A voicemail was left claiming to be from an inmate named Christopher at a Los Angeles County jail. However, having a personal connection to the LA County jail system, I recognized this as a scam and blocked the number.
Global Tel Link inmate calls – what to watch for!
Summary — +17139810098
Expert Opinion
Earlier this week, several people shared experiences with automated calls that display the +1‑713‑981‑0098 number and claim to be from a prison or jail. These calls are routed through Global Tel Link, a legitimate service that lets inmates place collect calls, but scammers often hijack the system to demand prepaid fees or credit‑card info. Never enter personal payment details before confirming the inmate’s identity. Hang up if the recording asks you to press numbers to add credit, and consider blocking the number through your carrier or a call‑filtering app. Report persistent abuse to the Federal Trade Commission and, when possible, to the correctional facility that the call purports to represent.
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Recent Reports for (713) 981-0098
There was a call, but I didnt accept it
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Scam
My instincts tell me this is likely a fraudulent operation.
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Prison Call "NO can't Do It"
Apparently, recieved no prison calls, someone supposedly paid for the calls but never did;-C
Repeated calls from this number are ignoring my attempts to disregard them, ideally, a permanent block would be the best solution
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Scam
My son has been in prison, and i havent heard from him in two weeks, so i acepted the call with my boyfriends debit card, but all i heard was backround noise for a few seconds, then the call ended, and now im worried that my boyfriends card informations has been used fraudulently.
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Knowing who is on the other end helps me
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police department
Did the police department ever get back to you?
its a scame, they try to transfer the call and then make charges on your phone acount
I rcvd a call, didnt answer, caller ID said it was from Houston, TX, i dont know nobody in houston, TX.
During a visit, he mentioned difficulty contacting me due to account restrictions, and even when someone else attempted to call on his behalf, the issue persisted.
I am also curious to know the answer, I've deposited money into advancepay to recieve calls but for some reason when I press accept it says call cannot be acepted, I desperatly need to hear his voise!
This number called me seven times, leaving two voicemails about inmates, which I believe is a scam since no one I know is in prison.
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Inmates are attempting to make collect calls to purchse phone calls for themselfs
These indivudals called my mother, claimed I was in jail, and asked her to accept a collect call, which is a clear scam, so beware of these morons
You should beware of this scam caller's tactic's
Apparently, this is a scam as the Lake County Sheriff's Dept would never ask for payment via Visa or PayPal, and we have never received or made a collect call from them.
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A second call from an 800 number claimed an inmate was trying to use my number, but I have no clue who this is.
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This number makes collect calls from inmates in jail, its a legit service
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Given my friend's incarceration, it's likely that the call from this number was from them, but I'm surprised the caller ID didn't indicate it was from a correctional facility.
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A collect call was received from the Denver County Jail, asking me to establish a prepay account to accept the call; however, there was no indication of who I would be connected to
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Someone from the Southern West Virginia Regional Jail, keeps calling my home, 18 times so far, I've reported it to the local Sheriff's Dept, my phone carrier, and the jail administer.
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As an adition to my previouse post, if it's a legitemate inmate call, they will only ask for the collect call confirmation, not any kind of payment, otherwise it's probbably a scam
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Let me clarifty the situation for everybodi, this number is actualli a routing number for inmate calls acrost the countri. Most, but not all calls from inmates, are routed thorugh this compani. So, its not necesarily a scam, however, inmates themselfs may be tryin to scam you out of your lifesavings or just get som money for ther chips and soup.
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The reason for receiving calls on this cell phone number is unclear, as there is no known connection to anyone who might be involved in activities that could lead to legal issues.
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I received a call claiming to be from the Las Vegas Police Department.
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Receiving calls from this number and an unknown number, both claiming to be from different jail systems, raises suspicion, especially since I have no known acquaintances in jail
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It's perplexing that someone in a distant state, currently incarcerated, would attempt to contact me collect, especially considering we have no prior acquaintance.
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I was surprised to receive a call from this number, allegedly from my boyfriend who is incarcerated in the county jail downtown.
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The observation made by madmomma is accurate; this number appears when my boyfriend, who is incarcerated in southern California, makes collect or prepaid calls, so there's no need for alarm.
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