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From: ManyMoose11/23/2013 12:04:06 PM
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I saw my answering machine blinking so I pushed the button and got a scary message that said I had a complaint against me and a restraining order filed. Gave me a case number and said to call my attorney. Then it gave me a phone number to call: 888-888-8888. I smelled a rat because I have no issues that might generate a restraining order or complaint like this (except my crummy lawn, which I'm working to get restored).

I thought I'd search the internet. Guess what I found. This first paragraph is almost identical to what I heard on the message, although this is the first occurrence and nobody else I know has had this problem.

This is probably a foreign operation, and almost certainly a criminal enterprise. The voice on the message was female, but sounded like a computer generated voice.

I hope these people never show up at my doorstep, because they won't like what happens to them.

  • Caller identifying themselves a calling from the court. Reportedly I have a restraining order against me and gave me a case number of G77A-1075. Have no idea what this is about. Also contacting my family and harassing them, telling them I am going to be arrested, etc. I don't know who they are or owe them anything.
  • 888-888-8888 is not a specific business but rather an "alias" phone number that a caller can utilize to disguise both their identity and call origin. The number itself could actually be any series of random numbers as these outbound calls are often made via the internet using a VOIP application and thus are extremely difficult to trace. Further confusion can arise as those random number sequences can sometimes be a legitimate business, organization or residence that has nothing to do with the caller. Their are multiple "phishing" scams utilizing this "alias" technique promising everything from free vacations and shopping sprees to cash prizes. Many will of course ask for your credit card or checking account number to cover a nominal shipping fee. As most of these scams are located in foreign countries the U.S
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