Got a call from a rather rude girl with a strong Valley Girl accent, insisting several times that it was important and the owner of the phone call her back immediately without leaving any other information; she finally hung up. Probably a bill collector.
I answered the phone just as the caller was hanging up, I heard a few clicks and then someone dialing out so I said "Hello?" and the caller said "I need to change my apointment this afternoon". I replied "OK, what is your name & phone number". (She thought she had called her dentist).
The name she gave me was Gloria Colavecchio and her HOME phone number is 954-971-1965
I asked her where she was calling from but she just replied "from work" and would not give any more information about "work", then she got suspicious and started asking me who I was.
I panicked and hung up, at least I found out who she was, but not where or what company
Caller announced the call could be recorded then asked for employee here. I told her they were not on the employee list. Caller then pressed to talk to HR. I told caller the call would not be accepted. Caller tried to press the issue but I was firm. We do not give out personal information about current or past employees, period.
BTW: To an experienced switchboard operator, collection calls are easy to pick out just a few words into the call. Given the criminal nature of too many collection calls, cooperation is highly unlikely.
They called me to ask me about location information for my sister? Told me I was a known associate of hers and that she needed to get into contact with her.