Scam Calls from Area Code 813

Area code 813, assigned to the Tampa, Florida region, has generated 1,959 complaints across 811 distinct numbers since February 2026, with activity still ongoing as of June 2026. Among Florida area codes it ranks 13th out of 51, placing it firmly in the upper quarter of the state's complaint volume. Reported calls have reached residents not only across Florida — in Tampa, Port Charlotte, Lakeland, Sarasota, and Largo — but also in California and New York, indicating that spoofed 813 numbers are being used to target consumers well beyond the Tampa metro.

Impersonation calls lead the complaint categories with 235 reports, followed closely by 199 dropped or silent calls, which are typically used to verify live lines before a follow-up pitch. Debt-reduction solicitations account for 174 complaints, medical and prescription calls for 138, and home improvement or cleaning pitches for 78. The spread across five distinct categories points to multiple independent operations simultaneously using 813 numbers rather than a single coordinated campaign.

The FCC holds 12 records tied to this area code, and the delivery breakdown is notably skewed: 70 percent of characterized calls were prerecorded, against 45 percent identified as live — figures that reflect a heavy reliance on robocall infrastructure to push volume across the number pool.

At the number level, 813-206-0455 tops the list with 21 complaints, followed by 813-305-7291 with 19 complaints in the medical and prescriptions category, and 813-649-8959 with 17 complaints. Numbers 813-933-4325 (15 complaints, medical and prescriptions) and 813-337-1993 (14 complaints, home improvement and cleaning) round out a cluster where healthcare and contractor pitches are the dominant identified themes. 813-756-2814 carries 13 complaints in debt reduction, while 813-515-9528 and 813-921-7730 each add 13 and 11 complaints respectively with no assigned category.

The concentration of medical and prescription complaints across multiple high-volume numbers, combined with the active reach into New York and California, suggests that 813 spoofing is being used to lend local credibility to what are likely nationally distributed robocall operations. With the code still active and prerecorded delivery dominant, the volume pressure on this prefix shows no sign of tapering.