Imagine getting a text from a stranger who knows your exact address and even uses a name like Mike or William – that’s a red flag. The pattern across these reports points to a classic scam that tries to verify home ownership before pushing a pitch or extracting personal information. Never confirm details or engage; replying can confirm a live number to fraudsters. Block the caller, report the number to the FTC or your phone carrier, and consider adding it to a call‑blocking app. If you’re ever unsure, contact your utility or mortgage provider directly using official channels.
I recieved a message saying “Hi, good day, can we talk for a min about” XXXXX (my address), it was from someone claiming to be John and included instrucions to reply NOTHX to unsubscribe
Received a text message on 04OCT2023 at 12:05PM:
Followup call recieved, claims to be William, immediatly blocked the caller
Introduced himself as Mike and inquired about ownership of a certain property.
Some guy named Ben wants to know if I am the owner of this house and if I have time to talk, whats that suppost to mean?
We recieved a text from this number with our adress attached, thats a bit worryin
Apparently, an individual claiming to be Mike sent me a text message, inquiring about discussing my house and even provided my street adress. Coincidently, a strange vehical was parked outside my house at the same time, possibily releated.
I recieved a text from this number, they were asking a 13 year old girl if she owned a house, I told them not to text back