These area the top 10 area code 223 phone numbers reported to the FTC in the last 30 days:
| Phone Number | Complaints | Last Reported |
|---|---|---|
| (223) 216-8042 | ||
| (223) 243-0269 | ||
| (223) 348-9903 | ||
| (223) 377-2871 | ||
| (223) 245-6018 | ||
| (223) 200-3482 | ||
| (223) 542-9945 | ||
| (223) 927-7639 | ||
| (223) 235-5221 | ||
| (223) 382-8586 |
Scammers using the 223 area code often claim you won a Publishers Clearing House prize or have a credit alert. They are fishing for your personal information by promising money or warning of identity theft.
Fake $10 Million and Ford prizes used to trick victims into paying bogus collection fees.
"I received a call from 223-203-1998. Frank Green said he was with Publisher's Clearing House. I won $10 Million Dollars and a 2021 Ford in PINK! Badge number 955 USA. Winner code is WAB77709FB ANYWAY - Sharing..."
Phishing texts claiming "unusual activity" leading to malicious credential-stealing links.
"'FINAL REMINDER EQUIFAX Has Flagged Your Account For Unusual Activity Last Day To Resolve' followed by scam website link. Do not click on website link! This is a scam!"
Robocalls targeting seniors to harvest Medicare numbers for fraudulent medical equipment billing.
"Whoever they are, they use robocalls and various telephone numbers, i.e. 223-201-6691/223201-7456/223-201-7725/223-201-6527. According to one website, they are conducting a Medicare scam and target people of 62 years of age."
Fake loan forgiveness messages targeting individuals to steal application fees.
"This call was from 'Mark McCain', calling about my student loan. I don't have any student loans, so have not called back and I have blocked this number. They wanted me to call 888-680-2791, reference ID 8283. DO NOT CALL THEM BACK!"
Pre-recorded warnings about expiring warranties used to sell expensive, worthless plans.
"Says my vehicle is 'at risk of not being covered'. Clearly a pre-recorded message, these scammers are getting lazy."
Aggressive salespeople using profanity to intimidate victims into purchasing services.
"ask not to call me again and to take me off their list and hung up, was immediately called back... I was then identified as a 'MF' and I hung up and was immediately called back telling me not to hang up on him."
Silent 2-second hang-up calls designed to harvest active phone numbers for spam lists.
"We keep receiving calls from this exchange... no response if we answer and no message left if we don't answer. All these calls within the last week, with some of them being multiple times."
The 223 area code covers parts or all of sixteen counties in South Central Pennsylvania.
Area code 223 is an overlay to area code 717 . Area code 717 was created in 1947, and area code 223 was added in 2017. Ten-digit dialing is mandatory for all calls in this region.
| Rate Center | Number of Prefixes |
|---|---|
| AIRVILLE | 1 |
| PALMYRA | 1 |
South-central Pennsylvania's 223 area code overlays the 717 territory, covering Harrisburg, Lancaster, and York. Pennsylvania Commonwealth government offices and Penn State Health billing departments are two of the most recognizable callers from this region.