973 area code phone numbers reported to the FTC in the last 30 days:
| Phone Number | Complaints | Last Reported |
|---|---|---|
| (973) 852-7124 | ||
| (973) 418-6893 | ||
| (973) 221-3927 | ||
| (973) 658-4348 | ||
| (973) 302-5140 | ||
| (973) 542-3497 | ||
| (973) 380-0704 | ||
| (973) 317-8857 | ||
| (973) 601-5694 | ||
| (973) 566-5196 |
The 973 area code is flooded with car warranty robocalls and IRS arrest threats. Scammers aggressively dial these numbers to sell fake services or demand tax payments.
Robocallers demand victims hold the line to renew warranties on vehicles as old as 22 years, spoofing numbers daily.
"Calls once, twice a day, every day - calling to extend my vehicle warranty, same message: puts me on hold tells me 'I'm the next person, continue holding press #5 or request a call back blah blah blah.' My vehicle is 22 y/o! Fat lotta luck anyone is going to warranty anything on it."
Scammers threaten to send sheriffs to the victim's house for money laundering and cocaine charges tied to their SSN.
"I received a call from 9732971285 stating my social security number is going to be frozen and a sheriff will be at my house at 430 pm if I don't take care of this judgement over the phone. I said great I work for the social security office and my daddy is the sheriff I started singing you are a scammer after the third round of singing he said F you bitch and hung up"
Callers spoof court numbers and hysterically cry, pretending to be arrested family members who need immediate bail wire transfers.
"this person called, hysterically crying, claiming to be a member of my family who had gotten arrested for 'wreckless endangerment' for using a cell phone while driving and causing and accident and then nearly convinced my parents by calling from other numbers to wire 'bail money'"
Imposters threaten immediate power shut-offs and attempt to gain entry into homes under the guise of changing electric meters.
"PRETENDING TO BE PSE&G. THEY WANT TO COME INTO YOUR HOME AND CHANGE YOUR ELECRIC METER. DO NOT LET THEM IN! I CALLED PSE&G, THEY SAID THAT THIS IN NOT REAL. i CALLED POLICE AND FILED A COMPLAINT."
Automated messages endlessly threaten fax orders and paper service for fake, time-barred "pending matters."
"New number, same scam message that 'I received an order for you, and now there are two pending matters.' I've been getting variations of the same message for about 2 years now, always threatening to send me papers, or a fax order...These people belong in jail."
Robocalls spoofing local health insurance providers push for DOBs and Medicare IDs to fraudulently bill for unnecessary medical devices.
"'Mary Beth' (recorded) claimed to be from Horizon NJ Health. They asked for my medical and personal information. THIS COMPANY IS PREYING UPON MEDICAID RECIPIENTS who are often in circumstances where they need to comply with requests to keep their care. They would be easy to scam."
Unsolicited telemarketers claiming to be investor groups call at odd hours to fish for cheap, off-market cash offers.
"Yes - a woman said she was working with a group of investors looking to buy properties in my town and asked if I would accept a cash offer for my property."
Phone numbers with the 973 area code prefix originate from the northernmost part of the U.S. state of New Jersey.
Area code 973 operates within an overlay complex with area code 862 . Area code 973 was introduced on June 1, 1997. Due to rapid numbering pool exhaustion, area code 862 was rolled out as an overlay in the same geographic region, making ten-digit dialing mandatory on December 1, 2001.
Serving the same northern New Jersey geography as 862 - Newark, Paterson, and Clifton - the 973 area code was the original code for this region. Prudential Financial, PSEG, and Newark Airport logistics are among the callers operating across both codes.