Scam Calls from Area Code 682

Area code 682, assigned to the Fort Worth and Arlington corridor of North Texas, has generated 711 complaints across 339 distinct numbers since February 2026, with activity still ongoing as of June 2026. That volume places it 28th among the 43 Texas area codes tracked, a mid-tier showing that nonetheless reflects a sustained and varied wave of unwanted contact concentrated in the Dallas–Fort Worth metro.

Impersonation calls are the dominant problem, with 96 complaints filed under calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends. Three numbers alone account for a significant share of that category: 682-245-6511 drew 20 complaints, 682-651-3084 drew 8, and 682-285-2466 drew 6. Dropped or silent calls follow closely at 87 complaints, with 682-428-9028 contributing 7 of those. Debt-reduction pitches targeting credit cards, mortgages, and student loans produced 39 complaints, and 682-356-7081 is the lead number in that grouping with 5. Medical and prescription solicitations account for 35 complaints, and warranty and protection-plan calls add 15 more.

The FCC holds 9 records tied to this area code. Among the contact modes logged, live-agent calls are the most frequent at 87 instances, outpacing prerecorded messages at 68 and text messages at 47. That live-call dominance is notable because it suggests operators willing to staff real conversations, which can make the impersonation pitch more convincing and harder for recipients to dismiss quickly.

Two numbers, 682-200-2708 and 682-688-8805, each drew 6 complaints without a categorized subject, and 682-202-7533 produced 7 complaints under computer and technical support. Complaints originated primarily from Texas but also reached reporters in California and New York, meaning numbers rooted in the Fort Worth exchange are reaching well outside the immediate metro.

The threat read here is one of diversification. No single scam type overwhelms the others; instead, impersonation, silent probing calls, debt solicitation, medical pitches, and warranty schemes are running in parallel from the same area code. That spread, combined with a live-agent preference and cross-state reach, points to an operation or cluster of operations using 682 numbers as a flexible front rather than a single-purpose campaign.