Ladies & Gents, Beware
In reading on the Brides board about the incredible presistance of 21st Century Concepts/Royal Prestige in repeatedly calling tammyjill .. it reminded me of something that happened early this morning.
Luckily we have Caller ID, but we`ve been getting a ton of 'Out of Area' calls, which, almost every single time, is a telemarketer, but not always. We generally don`t pick up these calls, but they`ve been driving me nuts. So, this morning I answered it.
The man asked for my husband, totally demolishing the last name (easiest giveaway it`s a telemarketer on the line is having a difficult looking name!). So I knew this was not someone we know. Without identifying myself, I simply asked, in a terse voice, 'Who is this?' (I hate when they call and ask to talk to someone without identifying themselves. Right there you know they`re hiding something).
Well, the guy finally gave a name and started saying 'from AT&T...' So, before he could finish, I told him to stop calling us and remove our name from their call list ... still believing this was a sales pitch.
This is the part that bugs me .. the guy said he needed me to confirm the name and address information that appears on our bill!! So, then I let him have it .. saying that was insane, and how I was the wife of the house and I wanted our number removed from the call list.
For all I know, this could have been some wacko who had gotten our phone number, and was now looking for our address!
If they called MY house, why should I have to confirm that it`s us?? How was I supposed to confirm he was really from AT&T??
Maybe I`m overreacting, but there are too many crazy stories these days, and there have been so many warnings over the years about not giving out private information over the phone to people who call you. Obviously if you call a company for billing inquiries, etc., they`re going to ask those kinds of questions. But don`t answer in reverse, when a 'company' calls you and starts asking questions.
Heads Up, everyone!!
