These area the top 10 area code 743 phone numbers reported to the FTC in the last 30 days:
| Phone Number | Complaints | Last Reported |
|---|---|---|
| (743) 286-3649 | ||
| (743) 286-7420 | ||
| (743) 286-6520 | ||
| (743) 286-3563 | ||
| (743) 286-3501 | ||
| (743) 286-6135 | ||
| (743) 286-8588 | ||
| (743) 286-4684 | ||
| (743) 286-3307 | ||
| (743) 286-7028 |
Area code 743 is known for Medicare card replacement schemes and fake Amazon job offers. Callers ask for your personal information to process a new card or job application that does not exist.
Claims paper Medicare cards are being replaced with plastic cards to demand the victim's Medicare number.
"I received a call today from (743) 233-4319 claiming to be from Medicare! Claimed that my 'paper' Medicare card was being replaced with a 'plastic' Medicare card then asked for my Medicare card number! I told him if he was 'really' calling from Medicare he already had my Medicare number!"
Pitches a fake remote retail job at $27/hour directing the victim to a malicious signup website.
"Hi, this is Aaron calling with amazon.org. We do retail recruitment and the people in your area to work online with Amazon. Pay starts at $27. Sign up at aaronwithamazon.org"
Falsely claims fraudulent charges exist on the victim's Amex card and asks for the full card number.
"They said they are calling from American Express Fraud Department and that I have some fraud charges"
Uses AI-generated voices with obvious mispronunciations to scrape property information.
"The voice was AI generated. 'This is Zack... Is this the owner of 1234 E Maple Doctor? I've got a quick question...' The voice pronounced the street address as E (not East) and Doctor (not Drive as in Dr,)"
Area code 743 covers most of north-central and northwestern North Carolina, including the Piedmont Triad region and portions of the northern Foothills and northern Mountains.
Area code 743 is an overlay to area code 336 . This means that both area codes serve the same geographic region. Area code 336 was created on December 15, 1997, and area code 743 was added on October 24, 2015. Ten-digit dialing is required for all calls within this region.
| Rate Center | Number of Prefixes |
|---|---|
| GREENSBORO | 1 |
Introduced as an overlay to the 336 area code, 743 serves the same Piedmont Triad geography - Greensboro, Winston-Salem, and High Point. Wake Forest Baptist Health and Hanesbrands corporate are among the callers you'd expect from both codes.