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Scam Campaign

Government Impersonation Scam — 844-294-2601

Identified on 4/22/2026

Primary Entity

phone

8442942601
Low Activity
  • 3 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 3 numbers linked to Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends complaints primarily targeting consumers in Akron, Ohio, Davenport, Florida. The numbers are 844-294-2601, 848-217-1140, 856-209-1176. Together, these numbers have accumulated 3 consumer complaints across FTC and FCC databases.

Per-number activity, 844-294-2601 with 3 complaints.

Across all linked entities, consumers have filed 3 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 (3)

Data Sources

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