Scam Calls from Area Code 330

Area code 330, covering northeastern Ohio with complaint activity traced to Akron, Kent, Columbus, and Brooksville, has generated 1,805 complaints across 786 distinct numbers since February 2026, with activity still ongoing as of June 2026. That volume places it 9th among the 44 Ohio-assigned area codes tracked here, a position that signals meaningful regional pressure even if it does not dominate the national picture at rank 84 of 358 overall.

The single largest complaint category is dropped calls or no message, at 196 complaints, which typically reflects autodialers probing for live lines or abandoning calls when no agent is available. Close behind it is medical and prescriptions fraud with 152 complaints, making 330 notably weighted toward health-related solicitation schemes relative to other Ohio codes. Impersonation calls pretending to be government agencies, businesses, or family members account for another 110 complaints, and debt-reduction pitches tied to credit cards, mortgages, and student loans add 39 more. Warranties and protection plans round out the named categories at 16 complaints.

The eight highest-volume numbers in the code all carry complaints without an associated scam category on record. The busiest, 330-474-6344, drew 18 complaints; 330-427-3374 generated 14; and 330-269-7209 produced 13. Four numbers, 330-754-4842, 330-269-7234, 330-748-3201, and 330-269-7226, each reached eight to ten complaints. The 330-269 exchange appears three times in that top group, across numbers 7209, 7234, and 7226, suggesting a concentrated block of lines operating in close numeric sequence.

FCC records on file for this code show a slight lean toward prerecorded delivery, 19 instances versus 16 live-agent contacts, consistent with the high dropped-call volume and the use of automated dialers to push medical and prescription pitches at scale. Complaints also extend beyond Ohio into Kentucky and Utah, with Bowling Green, Kentucky appearing alongside the Ohio locations, indicating the spoofed 330 numbers are reaching consumers well outside the code's native geography.

The overall threat profile here is one of sustained, multi-vector dialing rooted in health-related fraud and impersonation, amplified by what appears to be a sequentially assigned block of lines in the 330-269 exchange. The medical and prescriptions category alone, second in volume across all named types, points to operators targeting demographics likely to respond to prescription cost or coverage pitches, and the ongoing recency status means the campaign has not wound down.