Unfiltered Story #262724

(I am studying before my next class with a colleague. My phone rings, which is weird because everyone who knows me is aware that I am hard of hearing and require assistance understanding phone calls. Since my colleague is there, I answer it and put it on speakerphone. She translates the call for me. She later told me that the caller was a woman with a very strong Indian accent).

Caller: hello, (my name)?

Me: who is this, and what do you want?

Caller: I am calling from the internal vehicle service department of government. I need from you-

(colleague signed that it’s scam nonsense, so I reply accordingly).

Me: No, you’re not.

Caller: *exasperated sigh and hangs up on me*

(The good news is, it’s been a while and they haven’t called back! I’m guessing they got my name from an illegal sale of customer information, since I had just signed paperwork for business recently).