Scam Calls from Area Code 240

Area code 240 covers a concentrated corridor of Maryland communities including Silver Spring, Potomac, Owings Mills, Frederick, and Annapolis, and its complaint footprint extends into Virginia and Florida. With 1,565 total complaints spread across 684 numbers since February 2026, the code sits at rank 16 out of 44 Maryland-area codes tracked, placing it in the upper third of state-level nuisance call volume. That combination of geographic spread and sustained activity through June 2026 makes it a meaningful pressure point for the region.

The single largest complaint category is dropped calls or no message, drawing 305 complaints. This pattern typically signals auto-dialers probing for live pickups before routing to an agent, and two numbers account for a substantial share: 240-512-5023 with 27 complaints and 240-713-3466 with 24. Debt-reduction pitches covering credit cards, mortgages, and student loans generated 190 complaints, the second-highest total, with 240-824-4796 (23 complaints) and 240-353-1756 (17 complaints) as the leading sources in that category.

Impersonation calls — callers posing as government agencies, businesses, or family members — produced 166 complaints, making it the third-ranked category by volume. Medical and prescription-related calls added 60 complaints, and home improvement and cleaning solicitations contributed 29.

The top individual number, 240-232-8819, logged 33 complaints, the highest of any single line in the code. Three other numbers — 240-574-1026, 240-367-8048, and 240-776-7094 — each drew 10 or 11 complaints. FCC records on file show an even split between prerecorded and live-agent delivery, indicating operators in this code are running parallel campaigns rather than relying on a single method.

The ongoing status of this activity, with complaints still arriving as of June 2026, and the geographic reach into Virginia and Florida suggest the numbers are not the product of a single localized operation. The mix of silent probing calls, debt-reduction scripts, and impersonation tactics across dozens of active lines points to coordinated spoofing or lease arrangements that allow bad actors to cycle through 240-prefix numbers while maintaining the appearance of a Maryland-based caller.