Scam Calls from Area Code 304

Debt-reduction solicitations overwhelm area code 304, West Virginia's statewide code, accounting for 300 of the 657 categorized complaints on record — nearly double the next closest category. With 1,491 total complaints across 679 numbers filed between February and June 2026, the code sits at rank 19 out of 44 area codes in its peer group, a mid-tier but active position. The calls are heavily automated: FCC records show 142 prerecorded contacts against only 18 live ones, a ratio that points to robocall blasting rather than boiler-room operations.

The most complained-about numbers in the code are 304-443-4282 and 304-443-4077, drawing 32 and 28 complaints respectively, with no category attached to either. That pairing — nearly identical prefixes, no disclosed subject matter, high volume — suggests a shared dialing infrastructure cycling through spoofed local West Virginia numbers. 304-707-9492 follows at 20 complaints, also uncategorized. Together those three numbers account for 80 complaints, a notable concentration given that the code spans 679 active numbers.

Medical and prescription calls generated 93 complaints, making them the second substantive scam category after debt reduction. Impersonation calls — callers posing as government agencies, businesses, or personal contacts — produced 92 complaints, nearly matching that figure, with 304-996-9844 as the leading number in that bucket at 9 complaints. Warranty and protection-plan pitches added 26 more, led by 304-712-4570 with 8 complaints.

Reported harm is concentrated in West Virginia itself, with Martinsburg and Nitro appearing multiple times in location data, though complaints also arrived from California and Florida, indicating the 304 prefix is being used to reach targets well outside the state. The prerecorded-call dominance and the clustering of high-complaint numbers around the 304-443 exchange suggest an operation comfortable sustaining volume over months. With activity marked ongoing through June 2026 and the debt-reduction category running at more than three times the volume of any other, the underlying campaign shows no sign of contraction.