[US] Was this voicemail a scam? What should I do?
I think I fell for a scam call this morning. It was at 7:30 am, and came from a local number. It left a voicemail from an old lady sounding like she was crying and saying "I'm scared and I don't know where you are." I called the number back, it rang 5-6 times, then went to voicemail (I hung up before I heard what the voicemail message said). As soon as I hung up, I remembered that there are scams where they pretend to be a loved one in danger.
I feel so dumb for falling for it, but I spent years taking care of an elderly relative with dementia, and this is exactly the kind of thing she really would have done. And people with dementia get super confused and have panic attacks, so I guess I'm really sensitive to the sound of a scared elderly person. 😞 I was prepared to call the police to go check on her and everything.
What should I look out for going forward? Is anything bad going to happen because I called back? No one answered and tried to scam me out of money, but the call did connect to their voicemail. Any advice? I feel dumb...