Scam Detective

Scam Campaign

Government Impersonation Scam — 440-527-9523

Identified on 5/7/2026

Primary Entity

phone

4405279523
Low Activity
  • 7 FTC complaints filed against this number
  • Most reports: Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends

Campaign Narrative

This phone number cluster involves 10 numbers linked to Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends complaints primarily targeting consumers in Dallas, Texas, Kew Gardens, New York, Phoenix, Arizona. The numbers are 440-527-9523, 540-306-9686, 540-407-6036, 434-253-2203, 518-840-5993, 929-749-6186, 651-349-2605, 470-697-6135, 970-831-1974, 818-214-1307. Together, these numbers have accumulated 28 consumer complaints across FTC and FCC databases.

Per-number activity, 440-527-9523 with 7 complaints, 540-306-9686 with 7 complaints and Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans), 540-407-6036 with 7 complaints and Other, 434-253-2203 with 7 complaints.

Across all linked entities, consumers have filed 28 complaints with federal agencies.

If you receive a call or text from any of these numbers, do not engage. Hang up immediately and do not call back. Never provide personal information or make payments to unknown callers. You can report suspicious contacts to the FTC at reportfraud.ftc.gov or to the FCC at consumercomplaints.fcc.gov.

This campaign was identified through automated analysis of FTC/FCC complaint databases and entity relationship mapping.

Entity Roster

Phone Numbers (10)

Data Sources

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