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Here's Who Keeps Sending Robocalls To The San Gabriel Valley
There were 3.4 billion robocalls in the U.S. last month. Here's who is behind them and how California ranks.

SAN GABRIEL VALLEY, CA – If you think you're receiving robocalls now more than ever, you're not wrong. According to the robocall blocker YouMail, pre-recorded phone messages are at an all-time high -- amounting to roughly seven calls per person last month in the 626 area code.
There were 3.36 billion robocalls last month in the U.S., 6.5 percent higher than the previous record and a whopping 34 percent higher than April 2017.
With more than 384 million received robocalls, California earned the top spot for most robocalled state, and Los Angeles came in as No.4 for most robocalled city.
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Here's how that breaks down for one month -- April 2018 -- in the Los Angeles region in area codes 310, 213, 818, 626 and 562.
- Area code: 626
- Total robocalls: 13.6 million
- Population affected: 1.8 million
- Average calls per person: 7.5
- Among the Top 10 robocallers last month:
- 626-823-9854 Mortgage Loan Spam/ Unknown Robocaller
- 626-472-3951 Mortgage Loan Spam/ Unknown Robocaller
- 626-594-4101 Myhomecenters.com/ Unknown Robocaller
- 213-306-1507 Business Loan Approved Scam
- 973-854-0915 Real Estate Purchase Spam/ Real Estate Telemarketing
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- Area code: 562
- Total robocalls: 14.6 million
- Population affected: 2.1 million
- Average calls per person: 6.8
- Among the Top 10 robocallers last month:
- 800-955-6600 Capital One Payments/Collections Payments/Debt
- 713-981-0098 Prison Inmate
- 909-390-9700 Crown Toyota/ Unknown Robocaller
- 951-651-2381 Electric Bill Scam/ Unknown Robocaller
- 800-942-3767 Substitute Teacher Notification/ Job Availability Call
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- Area code: 310
- Total robocalls: 37.2 million
- Population affected: 2.5 million
- Average calls per person: 14.7
- Among the Top 10 robocallers last month:
- 800-955-6600 Capital One Payments/Collections/ Payments/Debt
- 773-273-6136 Health Insurance Spam Call
- 713-981-0098 Prison Inmate
- 973-854-0915 Real Estate Purchase Spam/ Real Estate Telemarketing
- 213-306-1507 Business Loan Approved Scam/ Business Loan Scam
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- Area code: 818
- Total robocalls: 26.1 million
- Population affected: 2.1 million
- Average calls per person: 12.6
- Among the Top 10 robocallers last month:
- 424-266-4990 Immigration Scam/ Unknown Robocaller
- 818-575-6014 Immigration Scam/ Unknown Robocaller
- 713-981-0098 Prison Inmate
- 773-273-6136 Health Insurance Spam Call
- 213-814-0216 Unknown Robocaller
- 818-334-2353 Random Spam/ Unknown Robocaller
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- Area code: 213
- Total robocalls: 7.4 million
- Population affected: 2.3 million
- Average calls per person: 3.2
- Among the Top 10 robocallers last month:
- 888-222-4227 Santander Car Finance/ Loan Spam
- 800-288-2020 AT&T Wireless Phone Company/ Debt Collection
- 713-981-0098 Prison Inmate
- 213-306-1507 Business Loan Approved Scam/ Business Loan Scam
- 973-854-0915 Real Estate Purchase Spam/ Real Estate Telemarketing
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Here are the states that received the most robocalls, as well as how many they received:
- California, 384.4 million
- Texas, 363.3 million
- Florida, 261.1 million
- Georgia, 213.6 million
- New York, 207.8 million
- Illinois, 134.6 million
- Ohio, 115.8 million
- Pennsylvania, 115.4 million
- North Carolina, 111 million
- Louisiana, 97.6 million
- Michigan, 89.7 million
- Tennessee, 88.3 million
- New Jersey, 84.3 million
- Virginia, 83 million
- Maryland, 79 million
- Alabama, 77.9 million
- South Carolina, 64.4 million
- Arizona, 60 million
- Missouri, 51.7 million
- Indiana, 51 million
Atlanta received the dubious honor of most robocalled city in America for the 29th straight month. People in that city received nearly 148 million robocalls last month and three Atlanta area codes cracked the top 20 most robocalled area code list.
Here are the top 10 most robocalled cities:
- Atlanta, GA
- Dallas, TX
- New York, NY
- Los Angeles, CA
- Chicago, IL
- Houston, TX
- Baltimore, MD
- Philadelphia, PA
- San Francisco Bay Area, CA
- Newark, NJ
The company says 47 of the 50 most robocalled cities in the country saw a higher robocalling volume in April. The increase comes even as lawmakers, consumer groups, telecommunications carriers and device makers pay closer attention to illegal calls.
"Despite the best efforts of regulators, industry groups, service providers, and app developers, we are warning consumers to remain vigilant by not picking up any calls from unfamiliar numbers, using robocall blocking apps, and researching numbers before calling them back," YouMail CEO Alex Quilici said in a release.
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-Patch reporter Dan Hampton contributed to this report/Photo credit: Shutterstock
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