Area Code 771 Scam Call and Text

Common Area Code 771 Scams

• Government Impersonation: Scammers pose as the IRS, Social Security Administration, or FBI, claiming you owe money or have a warrant for your arrest.
• Political Spam: You may receive high volumes of texts or calls asking for donations or requesting you to take political surveys.
• "One-Ring" Scams: The phone rings once, hoping you’ll call back. If you do, you may be hit with high international connection fees.
• Medicare Fraud: Callers ask for your Medicare number or bank info to send a "new card".

How to Protect Yourself

• Don't Trust Caller ID: Technology allows scammers to easily spoof numbers to look local or official.
• Hang Up and Call Back: If a caller claims to be from a government agency or bank, hang up and dial the official number found on their official website.
• Report Spam Texts: Forward any suspicious text messages to 7726 (SPAM) to help your carrier block the sender.
• Silence Unknown Callers: Use your phone’s settings to automatically send calls from numbers not in your contacts to voicemail.
• Register Your Number: Add your phone number to the National Do Not Call Registry to reduce telemarketing calls.