Caller ID read "Out of Area"
Male caller asked for the owner by name. I told him he was out to lunch and asked to take a message and he said no and hung up. I knew right then that it was some sort of sales pitch cold call.
If they want to sell you "Working Interest" which is very often associated with oil and gas rigs, it's NOT a good deal for you. You pay the money, then later they need more money, then later they need more money. All the while they tell you that when it hits you will get big $$$. Thing is, it already hit, they run with the money, move on to some other place, and the EPA comes down on you with fines to "Clean up the environment" where the rig was because you are "one of the owners of said rig".
Working Interest means you are working for their interest.
The caller ID said that there was no name associated with this number. A google search for the number gave an investment company in Texas. If this was from them, it would have their name attached. Therefore this is most likely a fake call with criminal intent. Here in CA you have to be licensed by the state to sell securities.
Called asking for a manager that no longer works here. After I told the caller that, he was silent for a moment and then said OK and hung up on me. I wasn't about to give the caller any more information. I'm sure it was a scam.