Randomly getting contacted for an interview - safe to reply?

Hi,

Someone sent me a Linkedin message saying he wants to talk to me about jobs at his company. The company is legit. According to the profile, he is a Recruiter, lives in the town of my school, and seems legit. However, I'm paranoid if that's a scam and I don't want to give my phone number to random people. What do you guys think I should do? Should I just at least pick up the phone?

Thanks

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