Two calls today: from "Canada Development office" from someone with an Indian accent. The other from the "Quebec Business Office". Both asked about if we were moving. If you live in Quebec, you will definitely get a big laugh in their face as they present themselves. They were shocked at why I was laughing out so loud. I answered: "I will tell you after you give me your name, the name of your boss and his phone number". She hung up on me right away.
You can't call in Quebec presenting yourself in English with a name like that. It is not only impossible, it is illegal, because no official "Office" or authority would have an English name. And they would speak French upfront.
So please, laugh out loud to them!
Also a female caller named Tracy (3rd time she's called), claiming to be from the Quebec Business Rental Board inquiring about a move. If she was really from the QC rental board, she wouldn't ask "Hi, How are you(in a asian southern accent)?""Are you still at the same address?" She would know, lol. Anyway...if you get a call from these jokers 1-210-429-8816, pay no attention to them.
The same scenario just happened to me, but she claimed to be from the Ontario Business Development Office.
She hung up the phone after I refused to giver her information.
Same thing just happened, a person with an Asian accent called in English from Quebec Business Development Office (which does not exist) to find out if we had found our new location. Told her we had everything we needed and that our address was still the one she had. Tried to tell me she wasn't trying to sell anything but was updating some business directory. She was obviously upset, but stayed polite, to hear me resist her attempts to find out more.
Same thing - but now claiming to the British Columbia Development Office. I asked if they were calling from BC (because their area code popped up as 210, instead of 604 or 250), and she said "yes" -- repeatedly tried to find out about my plans to move, that I told her I was planning on moving (?), and asked if I had "moved to my new location yet." Had an accent as noted above -- I detect a bit of Caribbean maybe... Polite but pushy. This comes up as a Texas area code. She abruptly hung up after I told her that no, i had not told her I was planning to move -- I guess she gave up. When you try to call the number back, it comes up with a phony sounding recording that says that you've dialed the wrong area code/number, with a switch/routing number mentioned. Totally bogus. Seems like a phishing scam; if it was a list provider (like Info USA), they would identify themselves up front.
Asked about the same thing, from the Quebec Business Development Office.
Tried to get as much information as she could about my company. Asking specifically about our planned move. Knew our street address, but seemingly that's it.