Scam Calls from Area Code 681

Area code 681, West Virginia's overlay for the entire state, has generated 462 complaints across 212 distinct numbers since February 2026, with activity still ongoing as of June 2026. That volume places it 287th out of 358 area codes tracked overall, but among its peer group of 43 West Virginia and regional codes it ranks 34th, meaning it sits toward the more active end of a state not known for high scam-call throughput. Reported locations cluster tightly within West Virginia itself — Belington, Martinsburg, Charleston, Huntington, and Slanesville — though complaints have also been filed from California and Texas, suggesting callers are spoofing the 681 prefix to reach targets well outside the state.

Debt-reduction pitches lead all complaint categories at 84, followed closely by impersonation calls at 79. Those two categories alone account for roughly a third of total complaints, pointing to an operation comfortable running parallel campaigns rather than specializing. Medical and prescription solicitations add another 19 complaints, with warranty and protection-plan pitches contributing 12 more.

The top number by volume, 681-332-6760, has drawn 11 complaints without falling into a single identified category, making it one of the harder signals to pin down. Two other uncategorized numbers — 681-400-0541 and 681-218-3939 — each carry 7 and 5 complaints respectively. On the categorized side, 681-455-3930 accounts for 7 medical and prescription complaints, while 681-247-3091 and 681-381-1165 have each logged 5 impersonation complaints.

FCC records, though limited to 6 filings, show a strong prerecorded-call signature at 87 percent of that subset, with text messages making up the remaining 33 percent — a mixed-channel approach that keeps volume up while reducing the cost of live operators. The prerecorded dominance fits the debt-reduction and impersonation categories, both of which rely heavily on scripted mass-delivery.

The threat read here is a code being used as a credible local spoofing vehicle across a multistate footprint, with debt and impersonation campaigns running simultaneously from a relatively large pool of 212 numbers. The spread across that many numbers limits per-number complaint accumulation and complicates blocking, while the ongoing recency through June 2026 indicates no sign of wind-down.