SCAM! Who knows what they even wanted but a gentleman by the supposed name of William Smith called for an individual in our office. I asked him what company he was with and he said he was not with one, but that his cousin John Marsh (March?) was friends with our employee and gave him some documents that he needed to talk about. I knew it was a scam based on the information provided and he became agitated that I was asking him questions. When I put him on hold he of course hung up.
This number called and asked for a person (our CFO) who has been gone from our company for over 6 years. Alot of background noise - like a call center and the gentleman had a thick foreign accent - possibly Indian. Did not identify his company name.
Called and asked for one of my co-workers. There was a lot of background noise. The woman would never say her name, but she had a very thick accent. She said she had tried calling the person's cell but couldn't get through and claimed she was my co-worker's friend. Not the case. I kept asking her over and over again what her call was regarding and she wouldn't say, just that she's my co-worker's friend and needs to talk to her. So I told her that if she is indeed her friend, she can keep trying her cell. I then hung up on her.
A man with a thick Indian accent called our dental office inquiring about cleaning and exam prices. He then proceeded to ask the receptionist her name, and made inappropriate comments about her name (oh, that's so pretty, you sound so pretty...) and then he said he would call back for an appointment. Lots of background noise.
They called 3 times while reading these comments so I finally answered the phone, figuring they would keep calling if no one picked up and answered. A man with thick Indian accent called. There was a lot of background noise with other people talking in the background, obviously a call center. He wanted to speak to our VP. When I asked who was calling, he hung up. Fishy people- don't give out any info!