Spam Phone Numbers Reported to the FTC
Phone numbers recently reported from New Jersey to the FTC for making unwanted sales calls or robocalls:
| Phone Number | Complaints to FTC | Last Reported |
|---|---|---|
| (855) 357-2005 | ||
| (877) 578-1736 | ||
| (833) 684-5524 | ||
| (888) 905-1778 | ||
| (833) 662-5740 | ||
| (844) 515-1257 | ||
| (888) 905-0296 | ||
| (309) 312-9603 | ||
| (844) 515-1634 | ||
| (309) 312-9159 |
In May 2026, New Jersey residents filed 7,764 complaints to the FTC about phone numbers making unwanted calls and text messages, up 8% from the previous month.
Phone Scams in New Jersey
- PSE&G / Elizabethtown Gas 'Supply Charges' Slamming: Callers like 'Sandra Turner' providing fake record IDs (e.g., E003351) to trick residents into sharing utility bills to switch energy suppliers.
- NJ DOL Unemployment ID Theft ('Muriel Labodeta'): Scammers claiming UI benefits are flagged, asking victims to email photos of their SSN card and driver's license to [email protected].
- 'Carl from Nationwide' UCC-1 Business Scam: Fear-based B2B scam targeting companies with recent UCC-1 filings to push high-interest loans or extract financial data.
- NJ Dept Health Vaccine Phishing: Spoofed caller IDs offering to schedule COVID-19 boosters months early to extract Medicare numbers and dates of birth.
- The 'Heavy Breathing' Real Estate Stalker: Disturbing late-night calls to real estate agents from a muffled, breathy voice insisting on meeting at properties for non-business purposes.
- PSN 'Text Me' Bot Scam: Fake PlayStation Network friend requests from female-sounding bot accounts urging gamers to text an 848 number.
New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs: File a regional report directly with state authorities by calling (800) 242-5846.
Reverse Phone Number Lookup by Area Code
Top cities covered by each New Jersey area code to help you start your reverse phone lookup:
| Area Codes | Cities |
|---|---|
| 201/551 | Jersey City, Union City, Bayonne |
| 609/640 | Trenton, Atlantic City, Pleasantville |
| 732/848 | Toms River, New Brunswick, Lakewood |
| 856 | Camden, Vineland, Millville |
| 862/973 | Newark, Paterson, Clifton |
| 908 | Elizabeth, Plainfield, Linden |
New Jersey Phone Numbers
New Jersey has approximately 14.7 million active phone numbers. Cell phones are the dominant type with 11.4 million users, while traditional landlines are in decline with 538,000 connections statewide. Internet phone services account for about 2.7 million numbers.
| Voice Subscriptions (thousands) | June 2023 | Dec 2023 | June 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mobile telephony | 11,093 | 11,334 | 11,427 |
| Local exchange telephone service | 765 | 576 | 538 |
| VoIP subscriptions | 2,727 | 2,700 | 2,723 |
| Total | 14,585 | 14,610 | 14,688 |
Is Reverse Phone Lookup Legal in New Jersey?
Yes. New Jersey does not restrict the personal use of reverse phone lookup services. The state's privacy law, effective January 15, 2025, gives residents rights that include requesting removal of their data from lookup databases. The Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) prohibits using lookup results for employment, tenant, or credit decisions in every state. New Jersey's NJ-DPA adds state-level rights on top.
What New Jersey's Privacy Law Means for Lookup Services
The New Jersey Data Privacy Act (NJ-DPA, NJ Stat. § 56:8-166.1 et seq., enacted SB 332, 2024) took effect January 15, 2025. Like California and Maryland, New Jersey covers nonprofits broadly rather than granting a blanket nonprofit exemption - making it one of the more expansive state laws in terms of entities covered. Residents can opt out of personal data sales and targeted advertising, and have rights to access, correct, delete, and port their data within a 45-day response window. There is no small-business exemption.