Oooooooo…..I’m SOOOOOO scared and intimidated. Not! Whoever devised this scam is pretty stupid.
I got a phone call in which a halting, mechanical voice said this:
“This is in reference to a criminal lawsuit filed against you. Your case number is [gives a number]. The moment you receive this message I need you to return the call. The issue at hand is extremely time sensitive. The hotline to my desk is [gives number]. I repeat it’s [number again]. Don’t disregard this message. Do return the call. Now, if you don’t return the call and I don’t hear from your attorney either, then the only thing I can do is to wish you a good luck as the situation unfolds on you. Good bye.”
Who says “criminal lawsuit” instead of “criminal case” or “hotline to my desk”? How intimidating is “I need you to…call”? And who can take seriously the childish threat of “I wish you [with ‘a’ stuck in here] good luck”?
DUMB! This is one bad guy who will do much better if he gets a real job instead of trying to pull off clumsy scams.