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The established area code for the greater Fort Worth area, 817 covers Fort Worth, Arlington, and North Richland Hills. American Airlines, Lockheed Martin, and BNSF Railway are among the major employers whose staff regularly call from this code.
817 area code numbers reported as unwanted calls to the FTC in the last 30 days.
| Phone Number | Complaints | Last Reported |
|---|---|---|
| (817) 450-6241 | ||
| (817) 450-6239 | ||
| (817) 450-6230 | ||
| (817) 854-8588 | ||
| (817) 450-6243 | ||
| (817) 450-6224 | ||
| (817) 401-1767 | ||
| (817) 450-6232 | ||
| (817) 450-6228 | ||
| (817) 450-6240 |
Scammers using the 817 area code frequently threaten Social Security arrests and fake lawsuits. They claim your bank account is frozen or court papers are on the way to panic you.
"I just got a call that they are going to freeze my bank accounts, social security number and that the local sheriff is going to come arrest me for serious allegations."
"My wife just got several threatening calls from this person too. He said his name was Kevin Lee, and that he was coming to take our kids, and take my wife into custody. I rushed home from work, and when he called again, he demanded I put my wife on the phone."
"They call night and day no matter how many times I tell them no. They want me to extend the warranty on our Kia. I will never buy another one after all this. Car is fine, these people are nuts!"
"THE DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY IS PAYING OUT A ONE-TIME PAYMENT OF $4,800 TO ALL AMERICA CITIZENS. VERIFY YOU IDENTITY TO QUALIFY FOR THE AMERICAN RESUE PLAN ACT OF 2021. TEXT YOUR PAYING AGENT KEVAN HILL. ( 817-242-3821 ) TEXT ONLY !!!"
"Caller ID showed 'Alvarado', but the recording said that they were from Microsoft Support Team. The robot message said that my MS subscription will be renewed and $299 will be deducted from my bank account unless I call this number."
"Spamming texts that read 'I'm Kenzie a DFW Investor and I am looking to buy 2 more homes in this zip. Have you thought about selling? How soon would you want to close?'"
"Hi this is Amanda Connor calling from student loan services I'm calling to go over the forgiveness program being offered by the Department of education repayment of student loans will begin soon so we need to hear from you as soon as possible delaying this process may cause wage garnishment and tax all set you can reach us at 817-345-0891 thank you…"
Area code 817 covers Fort Worth and a large portion of the western Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex in Texas.
Area code 817 is overlaid by area code 682 . Area code 817 was created in 1953. Area code 682 was added in 2000. Certain areas are overlaid with area codes 214 and 972 instead of 682.
No, 817 is a fully authentic area code covering Fort Worth, Arlington, and surrounding Texas communities. Scam operators hijack this local prefix because North Texans are highly likely to pick up calls from familiar regional digits.
Criminals utilize this Texas prefix to distribute malicious smishing texts and stage fake arrests. A massive text campaign frequently targets the region with claims of a four thousand dollar Treasury payout processed by a fake agent named Kevan Hill. Locals also suffer constant harassment from fake process servers like Kevin Lee threatening Tarrant County lawsuit deliveries.