Caller "Joe" pulled the "I'm an important person." call. Wanted to talk to my boss, when I asked what it was in regards to he said, "A personal matter, can you tell him I'm holding."
Now, I know my boss, so I replied that he doesn't speak to anyone unless he knows what it's regarding. He then hung up.
Thanks for posting! We just had the same call come in. He was put on hold so I could Google the number, and I was not surprised to learn it was a telemarketer. Your post was VERY helpful psychofilly. :-)
Got a similar call from AnQi. My staff said that it was personal and would only speak with me. I told my staff to let them know that I am in surgery to take down the phone number. Thanks for posting this.