Scam Calls from Area Code 612

Area code 612 covers Minneapolis and Saint Paul, Minnesota, and has generated 1,110 complaints across 435 numbers since February 2026, with activity still ongoing as of June 2026. Within its peer group of 43 Minnesota-adjacent codes, it ranks 20th out of 43, placing it in the middle tier by volume. Complaints have also been filed by callers in Wisconsin and Texas, with additional Minnesota locations including Owatonna, Pine Island, and Plymouth appearing in the record, suggesting the numbers are reaching well beyond the Twin Cities core.

The single largest complaint category is dropped calls or no message, with 156 complaints, followed closely by impersonation of government agencies, businesses, or family members at 146. Medical and prescription scams account for 72 complaints, and debt-reduction solicitations covering credit cards, mortgages, and student loans add another 69. Home improvement and cleaning pitches round out the named categories at 26 complaints. FCC filings number 11, with live-agent calls logged 31 times against 21 prerecorded instances, indicating a significant human-staffed calling operation alongside automated dialing.

The highest-complaint individual number, 612-866-3442, drew 24 complaints, and 612-607-0718 drew 16, neither assigned to a named scam category. Debt-reduction calls are anchored most visibly by 612-509-8635, which alone carries 13 complaints in that category. Two numbers, 612-815-5872 and 612-815-8611, account for 13 and 11 complaints respectively in the dropped-call category, pointing to a shared dialing cluster given their nearly sequential assignment. Vacation and timeshare pitches surface through 612-451-0448 with 8 complaints, a category that did not appear in the top-line breakdown but is present at the number level.

The overall threat picture for 612 is one of sustained, diversified calling pressure concentrated in the Minneapolis-Saint Paul metro but with documented reach into neighboring states. The dominance of live-agent calls over prerecorded ones, combined with the high volume of impersonation complaints and an active debt-reduction cluster, points to organized operations capable of adapting scripts across multiple scam verticals rather than a single-purpose campaign. The continued activity through June 2026 with no sign of tapering suggests these numbers remain operationally viable.