The TBI is warning others about a scam using the phone number of the Tennessee Human Trafficking Hotline. The scheme also involves a number associated with the Metro Nashville Police Department. The TBI says the caller identifies himself as Ryan McClain and claims to represent the Nashville Human Trafficking Task Force. From there, the scammer reportedly tells the person on the other end of the phone that their number has been identified as being on the phone of a human trafficking victim and if they want their name “cleared,” they need to pay up. Anyone who receives a similar phone call is asked by authorities to ignore the caller’s message and report it to the TBI at 1-800-TBI-FIND.