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Phone scams cost victims worldwide over $12 billion in 2024, with most calls originating from a small number of high-risk country codes. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) consistently link the same country codes to wangiri callbacks, advance-fee fraud, lottery scams, romance scams, and pig butchering. Knowing where a call comes from is the single fastest way to gauge whether it's safe to answer or call back.

DialCode tracks 19 high-risk country codes with detailed scam profiles: the specific fraud schemes operated from each region, warning signs to watch for, what to do if you've been targeted, and how to block calls at the carrier level. All content is sourced from public FTC, IC3, and Action Fraud reports - no speculation, no clickbait. If you've received a suspicious call, look up the country code below or use the search on the home page.

Most reported numbers - last 30 days

Live from the FTC Do Not Call registry: complaints US consumers filed against these numbers. We ingest the FTC's daily complaint feed - 441,681 numbers tracked, updated every weekday. Do not call back numbers you see here.

Number	Reports	Robocalls	Top subject	States	Last report
`(369) 216-6437`	1839	1635	Debt reduction	41	2026-08-20
`(321) 499-1734`	623	560	Debt reduction	10	2026-08-17
`(309) 301-1881`	397	355	Debt reduction	27	2026-08-17
`(855) 994-1955`	381	359	Debt reduction	10	2026-08-12
`(217) 394-8983`	374	331	Debt reduction	31	2026-08-20
`(833) 662-5740`	373	358	Debt reduction	4	2026-07-30
`(844) 515-1257`	356	334	Debt reduction	2	2026-08-10
`(833) 662-5708`	349	317	Debt reduction	6	2026-08-10
`(877) 556-9255`	264	255	Other	31	2026-08-20
`(888) 905-1778`	231	194	Impersonation (government, business, family)	2	2026-08-18

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▲ High-risk profiles

Philippines +63 HIGH

FTC / IC3 reported

The Philippines (+63) has become a major source of phone scams targeting US, UK, and Australian numbers. Many of these calls originate from organized scam compounds, often using...

Nigeria +234 HIGH

FTC / IC3 reported

Nigeria (+234) is famous for the '419 scam' (named after Nigerian criminal code section 419), the original advance-fee fraud. Modern Nigerian scam calls have evolved to include ...

Jamaica +1-876 HIGH

FTC / IC3 reported

Jamaica's +1-876 area code is one of the most notorious for scam calls in the world, primarily driven by lottery and prize fraud targeting elderly Americans. Because Jamaica sha...

Ghana +233 HIGH

FTC / IC3 reported

Ghana (+233) has emerged as a hub for romance scams targeting Western victims. Scammers in Ghana operate sophisticated long-term operations, often working in groups from interne...

Cote d'Ivoire +225 HIGH

FTC / IC3 reported

Cote d'Ivoire (+225) is a major source of advance-fee fraud targeting French-speaking countries (France, Belgium, Quebec) as well as English speakers. Scams here often follow Ni...

Cameroon +237 HIGH

FTC / IC3 reported

Cameroon (+237) is widely associated with the 'puppy scam' - fake pet sales requiring upfront payment for animals that don't exist. Scammers also run advance-fee and romance scams.

Afghanistan +93 HIGH

FTC / IC3 reported

Legitimate calls from +93 are extremely rare for most Western countries. Calls displaying this code are almost always spoofed numbers used for impersonation scams or are part of...

North Korea +850 HIGH

FTC / IC3 reported

Real outbound calls from North Korea are virtually impossible due to strict government controls. Any call displaying +850 to a Western number is essentially guaranteed to be spo...

FTC / IC3 reported

Like other conflict-affected countries, +964 calls to Western numbers are often spoofed. Real calls from Iraq are rare for most users; suspicious calls usually involve impersona...

Myanmar +95 HIGH

FTC / IC3 reported

Myanmar has become a hub for industrial-scale 'pig butchering' romance and crypto investment scams, often run from compounds where trafficking victims are forced to scam Western...

Libya +218 HIGH

FTC / IC3 reported

Most calls from +218 to Western numbers are wangiri (one-ring) scams. Real outbound calls from Libya are uncommon for most users.

Benin +229 HIGH

FTC / IC3 reported

Benin is one of the lesser-known but active West African scam hubs. Like neighboring Nigeria and Ghana, scammers target French-speaking and English-speaking Western victims with...

Congo (DRC) +243 HIGH

FTC / IC3 reported

Calls from +243 are often part of advance-fee or 'distressed person' scams. Scammers sometimes pose as humanitarian workers, refugees, or businesspeople seeking help with money ...

Sudan +249 HIGH

FTC / IC3 reported

Sudan's ongoing conflict has led to spoofed +249 numbers being used in humanitarian fraud schemes. Real outbound calls are limited.

Somalia +252 HIGH

FTC / IC3 reported

Somalia (+252) is associated with wangiri scams and targeted fraud against the Somali diaspora. Real calls are rare for non-Somali speakers.

Sierra Leone +232 HIGH

FTC / IC3 reported

Sierra Leone is a smaller player in West African fraud but follows similar patterns: advance-fee, inheritance, and romance scams.

Yemen +967 HIGH

FTC / IC3 reported

Yemen's ongoing conflict means real outbound calls from +967 are extremely rare. Most calls displaying this code are spoofed for charity fraud or wangiri.

Liberia +231 HIGH

FTC / IC3 reported

Liberia, like other West African countries, hosts advance-fee and romance scam operations. Volume is lower than Nigeria but tactics are similar.

South Sudan +211 HIGH

FTC / IC3 reported

South Sudan has minimal legitimate international calling. Calls from +211 are often spoofed or part of charity fraud.