Never ignore a suspicious automated threat call; verify before you act. The recorded message you heard matches a common government‑impersonation scam that uses legal jargon to scare recipients into pressing a key. These calls rarely leave a genuine voicemail and often hang up once you respond. Block the number, report it to the FTC, and never provide personal data or payment. If you’re unsure, search the phone number online or use a reverse‑lookup service. Keep a log of repeated attempts and consider enrolling in your carrier’s spam‑filtering program to reduce future nuisance calls.
I received a threatening message claiming there was an issue against my name, warning that ignoring the message would be considered an intentional attempt to avoid a federal criminal offense, and prompting me to press one to hold for an available officer, a tactic used to instill fear and compliance.
Since ignoring the initial call, the same phone number and location have been displayed on my caller id twice, indicating a persitent caller.
I got same threat, they say 'Against your name, ignoring this message will be intentional second attempt to avoid initial appearance before magistrate judge or grand jury for federal criminal offense, this is final attempt to reach you for more information press one and hold for next available officer'
After receiving a similar call, I engaged with the scammer, asking for my name if I was indeed in trouble. The caller laughed and immediately hung up, exposing the ridiculous nature of the scam.
It's infuriating to receive spam calls; it's unclear who is selling our numbers to the highest bidder.
No message was left by the caller, which is unusual.
A threatening message was received, stating that ignoring the call would be considered an intentional attempt to avoid a federal criminal offense, and that pressing 1 would allow me to speak with an available officer.
The message I got was a threatening one, stating that ignoring it would be considered an intentional attempt to avoid a federal criminal offense, and that I should press one to hold for an officer
Recieved a threatning message from this number, claiming that ignoring the message would be an intentional second attempt to avoid a federal criminal offense, and i was asked to press one to hold for the next available officer, which sounds like a scam
I recieved a cal from this number, they left a computerized voicemail, it was a threatning message