319 area code phone numbers reported to the FTC in the last 30 days:
| Phone Number | Complaints | Last Reported |
|---|---|---|
| (319) 408-5808 | ||
| (319) 454-8787 | ||
| (319) 451-7575 | ||
| (319) 767-6043 | ||
| (319) 742-6621 | ||
| (319) 738-7944 | ||
| (319) 633-4111 | ||
| (319) 310-4784 | ||
| (319) 255-7829 | ||
| (319) 323-5753 |
Scammers using the 319 area code are targeting people with fake credit card rate reduction offers and Social Security threats. They try to get your credit card number or personal details by promising to lower your bills or fix a problem with your account.
Promises to lower interest rates but relies on verbal abuse, profanity, and extreme threats when declined.
"Someone called my 15 yo daughter from this number today and when asked to not call he threatened to rape my daughter."
Automated message threatening to permanently suspend your SSN for alleged illegal activities.
"Threatened to suspend my social security number for illegal activities. Yeah, right. Like the 'Social Security Department' suspends SSNs... not even if you're dead.. try again! Don't take it seriously and don't respond. Just hang up."
Threatens to serve warrants or court summons at home or work to extort payments for fake debts.
"This number reported to be a police officer trying to serve me a warrant on a debt. He threatened to serve it to my work place or home."
Creates a false deadline regarding factory warranty expiration to sell overpriced service contracts.
"KATIE CALLED FROM 319-669-8645, SAID MY VEHICLE WARRANTY IS ABOUT TO EXPIRE, TO CALL BACK AT 1-888-218-0804"
Uses "Can you hear me?" voice-fishing scripts to obtain recorded verbal authorizations for fake charges.
"This Guy by the name of George call's and says he is a medicare advisor on a recorded line. He then ask if you can hear him then he says nothing else the call is dropped."
Robocalls warning of massive fraudulent purchases ($1299.99) on "plastic cards" to phish account details during fake cancellation.
"This is a robo call saying that 'a $1299.99 charge has been paid for with your Apple phone card. If you did not make this charge please call....' I don't own an Apple phone..."
Area code 319 covers the southeastern and east-central parts of the U.S. state of Iowa.
Area code 319 originally covered the entire eastern part of Iowa. In March 2001, the northeastern portion of the area received area code 563 . Prior to October 2021, area code 319 transitioned to ten-digit dialing.
Southeastern Iowa's 319 area code takes in Cedar Rapids, Iowa City, and the Quad Cities - a region driven by healthcare, aerospace components, and financial services. University of Iowa Hospitals patient advocates, Collins Aerospace recruiters, and Transamerica insurance representatives frequently call from this prefix.