512-974-0845

lists on caller ID as City of Austin    read an amber alert style message claiming it is from Austin Police, called at 1 AM Friday March 8 2019 described a missing child. asked user to hit 1 to confirm receipt of message.

Same thing happened to me today. Amber alert style msg regarding a missing senior citizen.  If it's a scam, who benefits?

Same thing here, but at 10:30pm and 2:15am. Sadly, I do think it’s the city waking citizens at 2am to let them know an Amber Alert is called off. They need a better method.

Got a call at midnight Silver alert, then again at 2:30 to cancel message. I called this morning same number and pressed option 3 and was told it is an automated Alert system in my area (I’m assuming only landlines!) I was given a number to call to be taken off the list, 512-916-6000

Your post is nearly 2 years too late. And why are you even here? Do you often look up known phone numbers then give no useful information on the call?

Received a text from a random number, then a call from this number - both about a missing child in Travis County.  Text had a link to click on or reply Yes to confirm.  Why would they need confirmation of receipt??  Voice mail from this phone number more descriptive saying to call the number back

What method would that be?

Missed a call from: 512-974-0845.... Haven't seen a VM come in yet. Caller ID said "Travis County Shr".... Any idea if this is a legit call or a scam and why on earth Travis Country Sherif Department would be calling me?.....

It the Sheriff's Department was calling you they would have have left a message, unless they were figuring to pick you up in which case they wouldn't call ahead.  If this were any other type of emergency they would have left a message.  All of that should be commonsense if anyone had that these days.

I missed a call from 512-974-0845 Sat 2/7 @ 8:29 PM on my company work cell, which I almost never use. Recents (cell history) shows "STATE OF TEXAS", and no voicemail left. I wonder if it was Austin's city-wide  Boil Water Notice and they are trying to let people know. My company is in Austin, but I don't reside in Travis County.
  Or it could someone posing to be from that # as hackers at good at that now, pretending to look official, then scam you for personal info.