901 area code phone numbers reported to the FTC in the last 30 days:
| Phone Number | Complaints | Last Reported |
|---|---|---|
| (901) 245-2249 | ||
| (901) 256-8656 | ||
| (901) 290-1380 | ||
| (901) 403-5112 | ||
| (901) 519-3162 | ||
| (901) 402-5969 | ||
| (901) 214-5535 | ||
| (901) 676-7703 | ||
| (901) 760-0511 | ||
| (901) 209-5599 |
Memphis area residents with 901 numbers often face fake legal threats and Social Security impersonators. Callers try to scare you with arrest warrants to demand immediate payment.
Poses as a compliance officer threatening arrest warrants and serving papers at work.
"A person named 'John Green' who says he is a TN state compliance officer keeps calling and harrassing me to about a case and needing to serve me. There is NO case for me... And now he is harrassing my sister and other family member."
Claims SSN is deactivated due to criminal activity and threatens arrest.
"I got a call from this #. They left a voice message telling me to call them back with my ss# or I would be arrested. I'm about to call them backvand dare them to call me again."
Urgent voicemails warning of escalating tax cases moving to collections.
"This is Carol from the supervisor over at the tax group. I recently had a chance to take another look at your case and really you need to give me a call today. If this isn't resolved you're getting closer to collections..."
Pushy robocalls giving a final heads up about expiring auto warranties.
"Trying to sell auto warranty, told them to remove us from list. They kept on pressing i said do you not understand remove me from your list. The woman proceeded to call me a bitch."
Cold calls claiming they drove by the property and want to make a fast cash offer.
"Hey this is James. I know this call is clear out of the blue. Im calling out property I believe you the owner of. I was just trying to call you to make you a cash offer for your home if you'd be interested in selling..."
Demands payment for fabricated decade-old payday or credit card debts.
"Called and said I owe money from an old Capital One credit card from 2009. I've never had a Capital One and once I realized this was an attempted scam I offered to come to their office to pay in person and was hung up on."
Phone numbers with the 901 area code prefix originate from Shelby, Fayette, Hardeman, and Tipton counties, an area largely coextensive with the inner ring of the Memphis area.
Memphis and its suburbs of Bartlett and Collierville make up the 901 area code's territory in southwestern Tennessee. FedEx global hub logistics teams, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital fundraising staff, and AutoZone corporate offices are among the most recognizable callers.