Called my parents' home phone - haven't give that number out in YEARS. When my mother said I wasn't there, they said quickly, "Ok there will be no message."
Got a very sketchy series of texts from this number responding to a tutoring ad I placed on Craigslist. They claimed it was for their daughter. I suggested meeting at a public library and they asked for my home address to send a check to pay me before tutoring started because they'd be in Canada for a month on business.
The scam works like this. They think your item as described is perfect. They might ask a few questions about it, and then will pay your asking price, sight unseen, because they are never around close by to come look at it (they use the stationed somewhere in the military a whole lot). They will give you an extra $40 or $50 to old it for them. Then they tell you they will send a cashier’s check or money order for that amount plus extra for the “shipper”. They ask you to wire that extra money by untraceable means such as Western Union or Moneygram. The check or money order turns out to be bogus and you end up out the money you sent plus the bank fees. Also, if the check is big enough you may end up being charged criminally. Take the check and the envelope it came in to the post office and have them forward it to the postal inspectors.