Try calling your county office to see if that is something they actually do.

I hate it when they 'steal' your number and make calls. I have had this happen and have returned calls to those who have had their number stolen. And have had email address stolen, too. They 'play' the net to steal information. One looked up "spokeo" with their own name and was amazed at the info there. don't know if it still works or not. Even Google earth give the wrong information on where we live. Guess they are confused about Missouri hills, valleys and curves! LOL!

GPS has house numbers messed in our Grandson's neighborhood. A roofing company tore off his roof and put a new one on before the supervisor got to the house and saw it was suppose to be his nextdoor neighbor. Everyone involved was afraid he would be mad. Although he didn't need a new roof he was very happy to get it. He is just starting the trip of life. He was on vacation, no one was home.

Sounds like a bill collector trying to track someone down. My DD got a bunch of calls like this because someone used her name, not her credit card or SSN and opened some department store accounts. I wouldn't worry at all if they didn't ask for money or threatened you.

NEVER give your info to someone on the other end that you didn't call.

There is a scam where you are called and asked a yes or no question. If you say 'yes', it is recorded and plugged into a conversation with the scammer - that you never had - where you say "yes" to purchasing something or donating $$ to something.

Who knew it would become so darned dangerous to answer your telephone?

Probably a robo-call, at that. I guess that it works often enough for the scammers to continue doing it, but a robo-call always makes me wonder how dumb they think I am.

I'd give the police a call and just report the incident. They may already have other folks who have received the same call. Sometimes people are just trying to find out if folks are home, if it was a landline.

It is quite possible the person was trying to locate the person she asked for. When I was handling claims sometimes we would hire investigators to find our injured workers. They would pretend to be someone else that someone would give information to. Also, one time I had an insured have their brand new Toyota catch fire in their garage and almost burnt their house down. The dealer would not give them or us the Toyota contact in Los Angeles. It was most frustrating so I decided to pretend I was a very satisfied customer of the salesman and the dealership and I wanted to send a letter to the Toyota Corporation. They couldn't give me the name, address, phone number fast enough. Toyota was thrilled that I called them - they sent out a representative the next day and took care of everything for the owner.

And I did some internet checking - there is nothing to answering "Yes" or "No" for scammers. No company has voice recognition yet so unless they have your SSN or the credit card #, the "Yes" and "No" is not going to get anywhere.

Be sure they are not watching your house. After a call like that you could leave your house unattended and look for a friend or something. I'd be totally skeptical.

Always sit in a cafe with your back against a plain wall so you can see the entrance.