Got a call from Action Locating Corp. last night looking for my son. The caller said he had listed my number as a contact number. He lives in another state and has never lived here, so it is very strange he would ever give my number as a contact number. The call came from Hartford CT, 860-924-0653. The caller wants me to contact my son and tell him to call 888-822-7136, the caller also gave me a file number to reference. The caller suggested that he could be in trouble (of some kind) if he did not contact them. After reading these posts I'm not doing anything.
Got a call just now, first time from this number, saying the same thing - the bit about calling to serve legal documents, but then the call dropped or the guy hung up on me, guy sounded white, young.
Got a call from this number. Did not recognize it so I did not answer. Check the number and found this message board. Wanted to say thanks to everyone who posted. Now I know not to answer if they call back.
100% scam. Here is how it works. They get a the phone number of a parent, probably from public records or they might be hacking your online backups for your cell phone. Next they contact "mom" or "dad", and here come the threats of legal action, whatever. You're supposed to bend to them and offer to pay to get little Johnny or Suzie off. If you are savvy but cautious maybe you pass the info on to the kid, who, thinking that mom or dad has cleared the way, calls up to see what this is all about and the first question they ask is for your DOB and last 4 SSN. Now with that info an ID thief can have a field day. Here are the names and numbers involved in the scam. There is this one 720-271-3833 that comes back to "J Robertson" the caller we dealt with identified self as "Jason Thompson" but that is an alias I'm sure. Yes the inbound caller says they are from "National Locating Service" or something like that. They give the victim a different phone number 844-643-6615 with some BS case number. Callers to that number are greeted by "LTS associates." If you refuse to play the game at any stage the "we'll see you in court" threat tumbles out. SCAM SCAM SCAM, warn anyone in contact with them.
Got a call this number. The man ask if i was so and so and I said yes. Then he proceeded to tell me he had some papers that needed to be delivered , that I had been accused of falsifing legal doccuments. I ask who is this and he said Jason. He then told me he had a number to call . He asked if I would like to have it and I said no. Then I ask who are you representing and he said you didnt want the number and you will be served and hung up on me. He called me from this number 720-271-3833. I live in Tennessee and he was calling from Colorado.