These area the top 10 area code 640 phone numbers reported to the FTC in the last 30 days:
| Phone Number | Complaints | Last Reported |
|---|---|---|
| (640) 235-1650 | ||
| (640) 444-4225 | ||
| (640) 800-8929 | ||
| (640) 333-0272 | ||
| (640) 837-8537 | ||
| (640) 888-4956 | ||
| (640) 888-2782 | ||
| (640) 529-3329 | ||
| (640) 213-5059 | ||
| (640) 888-4609 |
The 640 area code is seeing a rise in fake Reader's Digest sweepstakes and Amazon scams. Fraudsters claim you won a lottery or need to verify an order to steal your money.
Scammers claim a multi-million dollar prize but demand $25,000 upfront or $500 in retail gift cards.
"Caller said he was Dave Williams... and that I'd won the Reader's Digest Megamillions sweepstakes. This included: $3.5 Million USD, a 2022 E Class Mercedes, $5,000 a week for life... All I needed to provide was $25,000. When I said I didn't have that, he asked if I would buy a $500 gift card and call them back."
Callers reference fake 5-digit order numbers and $599 cellphone purchases to steal financial information.
"This number is given as a call back number in a message pretending to be from Amazon wanting the recipient to call and authorize a charge for $599 for a certain cellphone. The order number they reference is a 5 digit number which I know from previous Amazon orders is in no way even close to a valid Amazon order number."
Phishing agents use vague employment verification requests to trick receptionists into providing corporate email addresses.
"asking to verify employment of someone without giving the person they wanted to verify and instantly just asked for an email. Phishing."
Phone numbers with the 640 area code prefix originate from the central and southern parts of New Jersey. This numbering plan area, in conjunction with area code 609, constitutes the largest numbering plan area in New Jersey in terms of geographic coverage.
Area codes 609 and 640 are telephone overlay area codes serving the same geographic region. Area code 609 was introduced in 1956, and 640 was created as an additional area code for the area on September 17, 2018. With the implementation of the 640 overlay, ten-digit dialing became mandatory for all calls in the region as of August 18, 2018.
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An overlay serving the same central and southern New Jersey geography as 609, the 640 area code covers Trenton, Atlantic City, and Princeton. New Jersey State government and Princeton University are among the notable callers from both codes in this region.