Scam Calls from Area Code 774

Debt-reduction pitches overwhelm 774, a Massachusetts area code covering communities including West Roxbury and New Bedford. Of 895 total complaints logged across 395 numbers between February and June 2026, 394 fall into the debt-reduction category alone — credit cards, mortgages, and student loans. That single category accounts for nearly 44 percent of all complaints while the next largest bucket draws only 73, making the debt-reduction push the defining characteristic of this code by a wide margin.

The individual numbers driving volume are spread thin, which suggests a broad dialing infrastructure rather than a handful of high-intensity lines. The leading number by complaint count, 774-732-5345, drew 17 complaints for dropped calls or silent connections — a classic pre-recorded or autodialer signature. 774-955-0502 follows with 14 complaints in the impersonation category, meaning callers there represented themselves as a government agency, business, or known contact. 774-301-8112 generated 10 complaints and 774-227-4410 drew 9, with 774-251-9923 and 774-251-9539 each collecting 8.

The only number in the top group explicitly tied to debt solicitation is 774-309-8834, with 5 complaints — a low individual count that reinforces the picture of the debt-reduction volume being distributed widely across hundreds of numbers rather than concentrated in a few. The geographic spread of reports reaching into Florida and Pennsylvania, despite 774 being a Massachusetts overlay, indicates that spoofed local presentation is likely being used to reach targets well outside the region.

At rank 213 out of 358 area codes overall, 774 sits in the middle of the national picture, but among Massachusetts-assigned codes it ranks 29th out of 47, placing it in the lower-activity tier regionally. The campaign has remained active through at least June 2026 with no sign of tapering. The combination of a dominant single-category push, distributed number rotation, and cross-state reach points to an organized operation using 774's Massachusetts identity as a trust signal while targeting a national pool of financially stressed consumers.