Scam Calls from Area Code 762

Area code 762, Georgia's overlay for the Augusta region, has generated 485 complaints across 204 numbers since February 2026, with activity still ongoing as of June 2026. That volume places it 283rd out of 358 area codes tracked overall, but among Georgia-assigned codes it ranks 39th out of 47, positioning it in the lower tier by raw complaint count while still sustaining a steady complaint rate across a fairly wide spread of active numbers.

The dominant complaint type is impersonation, with 95 complaints filed under calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends. Debt-reduction pitches follow closely with 77 complaints, covering credit cards, mortgages, and student loans. Dropped calls or no-message contacts account for 41 complaints, vacation and timeshare solicitations for 23, and medical and prescription calls for 15. Together these named categories account for 251 of the 485 total complaints, indicating meaningful complaint volume that falls outside those buckets as well.

The single most active number in the code is 762-778-6346, which alone drew 41 complaints in the impersonation category, matching the entire dropped-call complaint count for the code. That concentration is notable: one number accounting for roughly 8.5 percent of all complaints in the area code suggests a coordinated or high-frequency operation rather than scattered individual spoofing. Two other impersonation-flagged numbers, 762-585-8901 with 6 complaints and 762-338-6280 with 5, add to the pressure in that category. The second-highest individual number, 762-323-0306 with 12 complaints, was generating dropped calls or silent contacts, a pattern associated with number-validation sweeps.

Reported locations tied to 762 activity include Hephzibah, Augusta, Douglasville, Jefferson, and Powder Springs, all within Georgia, though complaints have also been filed by recipients in Florida and California, confirming the calls are not confined to local targets. FCC records for this code are sparse at two filings despite the complaint volume, and the modal call type logged is live-agent contact at 39 instances, meaning a substantial portion of these calls are reaching recipients with a human voice rather than a recorded message.

The threat picture here is one of a mid-volume code with a disproportionate concentration at the top: a single impersonation number driving outsized complaint counts while a broader set of numbers probes for live recipients and works debt-reduction and vacation scripts. The impersonation category's dominance, combined with live-agent delivery and geographic spread into Florida and California, points to an operation using 762 numbers as a spoofed or registered launch point for campaigns that extend well beyond the Augusta area.