A guy called from 302-335-1874 claiming to be "a local chimney sweep company". It was suspicious from the start. He asked if I had oil or gas heat, I said gas. He then asked if I had a wood-burning fireplace, and I said no. And then, exact words: "How ling since you've had that done?" ... which is a very strange question when I just replied that I don't have a chimney. Was he reading from a script? Did he skip to the part where he was supposed to ask if I've had my chimney cleaned? I dunno. When I replied, I said "I just told you I don't have a chimney - how could I have anything done to it?" He hung up. When I returned the call, I get a "This phone number has been disconnected" - but NOT from the typical telephone company recording. It's almost like they put an answering machine on their line and recorded themselves saying that. Weird.
A guy called from 302-335-1874 claiming to be "a local chimney sweep company". It was suspicious from the start. He asked if I had oil or gas heat, I said gas. He then asked if I had a wood-burning fireplace, and I said no. And then, exact words: "How ling since you've had that done?" ... which is a very strange question when I just replied that I don't have a chimney. Was he reading from a script? Did he skip to the part where he was supposed to ask if I've had my chimney cleaned? I dunno. When I replied, I said "I just told you I don't have a chimney - how could I have anything done to it?" He hung up. When I returned the call, I get a "This phone number has been disconnected" - but NOT from the typical telephone company recording. It's almost like they put an answering machine on their line and recorded themselves saying that. Weird.