SECURITYR/SCAMS
Possible threat of police in a random text
The user received a threatening text message from an unknown number, claiming to call the police if the behavior continues. The sender's area code is from a state the user hasn't visited in over two decades, raising concerns about it being a scam or wrong number.
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Adjacent reporting
- [AU] Kind of weirded out by this random number
- [AUS] Received a text message from a number I don’t know
- [US] Text from a random number with an area code local to where mine is from
- US: Suspicious text that appears to be a scam or a phishing attempt
- [US] Is it a scam? Voicemail from a number in my area code with vague message, including my name
- Help Identifying Scam or Targeting