Jul 2, 2015
Same situation. Someone called asking for me by name..said legal action was being taken against me and he wanted my lawyer's number.
We got disconnected, he called right back and asked why I hung up. I didn't hang up. But then I hung up on him and called the number back and they actually answered (!) "UNITED STATES TREASURY DEPT". I asked to talk to "the boss" and the woman said, "We don't have a boss at the Treasury." I asked to talk to her manager and she said she WAS the supervisor in charge of the Treasury!!! (Can't make this up.) I asked for her name and she said, "I'm hanging up. I think you're some kind of scam artist!" I told her she got that backwards; she hung up on me.
The REASON I called back is because I expected to get a "this number had been disconnected" recording.
Tell your elderly family members to beware.
My aunt lost everything to one of these scams.