Scam Phone Numbers: Currently Most-Reported

The most-reported numbers right now

Ranked by independent complaint count in the current data window. "Robocalls" counts how many of those complaints specifically flagged a recorded message or auto-dialer, and "top category" is the most common reason given across all complaints against that number.

Source: FTC Do Not Call Reported Calls public dataset, 14-day rolling window, generated July 4, 2026. Click any number to run it through the full reverse lookup for carrier, line type and current local time.

How this list is built

This page runs no manual curation and accepts no submissions — every row comes directly from a fresh pull of the FTC's public Do Not Call Reported Calls API at build time, the same government complaint data consumers generate by filing reports at reportfraud.ftc.gov and donotcall.gov. The pipeline aggregates individual complaints by the reported caller's phone number, counts how many are independently flagged as a recorded message or robocall, and tracks the most frequent complaint category and most recent report date. Numbers are ranked purely by complaint volume — there is no way to pay, request, or otherwise influence placement on this list, which is exactly what makes it a trustworthy signal rather than an advertisement dressed up as a warning.

• ✓ 45,668 distinct numbers currently flagged, from 130,575 individual complaint records
• ✓ Reports span 472 different US and Canadian area codes — no region is immune
• ✓ Every row traces back to a real, timestamped FTC complaint record, never a synthetic or estimated count
• ✓ The list refreshes on every site build, so rankings shift as new complaints arrive and old ones roll out of the window

Why a number appears here (and why yours might not)

A number needs multiple independent complaints within the current window to surface on this page at all — a single report, even a legitimate one, isn't enough to rank here, which mirrors how the main lookup tool's own spam gauge treats individual reports as a data point rather than a verdict. That threshold cuts both ways: a number that called you once and isn't listed here may still be a scam operation simply too new or too low-volume to have accumulated enough complaints yet, while a listed number reflects real, independently-filed complaints from people with no connection to each other. Treat this page as "numbers with strong existing evidence," and the reverse lookup as the tool for "check this specific number I actually received a call from," whether or not it happens to appear below.

Common categories behind these calls

Individual complaint subjects vary, but aggregated across every currently-flagged number, a small number of categories account for most of the volume:

Debt-relief and credit-reduction pitches ("lower your credit card interest," "your student loans qualify for forgiveness") are the single largest identifiable category by a wide margin — well ahead of the government-imposter and business-impersonation calls that get more media attention. A large share of complaints are also filed with no specific category or a generic "other," reflecting real-world complaint filing rather than a gap in this site's data — people report first and categorize precisely second, if at all. For the mechanics and red flags behind each script, see the full 12 common phone scams breakdown.

What to do if you got a call from one of these numbers

The response is the same regardless of which category the number falls into:

1. Don't call it back and don't engage further if you already answered — hang up rather than trying to "reason" with an autodialer or a script-reading agent.
2. Never use a callback number the caller provided. If they claimed to be a real company or agency, find that organization's number independently — your card, your bill, the official website you type in yourself — and call that instead.
3. Run the number through the reverse lookup for carrier, line type and current spam data, especially if it isn't on this page — most numbers that call people never accumulate enough complaints to surface here.
4. File your own report at reportfraud.ftc.gov. This isn't symbolic — it's the exact same pipeline that populates this page, so your report becomes part of the next person's data point.
5. Block the number on your device and consider your carrier's free call-filtering app — see the full robocall-blocking guide for every layer that actually works.

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Daniel Reyes ✓ Verified

Telecom Data Analyst · 14 years in number intelligence

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