Scam Calls from Area Code 516

Debt-reduction solicitations overwhelmingly define 516's scam-call profile, accounting for 2,916 of the area code's 5,875 total complaints — roughly half the entire complaint volume on their own. That concentration is striking even for a high-volume code: 516 ranks 12th out of 358 area codes nationally and second among its 39 peer codes, and the debt category alone would be notable complaint tallies for many entire area codes. Calls pitch reductions on credit cards, mortgages, and student loans, and the pattern is consistent across reported locations including Massapequa, Brooklyn, and Middle Village in New York. 516-778-5014 is the most visible number tied directly to this category, drawing 13 complaints.

The second and third largest complaint buckets are dropped calls or no-message contacts (371 complaints) and lottery, prize, and sweepstakes pitches (354 complaints). Impersonation calls — callers posing as government agencies, businesses, or family members — add another 264 complaints, with 516-739-5690 generating 11 of those. Medical and prescription solicitations contribute 63 complaints, with 516-566-0134 accounting for 10 of them.

Among the top numbers by individual complaint count, two stand out without a resolved category: 516-271-2250 and 516-919-804-162 each drew 17 and 12 complaints respectively, and 516-696-3512 drew 11, placing all three in the upper tier of flagged numbers. 516-846-3442, also at 17 complaints, is tied to home improvement and cleaning solicitations — a category that does not appear in the area code's broader totals, suggesting it may be underreported overall. 516-814-8004 accounts for 11 dropped-call or silent-call complaints.

Activity across 516 has been ongoing since February 2026 and continued through June 2026, spread across 2,464 distinct numbers. The FCC has logged 10 records against this code, with live-agent calls outnumbering prerecorded messages by a wide margin — 148 to 21 — which points to organized call-center operations rather than automated blast campaigns. The debt-reduction vertical's dominance, combined with that live-call ratio, suggests a persistent, staffed effort targeting Long Island and outer-borough New York recipients with high-pressure financial pitches.