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Scam Calls from Area Code 305

Area code 305, anchored in Miami and extending through Hialeah and Pembroke Pines, has generated 1,549 complaints across 556 numbers since February 2026, with activity still ongoing as of June 2026. Among the 44 Florida area codes tracked, it ranks 16th by complaint volume, a mid-tier position that nonetheless reflects a consistent and concentrated pattern of outbound scam calling from the Miami metro.

Medical and prescription fraud leads the complaint categories with 216 reports, and two numbers account for a disproportionate share of that pressure. 305-722-9535 drew 103 complaints under the medical and prescriptions category, and the closely sequential 305-722-9533 added another 89 complaints of its own. The pairing of these numbers, adjacent in assignment and similar in volume, points to a coordinated operation rather than isolated activity.

Debt-reduction solicitations filed 158 complaints overall, with 305-420-6020 contributing 19 of those under the reducing-your-debt category. Impersonation calls, covering government, business, and personal contacts, accounted for 123 more complaints. Vacation and timeshare pitches added 42 complaints, led by 305-599-2600 with 24 reports. Chicago, Illinois and California appear alongside Florida in the reported locations, indicating that callers originating from 305 numbers are reaching well beyond the local market.

FCC records show 14 formal filings, with live-agent calls edging out prerecorded messages 188 to 180, and one logged abandoned call. That near-even split between live and robocall delivery suggests the operations behind this code are flexible, switching methods by campaign or target.

The combination of tightly clustered high-volume numbers, multi-state reach, and simultaneous activity across medical, debt, and impersonation categories points to at least one well-resourced calling operation using 305 as a routing base. The sequential numbering of the two top offenders and their combined 192 complaints in roughly four months make them the clearest current threat signal in this code.

Overview

Reported Numbers
500
Total Complaints
1551

Top Scam Categories

Other
665 complaints
Medical & prescriptions
218 complaints
Dropped call or no message
170 complaints
Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans)
158 complaints
Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends
123 complaints
No Subject Provided
108 complaints
Vacation & timeshares
42 complaints
Warranties & protection plans
23 complaints
Lotteries, prizes & sweepstakes
12 complaints
Home improvement & cleaning
11 complaints

Where These Reports Came From

States where people filed Better Business Bureau reports about numbers in area code 305. This shows where the people who were targeted live, not where the calls come from.

Florida
5 reports
New York
3 reports
Ohio
2 reports
Tennessee
2 reports
Texas
2 reports
Minnesota
2 reports
California
2 reports
Idaho
2 reports
Michigan
1 report
Illinois
1 report

Reported Phone Numbers

Phone NumberComplaintsCategory
305-722-9535105Medical & prescriptions
305-722-953389Other
305-599-260024Vacation & timeshares
305-503-880724Dropped call or no message
305-420-192123Other
305-420-602019Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans)
305-402-314417Other
305-503-754815Dropped call or no message
305-834-412614Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans)
305-503-889214Dropped call or no message
305-442-877012Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans)
305-725-446911Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans)
305-597-600010Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends
305-488-234310Medical & prescriptions
305-315-80079Vacation & timeshares
305-614-59458Other
305-488-23968Medical & prescriptions
305-980-51028Lotteries, prizes & sweepstakes
305-901-09767Other
305-777-71007Other
305-423-18097Warranties & protection plans
305-674-23406Other
305-384-18046Warranties & protection plans
305-510-70876Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans)
305-735-13116Other
305-916-80616Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans)
305-595-29116Other
305-593-55205Other
305-306-97505Other
305-391-34235Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans)
305-242-69955Other
305-771-90195Dropped call or no message
305-710-64075Other
305-419-85215Other
305-520-95834Lotteries, prizes & sweepstakes
305-488-09604Dropped call or no message
305-834-79174Home improvement & cleaning
305-413-58954Other
305-506-95334No Subject Provided
305-515-34594Other
305-428-87194Dropped call or no message
305-600-75874Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans)
305-709-33594Other
305-363-96164Other
305-395-77334Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends
305-465-97474Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends
305-549-72004Other
305-310-17084Other
305-280-06934No Subject Provided
305-647-69024Other
305-647-38494Other
305-390-40544Other
305-340-23284Other
305-794-95824Medical & prescriptions
305-507-10484Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends
305-395-38584Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends
305-539-60004Other
305-686-81674Dropped call or no message
305-330-95043Medical & prescriptions
305-675-53753Other
305-680-59213Other
305-898-48483Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends
305-709-69823Other
305-614-07433Other
305-390-55183Other
305-391-28013Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans)
305-703-48633Vacation & timeshares
305-400-61603Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends
305-676-87953Dropped call or no message
305-889-98363No Subject Provided
305-280-92433No Subject Provided
305-904-48073Dropped call or no message
305-961-17903Dropped call or no message
305-320-46323Other
305-703-90243Other
305-831-82793Other
305-986-82873Other
305-376-27633Other
305-707-41053Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends
305-359-62363Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans)
305-320-45683Dropped call or no message
305-290-59383Dropped call or no message
305-607-97093Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends
305-290-71503Other
305-680-16673Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans)
305-797-83043Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends
305-422-90693Other
305-907-70453Other
305-971-45203Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends
305-442-54493Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends
305-676-44353Work from home & other ways to make money
305-428-03503No Subject Provided
305-680-36043Dropped call or no message
305-677-92173No Subject Provided
305-810-89803Dropped call or no message
305-646-98923Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends
305-803-11473Other
305-914-08183Other
305-203-41613Other
305-263-81993No Subject Provided

Showing the 100 most-reported numbers. 400 more reported numbers use area code 305.

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