“Unreported and in the affected area for a training exercise”.
Pretending to be DoD
Pretends to be DOD warning you about an exercise in your area and requests you call a number and select options for response.
Pretending to be the Dept of Defense
Text from23679 states: This is a test template. Please disregard. Resp: 1) Message received 2) We are in danger please send help +18582511381
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At least 8 consumers from Virginia, Hawaii, Maryland, Missouri, North Carolina, and 2 other states reported phone number 858-251-1381 to the Federal Trade Commission. 100% of complaints reported the call or text message as a robocall or recorded message. The last complaint was on July 3, 2025.
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Voicemail left saying "DoD alert, mass notification system - past records show you are unreported and in affected area for a FORSCOM exercise, support of 18th Airborne. Call (number) and use ID number (###) to account for yourself.