831 area code phone numbers reported to the FTC in the last 30 days:
| Phone Number | Complaints | Last Reported |
|---|---|---|
| (831) 855-5406 | ||
| (831) 203-2781 | ||
| (831) 750-1647 | ||
| (831) 999-4089 | ||
| (831) 265-0494 | ||
| (831) 480-3943 | ||
| (831) 886-1784 | ||
| (831) 777-1554 | ||
| (831) 218-6226 | ||
| (831) 232-7010 |
Fake business development calls and lawsuit threats are common with the 831 area code. Fraudsters try to trick business owners or scare individuals with claims of legal action.
Pushes aggressive location/moving questions on businesses with farm noises in the background to harvest data.
"I first had a man call asking all about our company moving offices. He claimed to be from the Arizona Economic Development division. He had chickens going off in the background. He was asking pushy questions and how many people worked in the office and when we were moving. I said call me back from your office, there are chickens in the background like a farm yard."
Screams at victims calling them a disgrace, threatening 5-year jail sentences unless online loans are taken.
"They claim they are a law firm for a bank and u have to pay thousands of dollars to keep from going to jail. Then got into a screaming match so I hung up and she had the nerve to call back and say I was going to jail for 5 years for not paying a bank that I never had in the first place."
Threatens lawsuits and arrest over a "frozen" SSN, demanding full name and SSN to resolve.
"Said my social security number was frozen. Scammer!!!"
Robocalls pushing fake $299 subscription auto-renewals to steal banking details via cancellation callbacks.
"It is a scam they state your acct. with Microsoft is going to be charged $299.00 for services if you don't call them back ! keep calling constantly !!!!!!"
Uses "final courtesy call" urgency to push 0% financing on worthless third-party warranty plans.
"Hi. This is Vanessa calling from dealer services.... Is there no way to stop these a-holes from calling the house, the cell, the office and the office cell not to mention the shop - 5-6 times daily?"
Claims victim qualifies for state $1.3B clean energy rebates to steal banking info and slam energy providers.
"The person who called me declared himself Jordan and said I'm a part of a PG&E rebate program. He was gonna have to get my bank account information (to get the rebate deposit?) but I DON'T have a PG&E account (my roommate does) so I know it's a scam right away."
The 831 area code covers Big Sur, Monterey Bay, the Salinas Valley, and the southwestern Santa Cruz Mountains.
Area code 831 was created in 1998 from area code 408 .
Santa Cruz, Salinas, and Monterey anchor the 831 area code, a stretch of California coast where agriculture, academia, and luxury tourism coexist. Agricultural produce brokers, UCSC alumni relations callers, and Pebble Beach golf resort booking agents are all familiar voices from this area code.