866-901-3212

I got a call from this number, in which I'm told I owe child support. However, I've never had kids. When I called it back, it asked for my social security number in order to check up on my case.  In case this is a scam, don't give the social security number to see if you got mixed up with someone with your number. you didn't, this is just a scam to make you think your social number has been used by someone so you'll punch it in when the machine at the number asks for it.

I didn't put my social number in and waited for a clerk to answer when I called back, and he obviously was full of [***] when he said "Well, it's just a state agency randomly going around finding anyone on a list and saying they owe child support". Not true. A state agency will only contact those on a list who are factually known to owe child support.

So, do'nt put in your social number. That's what this scam is: how to get you excited that someone misused your informaiton and ptu you as owing their child support with your ID, then if you by this, your suppose to enter your social number to find out if you really have a case. Don't put in your social security number. You're ID did'nt really get mixed up. If you really did get mixed up with someone who really does owe child support, you would get written letters and it would be more obvious, not just a call on your cell phone.

I receive phone calls from this number on a daily basis.  I don't answer it because of telemarketers.  Well for some reason today i decided to do a google search for the phone number.  Here is a link for the company that it goes back to http://www.lasoc.com/FindHelpDetails.aspx?Id=21.  It is showing a legal website for the orange county family divison DA.  If it really was the courts system they would not call every day at the same time. ALSO i only have 1 kid and I am still married to the father.

Actually this number, 866-901-3212 is the number for California Child Support.  I work for one of the counties DCSS and this is the number we give to the clients want/need information on their child support case.

I got a call from this number, 866-901-3212, today.  Today is Father's Day and might I add Sunday, 10 am.  Would Child Support really be open and making phone calls??  Sounds fishy to me.

Well I guess I should have scrolled farther on my google search.  This # is listed on California's Child Support website.
http://www.childsup.ca.gov/Payments/CustomerConnect/tabid/289/Default.aspx

Still don't know why they would call on Sunday....

You owe child-support!  To who?  My children are way over 21!  What a scam!

From the Contra Costa County Child Support Website...

Security Alert:

Some customers reported receiving an automated phone call from the Department of Child Support Services with the Caller ID showing our phone number of (866)901-3212, asking the customer to enter their social security number and hold for an agent. We will never ask you to enter your social security number on an automated call. Should you receive such a call, please hang up immediately as this could be an attempt to obtain your confidential information.

I received a call from this number and my child support is being paid through Oregon...NOT California!
"Thank you for paying your Child Support.....etc..."

Bwahahaa! I got a vasectomy at 18 years old!! Child support my @$$!!

Actually DCSS will have an automated system call on weekends. They call THOUSANDS of numbers from Friday night through Sunday.

This number calls over and over.  I do not answer it and they leave no message.  My husband and I got full custody of his kids when they were 2 and 3 years old.  They are now both over 21.  Their mother filed false welfare cases in 2 states claiming she has the kids and we have had a multitude of problems since including phone and utility bills she put in their names.  I see that a lot of comments are about child support and I would not doubt if that is what it is about for us too.  She owes us 16 years of child support.  Maybe I will answer it next time just to clear it up.

I'm on the National Do Not Call Registry.  THis is annoying.

This REALLY is Tulare County Child Support (DCSS) since my wife works there and this number is linked to her.

this actually is Department of Child Support Services number... I know because I work there.

Our children are in their 30s, and my husband and I are still married.  How random can they possibly get?  We are also on the National Do Not Call Registry.  If this really is a government entity, it goes a long way toward explaining why we're in such trouble economically today.  Get rid of the incompetents, please!!!

From the Tulare County Department of Child Support Services website at http://www.co.tulare.ca.us/government/child/default.asp

Attention Child Support Customers: This is to alert you that customers have reported receiving phone calls from individuals asking about their EPC cards and asking for personal information. This is a Phishing scam. The Department of Child Support Services will never ask you to give personal and confidential information such as your social security number or date of birth. If you receive a call requesting that you give personal information, simply hang up and contact your local child support office at 1 (866) 901-3212 to verify whether we need information from you.

Was expecting a call from child support, so followed up on a call from this number.  It is California Child Support.  AND THEY DO ASK FOR YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER. Despite what their web site might say.  Your S.S.# is how the automated system retrieves your account.  Seems like there should be a better way.

Got two of these calls this morning.  don't answer numbers I do not know, I do owe some old CS but they would not be calling me about it. My question is, since it's a scam, how did they get my number?

I NEED THE EMAIL

No one has suggested that this number is being spoofed. It may be the actual number of the DCSS, but phishers have a way of pretending they are calling from someone else's number.
As is true for many of the other posters, there is no reason for DCSS to be calling my number. My number hasn't belonged to anyone else for 38 years so they couldn't be using an old number for someone else with children under 18.
Please don't ever give out personal information to someone who calls you. Don't even answer the phone for unknown callers.
DCSS should look into this to see who is using them for scamming.