Scam Detective
Phone Number

(213) 221-8472

Last reported Feb 24, 2026

Low Activity
  • 2 community reports from users

Campaign Intelligence

This phone number cluster involves 1 numbers linked to suspicious activity complaints. Together, these numbers have accumulated 0 consumer complaints across FTC and FCC databases. If you receive a call or text from any of these numbers, do not engage — hang up immediately and do not call back. Never provide personal information or make payments to unknown callers. You can report suspicious contacts to the FTC at reportfraud.ftc.gov or to the FCC at consumercomplaints.fcc.gov. This campaign was...

Part of: Phone Campaign2/22/2026

Details

First Seen
2/22/2026
Last Reported
2/24/2026
Area Code
213

Connected Entities

Community Reports

Beware! "Department of Legal Affairs with the United States Treasury" Scam. Hey guys, posting to help others avoid falling for this BS. Here goes: * Received an alarming call from my father an hour ago. "Officer Robert James of the Department of Legal Affairs with the United States Treasury" was seeking my phone number - and/or my lawyers phone number as there was an "action brought against me". He wouldn't share any details whatsoever and only wanted my number. My dad refused (go dad!). I was to call Officer James at 213-221-8472. * My dad recommended that I reach out to a family friend who's a lawyer instead of speaking with the Department of Legal Affairs with the United States Treasury directly. As I couldn't think of any reason for their to be an "action brought against me", I decided to call, not say anything, and simply ask for an explanation. * As I dialed (recording below), I did a quick google search - and there were a number of red flags. Combining these red flags with the background noise and his heavy accent, I challenged "Officer Robert James" - and he immediately hung up. My guess is that they'd threaten me with a large suit - and offer to settle immediately for a smaller amount. Scary as my parents were clearly falling for this. Be careful. The clip: http://clyp.it/cmrmlnzo

4209 days ago3 upvotes

Beware! "Department of Legal Affairs with the United States Treasury" Scam. Hey guys, posting to help others avoid falling for this BS. Here goes: * Received an alarming call from my father an hour ago. "Officer Robert James of the Department of Legal Affairs with the United States Treasury" was seeking my phone number - and/or my lawyers phone number as there was an "action brought against me". He wouldn't share any details whatsoever and only wanted my number. My dad refused (go dad!). I was to call Officer James at 213-221-8472. * My dad recommended that I reach out to a family friend who's a lawyer instead of speaking with the Department of Legal Affairs with the United States Treasury directly. As I couldn't think of any reason for their to be an "action brought against me", I decided to call, not say anything, and simply ask for an explanation. * As I dialed (recording below), I did a quick google search - and there were a number of red flags. Combining these red flags with the background noise and his heavy accent, I challenged "Officer Robert James" - and he immediately hung up. My guess is that they'd threaten me with a large suit - and offer to settle immediately for a smaller amount. Scary as my parents were clearly falling for this. Be careful. The clip: http://clyp.it/cmrmlnzo

4209 days ago3 upvotes

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