Jul 15, 2014
6/19/14, my mother received a call from a male calling himself "Michael Cunningham," who told her she had an court date in Chicago on 7/17. My mother is 90 yrs old & has never been to Chicago in her life. Phone number is actually connected to a law firm in downtown Chicago, "Michael" identified himself as "court secretary." Call was reported to our local police, who thought it may be a spoof phone number downloaded from the internet. They said to ignore the call. After numerous calls to Chicago court system, it was confirmed by a court representative that the call was not legitimate.
Scam intended to scare seniors into making credit card payments over the phone.