Area Code Report
Scam Calls from Area Code 760
Area code 760, which covers a sprawling stretch of Southern California desert and coastal communities including Twentynine Palms, Palm Desert, Carlsbad, and Oceanside, has generated 1,299 complaints across 586 distinct numbers since February 2026. That volume places it 22nd among the 47 California area codes tracked, a mid-tier but sustained presence that has shown no sign of tapering through June 2026.
Debt-reduction pitches lead the complaint picture with 199 filings, edging out dropped calls and silent-line reports at 198. Impersonation calls claiming to represent government agencies, businesses, or personal contacts account for another 152 complaints, making that trio the dominant pressure on residents and, notably, on callers in Florida and North Carolina who also filed complaints tied to 760 numbers. Medical and prescription solicitations added 33 complaints, and home improvement and cleaning offers contributed 20 more.
The most-complained-about single number, 760-589-0490, drew 16 complaints for impersonation calls. Debt-reduction lines 760-550-3873 and 760-460-4438 collected 15 and 6 complaints respectively, and 760-790-5709 added another 7 in the same category. The number 760-512-1221 generated 13 complaints with no assigned category on record, as did 760-359-6248 with 7 and 760-875-0127 with 6, suggesting either mixed-use spoofing or call patterns not yet classified. 760-520-8100 produced 7 impersonation complaints alongside 760-589-0490.
FCC records for this code show prerecorded delivery outpacing live calls roughly 51 to 39 percent, consistent with high-volume automated dialing rather than targeted individual fraud. The geographic spread of victim reports into Florida and North Carolina indicates that 760 numbers are being used as spoofed origination points well beyond the area's own footprint.
The overall threat read is one of persistent, automated pressure concentrated in debt and impersonation pitches, distributed across hundreds of numbers to dilute per-number complaint counts, with a spoofing reach that extends across state lines and shows no indication of withdrawal.
Overview
Top Scam Categories
Where These Reports Came From
States where people filed Better Business Bureau reports about numbers in area code 760. This shows where the people who were targeted live, not where the calls come from.
Reported Phone Numbers
| Phone Number | Complaints | Category |
|---|---|---|
| 760-589-0490 | 16 | Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends |
| 760-550-3873 | 15 | Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans) |
| 760-512-1221 | 13 | Other |
| 760-359-6248 | 7 | No Subject Provided |
| 760-790-5709 | 7 | Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans) |
| 760-520-8100 | 7 | Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends |
| 760-852-0863 | 6 | Dropped call or no message |
| 760-464-4138 | 6 | Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans) |
| 760-875-0127 | 6 | Other |
| 760-517-6921 | 6 | Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends |
| 760-918-0456 | 6 | Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends |
| 760-305-9977 | 6 | Other |
| 760-582-2095 | 5 | Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends |
| 760-284-0448 | 5 | Dropped call or no message |
| 760-933-6964 | 5 | Other |
| 760-606-5227 | 5 | Dropped call or no message |
| 760-530-0228 | 5 | Other |
| 760-229-3392 | 5 | Other |
| 760-706-1827 | 5 | Other |
| 760-491-6384 | 4 | Dropped call or no message |
| 760-657-2389 | 4 | Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans) |
| 760-874-3792 | 4 | Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends |
| 760-999-2659 | 4 | Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans) |
| 760-386-6168 | 4 | Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans) |
| 760-676-8515 | 4 | Other |
| 760-249-0875 | 4 | Other |
| 760-581-9591 | 4 | Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends |
| 760-262-1099 | 4 | Dropped call or no message |
| 760-237-8935 | 4 | Energy, solar, & utilities |
| 760-882-0718 | 4 | Dropped call or no message |
| 760-706-3901 | 4 | Other |
| 760-875-2028 | 4 | Other |
| 760-325-7056 | 4 | Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans) |
| 760-292-2509 | 4 | Other |
| 760-386-6038 | 4 | Dropped call or no message |
| 760-979-6431 | 4 | Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends |
| 760-330-4966 | 4 | No Subject Provided |
| 760-846-8056 | 4 | Other |
| 760-546-6651 | 4 | Dropped call or no message |
| 760-359-2729 | 4 | Dropped call or no message |
| 760-305-9959 | 4 | Other |
| 760-331-4280 | 4 | Other |
| 760-536-5549 | 4 | Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends |
| 760-263-3509 | 3 | Other |
| 760-671-3494 | 3 | Other |
| 760-530-4145 | 3 | Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends |
| 760-892-9206 | 3 | Other |
| 760-305-9930 | 3 | Other |
| 760-286-6815 | 3 | Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends |
| 760-538-8215 | 3 | Other |
| 760-301-5758 | 3 | Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans) |
| 760-733-3012 | 3 | Other |
| 760-273-3384 | 3 | Other |
| 760-973-9988 | 3 | Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends |
| 760-871-6413 | 3 | Dropped call or no message |
| 760-283-0245 | 3 | Dropped call or no message |
| 760-281-6453 | 3 | No Subject Provided |
| 760-227-8837 | 3 | Other |
| 760-263-3441 | 3 | Dropped call or no message |
| 760-706-3413 | 3 | Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans) |
| 760-587-4973 | 3 | Other |
| 760-318-2988 | 3 | Medical & prescriptions |
| 760-582-9740 | 3 | Other |
| 760-309-9768 | 3 | Other |
| 760-906-7743 | 3 | Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans) |
| 760-287-1252 | 3 | Other |
| 760-259-2707 | 3 | Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends |
| 760-706-3765 | 3 | Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans) |
| 760-264-1761 | 3 | Other |
| 760-263-3486 | 3 | Other |
| 760-263-3557 | 3 | Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends |
| 760-606-5317 | 3 | Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends |
| 760-933-5128 | 3 | Vacation & timeshares |
| 760-523-4655 | 3 | Other |
| 760-319-2246 | 3 | No Subject Provided |
| 760-281-6065 | 3 | Other |
| 760-999-2697 | 3 | Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans) |
| 760-392-3279 | 3 | Dropped call or no message |
| 760-935-1780 | 3 | Other |
| 760-784-8411 | 3 | Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans) |
| 760-274-8270 | 3 | Other |
| 760-648-6257 | 3 | Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans) |
| 760-266-5236 | 3 | Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends |
| 760-417-5097 | 3 | Other |
| 760-440-1413 | 3 | Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends |
| 760-706-2571 | 3 | Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans) |
| 760-248-3365 | 3 | No Subject Provided |
| 760-693-8656 | 3 | Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans) |
| 760-465-8102 | 3 | No Subject Provided |
| 760-350-1118 | 3 | Other |
| 760-515-5109 | 3 | Home improvement & cleaning |
| 760-549-5114 | 3 | Home improvement & cleaning |
| 760-281-6075 | 3 | Other |
| 760-897-1986 | 3 | Other |
| 760-280-8575 | 3 | No Subject Provided |
| 760-986-8750 | 3 | Other |
| 760-546-6718 | 3 | No Subject Provided |
| 760-820-3277 | 3 | Other |
| 760-369-8088 | 3 | Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends |
| 760-706-2808 | 3 | Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans) |
Showing the 100 most-reported numbers. 400 more reported numbers use area code 760.
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