These area the top 10 area code 734 phone numbers reported to the FTC in the last 30 days:
| Phone Number | Complaints | Last Reported |
|---|---|---|
| (734) 547-3557 | ||
| (734) 603-3219 | ||
| (734) 802-3173 | ||
| (734) 704-6098 | ||
| (734) 997-2507 | ||
| (734) 840-9060 | ||
| (734) 888-6183 | ||
| (734) 374-2741 | ||
| (734) 298-4529 | ||
| (734) 526-2330 |
Area code 734 is being used for Social Security arrest warrant threats and car warranty scams. Fraudsters threaten you with jail time or nag you about expired coverage to get your money.
Threatens an arrest warrant will be issued and SSN deactivated unless last 4 digits are provided.
"This call serves as your official notification. Respond or an arrest warrant will be put out and you'll be arrested."
Relentless calls demanding credit card info for worthless warranties under the guise of free OnStar.
"Both of our vehicles are only a year old. Have extensive warranties. And these asshats won't leave us alone. Demand personal information to remove our number, beyond the necessary information."
Abusive voicemails threatening wage garnishment over non-existent debts while refusing to mail validation.
"I recieved a call from this number 7346197937. The caller was female and her demeanor was borderline abusive. She stated that she was with the court system collecting a debt. I asked her if they had sent something to me via USPS and then she hung up."
Starts the call by asking "Can you hear me okay?" to record the victim's "Yes" response.
"The caller says they are from 'the awards department' and asks if you can hear them okay. The caller is trying to get you to say 'yes' in your own voice to record it and use for account scamming. Hang up! Don't fall for it."
Solicits cash or valuables over cold calls under the guise of funding police training.
"Says American police and sat there asking for money. When I said I don't have any money they asked if I had valuables that could be donated... totally a scam"
Offers free topical pain medication or hearing aids to harvest Medicare numbers.
"Caller said her name was Lisa Bradley with Health Advisors and that they where associated with my RX medical insurance through my job and was calling to send me free topical pain relief medications. I called my insurance company and was told they are not affiliated with these people at all."
Alerts victims to a suspicious $599 or $1499 charge and prompts them to press 1.
"Got called from 734-776-2455 saying they were Amazon and advising of suspicious activity in the amount of $1499.00, press 1."
Area code 734 covers all of Washtenaw and Monroe counties, and southern and western portions of Wayne County in southeast Michigan.
Area code 734 was created in 1997 in an area code split of area code 313 .
| Rate Center | Number of Prefixes |
|---|---|
| ANN ARBOR | 99 |
| LIVONIA | 49 |
| WAYNE | 40 |
| YPSILANTI | 32 |
| PLYMOUTH | 29 |
| MONROE | 26 |
| WYANDOTTE | 26 |
| TRENTON | 15 |
| FLAT ROCK | 12 |
| ROMULUS | 9 |
| BELLEVILLE | 8 |
| TEMPERANCE | 6 |
| CHELSEA | 5 |
| SALINE | 5 |
| Other | 34 |
Ann Arbor, Ypsilanti, and Livonia anchor the 734 area code in the southern and western Detroit suburbs. University of Michigan Health patient advocates, Domino's Pizza HQ support, and Toyota technical center staff are frequent callers.