Scam Calls from Area Code 267

Area code 267, a Philadelphia-rooted Pennsylvania code, has accumulated 1,555 complaints across 696 numbers since February 2026, and activity remains ongoing as of June 2026. Its sibling rank of 17 out of 44 comparable codes places it in the upper tier of problem codes within its peer group, even if its overall rank of 121 out of 358 looks middling in the broader picture.

Debt-reduction solicitations dominate the complaint mix by a wide margin, drawing 348 complaints — more than double the next largest category. These calls, pitching relief on credit cards, mortgages, and student loans, are the defining character of 267's abuse profile. Impersonation calls — callers posing as government agencies, businesses, or family members — account for another 126 complaints, and medical and prescription pitches add 60 more. Warranties and protection plans round out the named categories at 19 complaints.

The top two numbers by volume, 267-214-6700 and 267-525-9887, drew 30 and 29 complaints respectively with no categorized subject on record, making their complaint counts alone notable. Close behind, 267-954-2897 generated 14 complaints tied to medical and prescription pitches, while 267-807-5906 added 13 more complaints without a logged category. A lottery and sweepstakes line, 267-323-1108, drew 10 complaints, and 267-788-5729 produced 9 dropped-call or no-message complaints, suggesting robocall probing activity.

Reported locations tied to these numbers span Philadelphia and Nanticoke in Pennsylvania, Barnegat and Haddon Heights in New Jersey, and Las Vegas, Nevada — a footprint that points to spoofing or forwarding infrastructure rather than callers physically operating from a Philadelphia exchange. FCC records show a strong lean toward live callers at 67 percent versus 27 percent prerecorded, which indicates human-staffed boiler-room operations rather than a fully automated campaign.

The combination of live agents, a multi-state geographic spread, and a debt-relief focus targeting financially stressed consumers makes 267 a code that concentrates pressure where vulnerability is highest. With complaints still arriving and 696 active numbers in the complaint record, the operational scale suggests organized call-center activity that has not wound down.