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Serving the same northern New Jersey geography as 862 - Newark, Paterson, and Clifton - the 973 area code was the original code for this region. Prudential Financial, PSEG, and Newark Airport logistics are among the callers operating across both codes.
973 area code numbers reported as unwanted calls to the FTC in the last 30 days.
| Phone Number | Complaints | Last Reported |
|---|---|---|
| (973) 852-7124 | ||
| (973) 418-6893 | ||
| (973) 221-3927 | ||
| (973) 658-4348 | ||
| (973) 302-5140 | ||
| (973) 542-3497 | ||
| (973) 380-0704 | ||
| (973) 317-8857 | ||
| (973) 601-5694 | ||
| (973) 566-5196 |
The 973 area code is flooded with car warranty robocalls and IRS arrest threats. Scammers aggressively dial these numbers to sell fake services or demand tax payments.
"Calls once, twice a day, every day - calling to extend my vehicle warranty, same message: puts me on hold tells me 'I'm the next person, continue holding press #5 or request a call back blah blah blah.' My vehicle is 22 y/o! Fat lotta luck anyone is going to warranty anything on it."
"I received a call from 9732971285 stating my social security number is going to be frozen and a sheriff will be at my house at 430 pm if I don't take care of this judgement over the phone. I said great I work for the social security office and my daddy is the sheriff I started singing you are a scammer after the third round of singing he said F you bitch and hung up"
"this person called, hysterically crying, claiming to be a member of my family who had gotten arrested for 'wreckless endangerment' for using a cell phone while driving and causing and accident and then nearly convinced my parents by calling from other numbers to wire 'bail money'"
"PRETENDING TO BE PSE&G. THEY WANT TO COME INTO YOUR HOME AND CHANGE YOUR ELECRIC METER. DO NOT LET THEM IN! I CALLED PSE&G, THEY SAID THAT THIS IN NOT REAL. i CALLED POLICE AND FILED A COMPLAINT."
"New number, same scam message that 'I received an order for you, and now there are two pending matters.' I've been getting variations of the same message for about 2 years now, always threatening to send me papers, or a fax order...These people belong in jail."
"'Mary Beth' (recorded) claimed to be from Horizon NJ Health. They asked for my medical and personal information. THIS COMPANY IS PREYING UPON MEDICAID RECIPIENTS who are often in circumstances where they need to comply with requests to keep their care. They would be easy to scam."
"Yes - a woman said she was working with a group of investors looking to buy properties in my town and asked if I would accept a cash offer for my property."
Phone numbers with the 973 area code prefix originate from the northernmost part of the U.S. state of New Jersey.
Area code 973 operates within an overlay complex with area code 862 . Area code 973 was introduced on June 1, 1997. Due to rapid numbering pool exhaustion, area code 862 was rolled out as an overlay in the same geographic region, making ten-digit dialing mandatory on December 1, 2001.
No, 973 is a completely safe area code designated for northern New Jersey, including Newark and Paterson. Scam operators hijack this dense urban prefix because residents are far less suspicious of incoming calls that appear to originate from their own county.
Northern New Jersey dense population centers are relentlessly hammered by sophisticated utility and healthcare impersonators. A prevalent scam features imposters threatening immediate PSE&G meter removals for fake overdue balances, while a recorded agent named "Mary Beth" falsely claims to represent Horizon NJ Health to illegally harvest Medicaid numbers.