971 area code phone numbers reported to the FTC in the last 30 days:
| Phone Number | Complaints | Last Reported |
|---|---|---|
| (971) 217-9927 | ||
| (971) 267-9946 | ||
| (971) 249-2322 | ||
| (971) 259-4672 | ||
| (971) 265-4370 | ||
| (971) 315-6480 | ||
| (971) 436-2186 | ||
| (971) 296-0798 | ||
| (971) 326-2802 | ||
| (971) 296-0918 |
The 971 area code is used for fake healthcare debt collection and car warranty expiration calls. Scammers pretend you owe money for medical equipment or that your car coverage is ending.
Heavily accented callers spoofing local numbers immediately demand DOBs and credit card payments for fake CPAP machine debts.
"Called claiming to be Apria wanting to talk about my account. Immediately tried to gather identifying information to 'verify my account'. When I asked them to send me an official email and I would call them back they tried to give me this number again."
Early morning robocalls at 7 AM threaten to close auto warranty files as a "last attempt" to sell expensive contracts.
"This number calls me every morning at 7:00 am. Sometimes no message, sometimes partial robo recording about last attempt to call (funny, they keep calling) and will be closing account on auto warranty."
Hostile voicemails declare the victim has been uncooperative and threaten to alert local authorities over unnamed legal matters.
"I ignored it, left a voicemail saying i have been uncooperative and they will be alerting local authorities"
Scammers demand callbacks to resolve compromised SSN fraud before they dispatch police for immediate arrest.
"Says they're from the Dept of Social Security and want a call back before I am arrested for fraud regarding my number."
Boiler room operations blindly ask victims about back pain to fraudulently bill insurance for cheap, unnecessary braces.
"Want to give me a back brace for the back pain they believe I must have. When I told him I didn't have back pain and they started asking about my shoulders and arms. If it's not a scam it's a nuisance or insurance fraud."
Callers immediately ask if the victim can hear them and hang up as soon as they record the victim saying "yes" or "I can".
"They asked 'Can you hear me okay' as soon as I said 'I can' they hung up. They are calling people wanting to record 'yes' so they can use it."
The 971 area code primarily serves the northwestern region of Oregon.
Area codes 503 and 971 work together as an overlay system in the same geographic region of northwestern Oregon. Area code 503 was one of the original North American area codes of 1947. Area code 971 was created as a concentrated overlay for most of the numbering plan area on July 1, 1999, with the previously exempted Clatsop and Tillamook counties added to the overlay on April 27, 2008. Ten-digit dialing became mandatory across northwest Oregon on October 1, 2000.
An overlay for northwestern Oregon, 971 shares coverage with 503 across Portland and the surrounding metro. Intel recruiters, OHSU patient services, and Nike corporate all generate calls under this code alongside its counterpart.