Who's calling?
Type any U.S. or Canadian phone number. See where it started, which carrier got it first, and whether it looks like a call to avoid.
What this can and can't do. We use the official numbering records, so we can tell you where a number's prefix was assigned, to which company, and whether it's even in use. We can't tell you the name of the person or business who owns it, because that data isn't public. When a number is a published, official line (a bank, a delivery company, a government agency) we say so.
Official numbers, checked
Scammers copy real company numbers. These are the real ones, each taken from the company's own website.
IRS (Internal Revenue Service)(800) 829-1040Social Security Administration(800) 772-1213USPS (U.S. Postal Service)(800) 275-8777Chase(800) 935-9935Amazon(888) 280-4331T-Mobile(800) 937-8997PayPal(888) 221-1161FedEx(800) 463-3339
Learn to spot the calls
One-Ring CallsMissed call, one ring, unfamiliar number. Don't call back.Caller ID SpoofingThe number on your screen can be faked. Here's how to cope.IRS Scam CallsThreats of arrest over taxes are not from the IRS.Bank Fraud Alert CallsA call from your 'bank's fraud team' may be the fraud.
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