These area the top 10 area code 659 phone numbers reported to the FTC in the last 30 days:
| Phone Number | Complaints | Last Reported |
|---|---|---|
| (659) 308-0547 | ||
| (659) 356-7148 | ||
| (659) 223-3503 | ||
| (659) 201-5049 | ||
| (659) 201-5051 | ||
| (659) 208-5613 | ||
| (659) 228-7178 | ||
| (659) 228-6064 | ||
| (659) 300-3098 | ||
| (659) 529-9209 |
Alabama's 659 area code is seeing fake medical debt collectors and police charity scams. Callers demand payment for bills you do not owe or ask for donations that never reach real officers.
Demands immediate payment for fake lab work debts using credit threats and false HIPAA claims.
"Got a call from 659-300-2033 telling me I owed $453 for lab work done over 3 years ago that was bogus. I asked for a copy of the bill and he said he couldn't give it to me. I told him no paperwork, no money. He said he'd report me to 3 credit bureaus and hung up."
Uses sympathy for police to solicit donations where money actually funnels to telemarketers.
"I just received a call from this number requesting for a donation for the local police department. I am in California. The call is coming from Alabama. Would an organization in Alabama make calls for a donation for an out-of-state organization?"
Pressures businesses to grant remote computer access to "fix" free Google Business Profiles.
"Call says they are with google maps business. They supposedly switch you to a boarding agent to help with your listing. Say they are not selling anything. Want you to get on your computer when talking to you. I am sure just another scam."
Delivers offensive and bizarre political prank calls purely to provoke and harass victims.
"Keeps calling wanting to know if biden sniffed my hair too .. WTF .."
Phone numbers with the 659 area code prefix originate from the western and central parts of the U.S. state of Alabama.
Area code 659 operates as an overlay for the 205 numbering plan area. This means that both area codes, 205 (originally created in 1947) and 659 (added in October 2019), serve the same geographic region in western and central Alabama. Due to this overlay, ten-digit dialing is mandated for all calls within this service area.
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Introduced to meet growing demand across the same central and western Alabama geography as 205, the 659 overlay serves Birmingham, Tuscaloosa, and Hoover. Callers include University of Alabama departments, manufacturing companies, and the area's large healthcare networks such as UAB Medicine.