If you get a call from these area codes, don’t respond
ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) – If you receive a phone call from the following area codes, don’t answer or return the call because it may be a scam.
According to Inc., scammers may try to call an unsuspecting victim numerous times, several times in succession or hang up before anyone answers hoping to arise curiosity and suspicion.
Other variations include playing a recording of someone calling for help or needing medical attention. Inc. says scammers may also use similar tactics through text messages.
Here are the current international area codes within the +1 country code:
242 – Bahamas
441 – Bermuda
784 – St. Vincent and Grenadines
246 – Barbados
473 – Grenada, Carriacou, and Petite Martinique
809, 829, and 849 – Dominican Republic
264 – Anguilla
649 – Turks and Caicos
868 – Trinidad and Tobago
268 – Antigua
664 – Montserrat
876 – Jamaica
284 – British Virgin Islands
721 – Sint Maarten
758 – St. Lucia
869 – St. Kitts and Nevis
345 – Cayman Islands
767 – Dominica
Here are the U.S. Territories’ area codes (listed by territory):
American Samoa – 684
Guam – 671
Northern Mariana Islands – 670
Puerto Rico – 787 and 939
U.S. Virgin Islands – 340
Here are the Canadian area codes (listed by province):
Alberta – 403, 587, and 780
British Columbia – 236, 250, 604, and 778
Manitoba – 204 and 431
New Brunswick – 506
Newfoundland – 709 (879 is being added in 2018)
Northwest Territories – 867
Nova Scotia – 902
Nunavut – 867
Ontario – 226, 249, 289, 343, 365, 416, 437, 519, 613, 647, 705, 807, and 905
Quebec – 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, and 873
Saskatchewan – 306 and 639
Yukon – 867
Nationwide – 600 (and possibly 622, 633, 644, 655, 677, and 688)
U.S.-Canada Numbers to Beware:
Area code – 900