Area code 279
24 numbers in area code 279 drew 3 or more complaints to the FTC’s Do Not Call list in the last 12 months, 618 complaints in all.
Reported by the people who got the calls; the FTC does not check each report. Scammers can show any number, so a real person’s number can be reported too.
- reported numbers
- 24
- complaints in 12 months
- 618
- said it was a recording
- 89%
What people reported these numbers as
Share of all 618 complaints counted for the numbers below:
| Subject | Share |
|---|---|
| Reducing your debt | 66% |
| Other | 26% |
| Pretending to be the government, a business or family | 5% |
| No subject given | 3% |
| Computer & technical support | 0% |
Most complaints came from California, Florida, Illinois.
Reported numbers
- (279) 499-8870 146 complaints, last August 20, 2026
- (279) 322-9780 112 complaints, last July 22, 2026
- (279) 759-9917 112 complaints, last July 25, 2026
- (279) 759-9764 88 complaints, last August 21, 2026
- (279) 759-9651 55 complaints, last August 21, 2026
- (279) 322-9126 28 complaints, last June 5, 2026
- (279) 444-3653 10 complaints, last March 26, 2026
- (279) 399-2950 6 complaints, last April 10, 2026
- (279) 237-1356 5 complaints, last April 10, 2026
- (279) 348-4839 5 complaints, last April 10, 2026
- (279) 600-3804 5 complaints, last April 10, 2026
- (279) 213-9923 4 complaints, last April 7, 2026
- (279) 239-4487 4 complaints, last August 4, 2026
- (279) 288-5240 4 complaints, last October 9, 2026
- (279) 300-3787 4 complaints, last September 2, 2026
- (279) 399-2919 4 complaints, last April 10, 2026
- (279) 399-2980 4 complaints, last April 10, 2026
- (279) 786-9465 4 complaints, last September 2, 2026
- (279) 212-1118 3 complaints, last September 25, 2026
- (279) 237-1325 3 complaints, last April 10, 2026
- (279) 237-1386 3 complaints, last April 10, 2026
- (279) 237-5792 3 complaints, last July 3, 2026
- (279) 266-0149 3 complaints, last March 12, 2026
- (279) 499-8098 3 complaints, last October 14, 2026
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Where this comes from
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