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What are Sussex County Area Codes?

Area codes in Sussex County, the same as in the rest of the United States, are the three digit codes that identify the area where the phone number is located. Area codes get assigned to specific areas called the Numbering Plan Areas (NPAs) - one code per NPA. All of the NPAs combined, comprise the North American Numbering Plan (NANP), which is an integrated plan that manages phone numbering for twenty countries in North America and the Caribbean. Sussex County has two functioning area codes, which means that there are two NPAs, which cover the same area. One overlays over the other.

Area Code 973

Area code 973 was introduced into service on the 1st of June, 1997. The area code 973 was introduced prior to the wireless communication boom of the 2000’s, so the majority of the phone numbers it was assigned to were landlines. In Sussex County it covers Andover Township, Byram Township, Frankford Township, Green Township, Hampton Township, Hardyston Township, Lafayette Township, Montague Township, Town of Newton, Sandyston Township, Sparta Township, Stillwater Township, Vernon Township, Walpack Township, and Wantage Township.

Area Code 862

Area code 862 was introduced into service on the 29th of December in 2001. It is a direct overlay of area code and NPA 973. This allowed the telephone companies to double the amount of possible phone numbers in the county. Area code 862 covers the same communities as area code 973.

What are the Best Cell Phone Plans in Sussex County?

According to the National Health Interview Survey, conducted by the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) in 2018, 38.1% of adults surveyed in New Jersey used wireless phones only.  While 4.9% claimed to use purely landline phones and 20% use a combination of both. In comparison, 41.4% of minors in New Jersey use only wireless phones for their telecommunication needs and landline-only phone users account for 3.2% of the demographic. 
 

Sussex County is served by several national cellular phone providers, such as AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon. All major cellular providers claim to have coverage in 586 of the 588 New Jersey zip codes, with AT&T covering 99.9% of the state. After the merger of T-Mobile and Sprint, T-Mobile provides coverage to 97.85% of Sussex County and Verizon covers 97.52% of the territory. 
 

In Sussex County, cell phone plans are available from under $10 per month. Such companies, known as Mobile Virtual Network Operators (MVNOs), resell telephone services that are purchased from the major carriers to consumers at a discounted rate. MVNOs’ cell phone plans are usually cheaper than those offered by major carriers. These make a more attractive option for Sussex County residents who do not frequently travel outside their city’s limits. Even though MVNOs have roaming agreements with other regional carriers, their extended service coverage may degrade after leaving the home area. 
 

Residents of Sussex County also have an option of using Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) for their telephone needs. VoIP allows users to make calls over the internet from their smartphones, tablets, computers, special VoIP phones, and landline phones with special VoIP adapters.

What are Sussex County Phone Scams?

Sussex County phone scams use telephone services to conduct fraud. The majority of these scams are aimed at the senior citizens, who are considered easier victims. Sussex County phone scammers defraud residents by either stealing their personal and confidential information for further exploitation or by manipulating them into paying money for non-existent products, programs, or debt.  
 

To minimize the chances of getting scammed, Sussex County residents can use reverse phone number lookup services to identify strangers calling with unknown numbers. Common Sussex County scams include imposter scams, fake charity scams, and job opportunity scams.

What are Sussex County Imposter Scams?

Sussex Country imposter scam is any scam where the scammer pretends to be someone other than themselves. Such scams usually involve scare tactics, forcing victims into paying money as restitutions for made-up actions. The most common imposter scams in Sussex County are: 
 

  • IRS Imposter Scam is done by a scammer pretending to be an employee of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). When the scammer contacts the victim, the victim may be informed that they owe back taxes and that they must make an immediate payment, in order to avoid getting arrested. The requested payment is usually in the form of a hard-to-trace payment method.

Another version of the IRS scam asks the victim to confirm their personal information. Using this method, the scammer can collect enough data to access the victim’s financial data and accounts.

  • Police Imposter Scam is similar to the IRS Imposter Scam, but in this type of a scam the caller pretends to be from the police or any other law enforcement organization. At first the scammer usually brings up some made-up or real debts owed. Then they threaten the victim with arrest for not paying this debt. As a solution to the problem, they demand that the victim makes an immediate payment. Otherwise they threaten to show up at their home or workplace with an arrest warrant.

What are Sussex County Fake Charity Scams?

Sussex County fake charity scams are perpetuated by scammers who create nonprofit organizations, in order to solicit fraudulent donations. These organizations can be real or imaginary.  In real nonprofits, donations received from the donors are mostly used to support underlying causes. Fake charities pocket the donations from unsuspecting donors, or use a very small fraction of the proceeds to further their intended cause.  
 

The New Jersey Attorney General actively investigates charity fund-raising scams. For example, in 2021, the Attorney General of New Jersey joined a landmark lawsuit against a fraudulent charity, which collected over $110,000,000 in donations from unsuspecting victims. 
 

