Scam Calls from Area Code 262

Area code 262 covers southeastern Wisconsin, with reported complaint locations spanning West Bend, Kenosha, Oshkosh, Elkhorn, and Waukesha. Across 555 distinct numbers, the code has generated 1,385 total complaints since February 2026, and that activity is ongoing. Among Wisconsin area codes specifically, 262 ranks 20th out of 44, placing it in the middle tier regionally but still representing a meaningful concentration of unwanted-call volume in a largely suburban and small-city corridor.

Debt-reduction pitches dominate the complaint picture, with 234 complaints logged under reducing credit card, mortgage, and student loan debt. Medical and prescription calls follow at 158 complaints, and impersonation calls pretending to be government agencies, businesses, or family members account for another 92. Home improvement and cleaning solicitations add 14 more. A further 139 complaints involve dropped calls or dead air, a pattern often associated with autodialer campaigns probing for live pickups.

The single most active number in the code is 262-662-3466, which has drawn 84 complaints, all in the medical and prescriptions category. That volume from one number is notable. The second-busiest line, 262-893-9962, has 42 complaints, followed by 262-454-0375 with 38 and 262-878-1940 with 19. None of those three carry a logged category. Two additional numbers, 262-401-3660 and 262-401-3663, both fall under medical and prescriptions with 13 and 10 complaints respectively, and they share a tight numeric cluster with 262-401-3668, also at 10 complaints. That clustering around the 262-401-xxxx prefix suggests coordinated dialing from a common origin point rather than isolated individual callers.

FCC records tied to this code are sparse at four filings, but the mode data shows 57 live-agent calls versus 18 prerecorded, meaning human callers are driving most of the documented federal-level contacts. That ratio is consistent with high-pressure debt and medical pitches, which typically require a live voice to close.

With activity running continuously from February through June 2026 and no sign of tapering, the threat profile for 262 is one of sustained, multi-vector outreach concentrated in southeastern Wisconsin but also touching Florida and California recipients. The numeric clustering in the 401 prefix and the outsized single-number volume from 662-3466 suggest organized campaigns rather than diffuse spoofing, and the dominance of debt and medical categories points to operations targeting financially stressed or older recipients specifically.