carolina Public Service Commission in 2019 and was added as an all-service overlay in May 2020 for new central office code assignments. This implementation made ten-digit dialing mandatory in the numbering plan area as of April 2020, following a permissive dialing period that began in October 2019.
No, 803 is the real area code assigned to central South Carolina, covering cities like Columbia, Rock Hill, and Sumter. Bad actors spoof these local digits to lower the skepticism of recipients who routinely ignore out-of-state phone calls.
Scammers exploit this regional prefix to execute localized intimidation tactics and phishing texts. Criminals threaten victims with visits from bounty hunters over completely fabricated civil lawsuits. South Carolinians also face rampant smishing texts where someone claiming to be "Jane from USPS" sends a malicious tracking link through a website address like fz15o.com.