Scam Calls from Area Code 770

Area code 770, which covers suburban Atlanta and surrounding Georgia communities including Marietta, Dacula, Powder Springs, and Jonesboro, has generated 1,953 complaints across 785 distinct numbers since February 2026, with activity still ongoing as of June 2026. Among all Georgia area codes tracked, 770 ranks 8th out of 47, placing it firmly in the upper tier of scam-call volume for the state.

Impersonation calls are the leading documented category, with 274 complaints filed under calls pretending to be government agencies, businesses, or family members. Medical and prescription scams follow closely at 215 complaints, a notably high count that suggests sustained targeting of the Atlanta metro population on health-related pretexts. Debt-reduction pitches covering credit cards, mortgages, and student loans account for another 79 complaints, with warranty and protection-plan calls adding 28 more.

The top individual number, 770-450-4952, has drawn 47 complaints, followed by 770-796-4388 at 37 and 770-308-1491 at 21. None of those three carry a classified category in the complaint data, but their volume alone places them among the most-reported numbers in the code. Two numbers tied at 13 complaints each, 770-230-3698 and 770-557-3001, with the former confirmed in the impersonation category alongside 770-764-9650, which has 15 complaints in the same bucket.

FCC records show a strong preference for prerecorded delivery, with 54 prerecorded contacts logged against 17 live calls and 6 abandoned calls, indicating that much of this activity is automated and operating at scale rather than relying on live agents.

The combination of high impersonation volume, a concentrated medical-scam presence, and a cluster of high-complaint numbers without clear category signatures points to an infrastructure that is both diversified in its approach and deliberately difficult to characterize. The ongoing recency designation and the breadth of numbers still active suggest 770 is being used as a live spoofing and origination base, not a legacy artifact, which makes it a continuing regional threat.