920 area code phone numbers reported to the FTC in the last 30 days:
| Phone Number | Complaints | Last Reported |
|---|---|---|
| (920) 309-8023 | ||
| (920) 215-8656 | ||
| (920) 494-3029 | ||
| (920) 244-6103 | ||
| (920) 999-5709 | ||
| (920) 762-6112 | ||
| (920) 309-8092 | ||
| (920) 309-8060 | ||
| (920) 309-8035 | ||
| (920) 491-0835 |
The 920 area code is flooded with car warranty robocalls and Medicare scams. Callers relentlessly ring your phone to sell fake coverage or steal your health insurance number.
High-pressure robocalls selling auto warranties for non-existent or 25-year-old cars.
"they keep calling me and telling me my warranty on my car expired I told them I haven't had a car in three years if they don't quit harassing me I find out who is calling and have there phone taped"
Claims SSNs are suspended by the DEA to steal identities and Medicare numbers.
"recording saying my ssn had serious issues against it by the dea and to call some number. voice obviously foreign ,i hung up"
Leaves voicemails threatening HR contact over fake breaches of contract.
"Received a voicemail from 1-920-785-5005. The caller did not say what company or organization they wer calling from... 'After a third failed attempt, I am required to direct further attempts to your HR or payroll department on file.'"
Relentless lead generators calling 10+ times daily and refusing to honor do-not-call requests.
"It doesn't matter how many times you tell them to put you on the 'do not call' list, they will continue to call! I received 10 today! They want to find you affordable health care. It's ridiculous!"
Spoofs local numbers to solicit credit card donations for fake sheriff and police funds.
"A male called from this number pretending to be a police officer asking for donations for a 'charity' drive."
Urgent robocalls falsely claiming Google profiles are in jeopardy to sell fake SEO services.
"They call claiming to be a google certified company looking to help us update and correct our google listing. this is not a legitimate service. the phone number on the called ID doesn't work if you try to call it back"
Robocalls regarding fake Mac Book and Airpods orders to steal financial data via callbacks.
"Recorded message saying that my Amazon account was being used to try to purchase a Mac Book and Apple airpods. I hung up before listening to the entire message because it is obviously a scam."
Phone numbers with the 920 prefix originate from most of Northeast Wisconsin, including the cities of Green Bay and the Fox Cities. The service area also extends to the far northern and eastern exurban areas of the Madison metropolitan statistical area (MSA) and the far northern and western portions of the Milwaukee combined statistical area (CSA).
Area code 920 operates under an overlay system with area code 274 . Area code 920 was introduced on July 26, 1997, as a split from area code 414 . Area code 274 was added to the same geographic region as an overlay on May 5, 2023, to provide additional numbering capacity. As of October 24, 2021, ten-digit dialing is required for all calls within this numbering plan area.
Eastern Wisconsin's original area code, 920 takes in Green Bay, Appleton, and Oshkosh. Calls commonly come from the Green Bay Packers organization, Georgia-Pacific sales teams, and Oshkosh Defense contract administrators.