Area Code Report
Scam Calls from Area Code 979
Callers from Texas area code 979 are being co-reported with Real Estate Solutions, flagging an impersonation pattern tied to that company name. The code covers the Bryan and College Station corridor along with Houston and the small community of Wadsworth, and complaints have been filed from receivers in Texas, California, and Michigan, suggesting the numbers are not limiting their reach to the local footprint.
The 376 total complaints spread across 182 numbers, and the activity has been ongoing since February 2026 with reports as recent as June 2026. The leading complaint category by volume is dropped calls or no message at 59 complaints, followed by impersonation calls at 49 and debt-reduction pitches at 36. Medical and prescription calls account for 34 complaints, and warranty and protection plan solicitations add another 11.
Three numbers stand out in the medical and prescriptions category. 979-428-6482 leads all numbers in the code with 6 complaints, while 979-549-0266 and 979-327-9874 each carry 5. Those three numbers alone account for a disproportionate share of the medical-category volume, pointing to a cluster of related operations rather than isolated spoofed lines.
On the impersonation side, 979-205-2311 has drawn 4 complaints specifically for calls pretending to be a government agency, business, or family member. Two other numbers with notable complaint counts, 979-205-9103 and 979-696-1923 at 4 complaints each, and 979-205-2343 at 5, carry no assigned category in the complaint data but add to the overall pressure from this code.
The concentration of medical-pitch numbers alongside an active impersonation thread and a debt-reduction cluster suggests 979 is being used by at least two or three distinct campaign types simultaneously. The Real Estate Solutions co-reporting, combined with the debt-reduction volume, points to financial-pressure tactics as a throughline, and the ongoing recency means this activity has not wound down.
Overview
Top Scam Categories
Where These Reports Came From
States where people filed Better Business Bureau reports about numbers in area code 979. This shows where the people who were targeted live, not where the calls come from.
Reported Phone Numbers
| Phone Number | Complaints | Category |
|---|---|---|
| 979-428-6482 | 6 | Medical & prescriptions |
| 979-549-0266 | 5 | Medical & prescriptions |
| 979-205-5343 | 5 | Other |
| 979-315-2658 | 5 | Dropped call or no message |
| 979-327-9874 | 5 | Medical & prescriptions |
| 979-205-2311 | 4 | Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends |
| 979-575-9103 | 4 | Other |
| 979-696-1923 | 4 | Other |
| 979-704-3039 | 4 | Other |
| 979-432-2045 | 4 | Dropped call or no message |
| 979-304-9738 | 4 | Dropped call or no message |
| 979-300-6618 | 4 | Other |
| 979-863-4301 | 3 | Other |
| 979-493-5321 | 3 | Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends |
| 979-330-2840 | 3 | Other |
| 979-243-9211 | 3 | No Subject Provided |
| 979-315-2657 | 3 | Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans) |
| 979-432-2115 | 3 | Other |
| 979-274-0604 | 3 | Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans) |
| 979-680-1564 | 3 | Other |
| 979-484-3863 | 3 | Other |
| 979-243-5261 | 3 | Dropped call or no message |
| 979-616-6416 | 3 | Other |
| 979-320-5308 | 3 | Other |
| 979-730-4268 | 3 | Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends |
| 979-212-4826 | 3 | Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends |
| 979-340-0298 | 3 | Other |
| 979-205-8473 | 3 | Warranties & protection plans |
| 979-310-0144 | 3 | Other |
| 979-205-3670 | 3 | Dropped call or no message |
| 979-318-6950 | 2 | Dropped call or no message |
| 979-258-5648 | 2 | Other |
| 979-274-0802 | 2 | Other |
| 979-313-8101 | 2 | Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends |
| 979-351-0451 | 2 | Warranties & protection plans |
| 979-559-3134 | 2 | Other |
| 979-487-1144 | 2 | Dropped call or no message |
| 979-205-4267 | 2 | Other |
| 979-333-7538 | 2 | Other |
| 979-292-1051 | 2 | Medical & prescriptions |
| 979-272-7925 | 2 | Medical & prescriptions |
| 979-532-8046 | 2 | Warranties & protection plans |
| 979-766-3948 | 2 | Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans) |
| 979-243-2776 | 2 | No Subject Provided |
| 979-205-2491 | 2 | Other |
| 979-243-6218 | 2 | Dropped call or no message |
| 979-341-7558 | 2 | Other |
| 979-849-8830 | 2 | Other |
| 979-227-5052 | 2 | Other |
| 979-797-9951 | 2 | Other |
| 979-348-8119 | 2 | Other |
| 979-217-1735 | 2 | Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans) |
| 979-531-0555 | 2 | Medical & prescriptions |
| 979-200-6931 | 2 | Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans) |
| 979-316-6517 | 2 | Dropped call or no message |
| 979-243-6028 | 2 | Home improvement & cleaning |
| 979-766-3807 | 2 | Other |
| 979-317-5060 | 2 | Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans) |
| 979-628-2928 | 2 | Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends |
| 979-234-8948 | 2 | Vacation & timeshares |
| 979-398-7807 | 2 | Other |
| 979-217-3155 | 2 | Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends |
| 979-324-6263 | 2 | Dropped call or no message |
| 979-406-6581 | 2 | Dropped call or no message |
| 979-344-2105 | 2 | Other |
| 979-993-8788 | 2 | Other |
| 979-314-6420 | 2 | Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans) |
| 979-201-8978 | 2 | Other |
| 979-227-5071 | 2 | Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends |
| 979-380-9380 | 2 | Other |
| 979-608-0220 | 2 | Other |
| 979-406-5521 | 2 | Dropped call or no message |
| 979-351-0376 | 2 | Other |
| 979-562-4376 | 2 | Other |
| 979-274-3642 | 2 | Dropped call or no message |
| 979-789-4160 | 2 | Dropped call or no message |
| 979-921-1591 | 2 | Other |
| 979-267-2398 | 2 | Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends |
| 979-234-8173 | 2 | Other |
| 979-531-9169 | 2 | Other |
| 979-209-9482 | 2 | Other |
| 979-321-1626 | 2 | Medical & prescriptions |
| 979-231-4671 | 2 | Other |
| 979-200-6268 | 2 | Other |
| 979-300-6160 | 2 | Dropped call or no message |
| 979-304-9590 | 2 | Other |
| 979-341-8948 | 2 | Other |
| 979-205-2158 | 2 | Dropped call or no message |
| 979-636-8750 | 2 | Other |
| 979-732-5670 | 2 | Other |
| 979-797-0812 | 2 | Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends |
| 979-227-8933 | 2 | Dropped call or no message |
| 979-376-3096 | 2 | Other |
| 979-559-4989 | 2 | Other |
| 979-333-4781 | 2 | Other |
| 979-739-3737 | 2 | Medical & prescriptions |
| 979-315-5674 | 2 | Dropped call or no message |
| 979-800-8246 | 2 | Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends |
| 979-426-0987 | 2 | No Subject Provided |
| 979-676-7012 | 2 | Other |
Showing the 100 most-reported numbers. 82 more reported numbers use area code 979.
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