Area Codes Minnesotans Should Never Answer and Block Immediately

Scam calls are the worst! If I don't know the phone number that's calling me I never answer it anymore. If I'm not expecting a call I more than likely don't want to talk to you. Sorry not sorry!

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Scam Calls Have Gotten Out of Control

I only get a few calls from unknown numbers per month but some people have a really hard time with scam callers. For example, leading up to the election my dad was getting probably at least 50 calls a day.

A story that TIME wrote last year says that according to the National Consumer Law Center, there are about 33 million robocalls made every day. That equates to about 50 billion each year.

TIME also writes that in 2022 "around 68 million Americans lost over $29 billion to scam callers". That's awful!

The trouble is, you may still want to answer your phone, even if it's an unknown number. Maybe you're on the hunt for a job and if could be someone calling about your application. Who knows.

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So if you're someone who still answers the phone despite not knowing the number, there are certain area codes that you should still not answer unless you know exactly who is calling.

One of those area codes is actually a Minnesota one.

Area Codes that You Should Never Answer

I got these area codes from an online security company called Aura. They say that these are the most common area codes from the US that scammers use.

The first area code is 216 which is a Clevland, OH area code.

Next is 469, a Dallas, TX area code.

Scammers also like to use the 657 area code which is La Palma, CA.

332, 347, and 646 are all area codes from New York City that are used a lot by scammers.

712 is also used a lot, which is a Western Iowa area code.

And finally, scammers like to use the northern Minnesota area code 218 for scams as well.

So if you notice the next unexpected phone call you get is from one of these area codes, don't answer it unless you're expecting that call. It'll probably save you from the mess of talking to a scammer. You may even want to block the number, too, so they stop bothering you.