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Scam Calls from Area Code 877

Debt-relief pitches dominate the 877 toll-free prefix to a degree that sets it apart from most high-volume codes. Of the 34,850 total complaints logged against 877 numbers, 13,822 fall under the debt-reduction category covering credit cards, mortgages, and student loans — roughly 40 percent of all complaints from a single category. That concentration is unusual, and it reflects how toll-free numbers are routinely deployed by debt-relief operations: a recognizable 1-877 prefix signals a business rather than an individual caller, lending a veneer of legitimacy to solicitations that are often unsolicited and potentially fraudulent.

877-419-6664 is the single most-complained-about number in the prefix, drawing 2,624 complaints — more than twice the next-highest entry. 877-556-9255 follows at 908 complaints, and 877-200-5098 at 490. None of those three have been sorted into a named scam category despite their complaint volumes, which can indicate rapid number rotation or contact patterns that span multiple schemes. Among the categorized top numbers, 877-578-1953 (458 complaints), 877-200-2515 (332), and 877-578-1736 (309) are all tagged explicitly to debt-reduction solicitations, as is 877-578-4104 at 388 complaints, though 877-578-1940 at 312 complaints remains uncategorized.

Impersonation complaints link one entity by name: Settle It Inc., a debt-settlement company. The presence of a named firm in the impersonation data suggests callers are falsely representing an established brand to reach consumers, a tactic common in debt-relief fraud where borrowed credibility can accelerate compliance. Government and business impersonation more broadly accounts for 3,557 complaints across the prefix — the second-largest category — and FCC records show 3,212 complaints involve prerecorded messages, meaning the majority of these contacts are automated rather than live agents.

Reported caller locations span Miami and Jacksonville in Florida, Las Vegas, Chicago, and Fairlawn, Ohio, with Florida, California, and Pennsylvania producing the highest complaint volumes from recipients. At rank 4 out of 358 area codes by total complaint load, 877 is a consistent pressure point. The combination of a dominant debt-relief theme, a high share of robocalls, named-company impersonation, and several high-volume numbers that resist easy categorization suggests an active, multi-operator environment where the toll-free format itself is being used as a trust signal against the very consumers it reaches.

Overview

Reported Numbers
500
Total Complaints
18261

Top Scam Categories

Other
9664 complaints
Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans)
5164 complaints
Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends
1727 complaints
No Subject Provided
681 complaints
Dropped call or no message
411 complaints
Vacation & timeshares
298 complaints
Medical & prescriptions
204 complaints
Charities
50 complaints
Work from home & other ways to make money
30 complaints
Computer & technical support
14 complaints

Where These Reports Came From

States where people filed Better Business Bureau reports about numbers in area code 877. This shows where the people who were targeted live, not where the calls come from.

California
143 reports
Texas
105 reports
Florida
90 reports
Pennsylvania
65 reports
Ohio
56 reports
Illinois
47 reports
Michigan
46 reports
New York
45 reports
North Carolina
43 reports
Washington
43 reports

Reported Phone Numbers

Phone NumberComplaintsCategory
877-419-66642624Other
877-556-9255917Other
877-200-5098490Other
877-578-1953458Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans)
877-578-4104388Other
877-200-2515332Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans)
877-578-1940313No Subject Provided
877-578-1736311Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans)
877-201-1356306Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans)
877-372-0925295Other
877-884-2292282Other
877-200-3699260Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans)
877-580-4884239Other
877-578-2110233Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans)
877-578-1811223Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans)
877-961-0995205Other
877-578-3842198Other
877-581-1978193Other
877-961-0958181Other
877-342-4139167Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans)
877-247-7967154Vacation & timeshares
877-396-0066151Other
877-578-3533148Other
877-580-3307144Other
877-201-1379143Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends
877-578-3606137Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans)
877-580-0362133Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends
877-770-8125132Other
877-578-3476126Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans)
877-201-1047125Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans)
877-580-0736121Other
877-578-1849116Other
877-578-3441111Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans)
877-961-1177109No Subject Provided
877-613-7414106Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends
877-578-281097Other
877-961-039083Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans)
877-578-376882Other
877-578-169882Other
877-730-182675No Subject Provided
877-382-435774Other
877-957-295273Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans)
877-578-181469Other
877-957-056969Other
877-967-323665Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans)
877-201-091962Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans)
877-957-046562Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans)
877-642-155461Other
877-961-019061Other
877-419-666559Other
877-961-002859Other
877-580-366458Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans)
877-455-856958Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans)
877-580-006558Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans)
877-502-349556Dropped call or no message
877-419-111856Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans)
877-957-324054Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans)
877-578-195654Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans)
877-865-585253Other
877-578-226952Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans)
877-580-004849Other
877-580-182548Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends
877-285-264747Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans)
877-242-737247Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends
877-580-452445Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans)
877-263-991444Other
877-200-588444Other
877-766-852344Other
877-201-140443Other
877-961-091443Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans)
877-580-516843Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans)
877-961-122243Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends
877-961-056743Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends
877-867-513942Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans)
877-875-183941Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans)
877-691-808641Other
877-578-242541Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans)
877-855-341241Other
877-413-158741Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends
877-207-106841Other
877-647-855241Other
877-578-170540Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans)
877-495-714640Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans)
877-201-176939Other
877-353-217039Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans)
877-326-473538Other
877-578-227637Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans)
877-580-831437Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends
877-710-042837Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans)
877-417-024536Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans)
877-396-016736Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans)
877-417-061336Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans)
877-831-287335Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans)
877-252-697435Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends
877-840-102433Other
877-578-221333Other
877-265-991233Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends
877-578-342032Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends
877-578-238631Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans)
877-487-559731Other

Showing the 100 most-reported numbers. 400 more reported numbers use area code 877.

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