Charity scams are closely associated with Fake Disaster Scams. Disaster scammers pretend to support the recovery efforts after the most recent major disasters. They promise to use the donated funds to support the announced cause.  Scammers may decide to choose any disaster, in any part of the world. Usually it is the most recent and the most publicized disaster. Fake disaster scams tend to fall into one of the following categories, or a combination of the two: 
 

  • After a recent disaster, a fake charitable organization calls and seeks donations to help the residents of the disaster area to recover, and/or,
  • Residents of the area where the disaster took place may receive calls from scammers. In these calls, the scammers may offer assistance with rebuilding the victim’s damaged property or offer other relief services. The scam is monetized when the victim agrees to pay scammers in order to receive the promised help.

What are Sussex County Job Opportunity Scams?

Sussex County job opportunity scam occurs when the victim is offered job placement by a fake company. The scammer promises the victim a job placement, but at first the victim must pay a fee and/or fill out a lot of paperwork. 
 

In Sussex County, job opportunity scams usually occur in a combination of the two versions: 
 

  • Scammers pose as prospective employers, and use their job hiring process to steal personally identifiable information for further exploitation. Scammers target people who are desperate to find jobs. Frequently, they look for victims through job searching and resume websites. Scammers may advertise jobs that are too good to be true or they may reach out to the victim with a job offer without them applying. When the victims respond to the job postings, they are given a lot of employment forms to fill out and a promise of a job at the end of the process. The victim fills out the information and never hears back about the job again. The scammers get what they wanted - the personal information, which gets used and/or re-sold to other scammers.
  • Scammers may also advertise an opportunity where they are able to find a job for a victim, if the victim pays them money for this service. This type of scam may be prevalent in the areas with high unemployment rates, especially during the slow economic times.

What are Sussex County Robocalls and Spam Calls?

Sussex Country robocalls are phone calls that are made by a computer to a large number of phone numbers. When the victim answers the phone, they hear a pre-recorded message, asking them to take some kind of action. In Sussex County, as well as in the rest of the US, a robocall is considered illegal if made purely with a purpose of a sale, without the callee’s written consent. The exemption to this rule is given to the callers if they fall under the Federal Trade Commission’s exemption list. According to the FTC’s rules, robocalls are legal as long as they are: 
 

  • Purely informational in nature
  • Debt collections calls that do not promote the selling of any additional services
  • Calls from political organizations
  • Calls from existing health providers
  • Calls from a charity, if the charity is making the calls itself. If a charity happens to hire another organization to make the robocalls, then these calls can be made only to the previous donors and to the charity’s members 
     

Scam robocalls usually ask victims to press a number associated with an option, in order to:
 

  • to be connected to a representative
  • to be placed on a Do Not Call list
  • to unsubscribe, or
  • to speak with a human - the actual scammer
     

Spam calls are usually unsolicited contacts from telemarketers trying to sell real or fake products or services. Spam calls may be placed by live telemarketers or using robocalls. 
 

If a Sussex County resident suspects a scam robocall or a spam call, they should:
 

  • Decline or not pick up the phone and let the call go to voicemail
  • If the call was answered, residents should not press any keys that they are instructed to press. Simply hang up the phone 
     

In order to stop or limit the number of phone spams, phone scams, and robocalls, Sussex County residents are encouraged to add their phone numbers to the National Do Not Call Registry and to install scam-call blocking software on their phones. Such apps and websites compare submitted numbers against the frequently updated database of suspicious phone numbers.

How Can You Spot and Report Sussex County Phone Scams?

Sussex County residents should be vigilant and know how to spot and report phone scams, phone frauds, and robocalls. The key signs of a possible scam call are when the resident is asked:
 

  • To send money using gift cards, wire transfers, money cards, or any other hard-to-trace means of fund transfer
  • To provide personally identifiable information, such as the social security number, bank account number, date of birth, etc.
  • To make the decision to purchase any product during the call, giving them no time to research the caller and the suggested product or service
     

Or upon answering the call:
 

  • The caller is not instantly available to talk on the line, or
  • You are greeted with an automated generic message 
     

If the caller claims to be calling on behalf of any type of government agency (local, state or federal), know this: 
 

  • Government employees never call anyone, asking for loan repayment or money to collect free prizes
  • Government employees are not allowed to ask for wire payments, to top off prepaid debit cards, or any other types of hard-to-trace means of fund transfer
  • The IRS never calls asking for tax information 
     

If there is any doubt about the caller’s identity, if the number looks suspicious, it is best to err on the side of caution and run a phone number lookup, to check: Who is this number registered to?
 

In Sussex County, phone scam complaints can be filed with the government agencies listed below:
 

At the state level, scams and frauds should be reported to the Office of the Attorney General of the State of New Jersey online. 
 

If a fake charity scam is suspected, the New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs should be notified via email at askconsumeraffairs@dca.lps.state.nj.us or by calling the office at (973) 504-6200. 
 

Residents of Sussex County can report phone scams, spams, and robocalls to the following federal agencies: 
 

Victims of identity theft should notify the following two federal agencies: the IRS and the Federal Trade Commission.  
 

Suspected or actual disaster scam should be reported to:

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