Scam Calls from Area Code 352

Area code 352, assigned to north-central Florida and anchored in communities like Gainesville, Lecanto, and Alachua, has generated 1,762 complaints across 750 distinct numbers since February 2026, with activity still ongoing as of June 2026. Among the 44 Florida area codes in this dataset, 352 ranks 10th by complaint volume, placing it firmly in the upper tier of in-state scam traffic despite serving a largely rural and mid-sized-city footprint rather than a major metro.

The single largest complaint category is impersonation — calls pretending to be government agencies, businesses, or personal contacts — with 148 complaints logged. That is followed closely by dropped calls or no-message contacts at 145, a pattern consistent with robodialers probing for live recipients before routing to a human agent. Medical and prescription solicitations account for 104 complaints, debt-reduction pitches targeting credit cards, mortgages, and student loans account for 99, and vacation and timeshare offers round out the top five at 69. The spread across these categories suggests that 352 numbers are being used by multiple distinct operations rather than a single coordinated campaign.

The highest-volume individual number, 352-333-2525, drew 20 complaints, followed by 352-812-0519 with 19, the latter tied to impersonation calls. 352-707-1181 generated 17 complaints in the dropped-call category, indicating likely autodialer use. Numbers 352-424-6339 (13 complaints), 352-224-1600 and 352-329-9768 (8 each), and 352-717-9185 and 352-844-9137 (7 each) each carry enough complaint weight to represent active, dedicated lines rather than incidental spoofing.

Reported locations extend beyond 352's native Florida geography. California and Illinois appear among the states where recipients logged complaints, and Norwalk, California appears explicitly alongside the Florida cities of Gainesville, Jacksonville, Lecanto, and Alachua. FCC records, though limited to four filings, show live-agent calls slightly outnumber prerecorded ones — 22 to 20 — suggesting the operations behind these numbers maintain enough staffing to handle connected calls directly rather than relying entirely on automation.

The threat profile here is one of sustained, multi-vector abuse of a single area code across a geographically dispersed target pool. With impersonation leading the complaint counts and debt-reduction and medical solicitation schemes running parallel, 352 numbers are being deployed in categories that historically correlate with financial and personal-information loss. The volume trajectory — active across five months with no sign of tapering — points to embedded infrastructure rather than a short-run campaign.