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I got a call from "Microsoft" a while back
that the caller said was actually from a prescription service that my husband signed up for. The caller wanted more info for his app, but said she wasn't allowed to say where she was calling from. I sure as heck didn't give her any info.
Area code & prefix were right for MS, but I wasn't able to get a reverse lookup. Emailed to MS and got a reply that that wasn't their phone number and pointing to a website with their numbers. We all know there are company numbers that aren't listed, so I didn't give much weight to the answer.
Maybe it was just a disgruntled employee making a fast buck on company time, or maybe it was a spoofed number. I'll always wonder.
Posted by: cactuswren   Posted on: 08/30/04 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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Horse Hockey! There is NO good reason to lie!  No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/30/04
Place responsibility where it belongs!  George Mitchell | 08/30/04
If that is where the problem lays..  No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/30/04
Potentially dangerous!!  drichards1953 | 08/30/04
The genie is already out of the bottle  vferrara | 08/31/04
Not a big surprise ...  George Mitchell | 08/30/04
caller id is a paid service  V Sanders | 08/30/04
Great...  KOS-MOS | 08/30/04
now if the government doesn't make this illeagal something is wrong  V Sanders | 08/30/04
How about if the VENDOR doesn't FIX it?  George Mitchell | 08/30/04
I'm not sure there *IS* an acceptable technical fix  Atlant | 08/31/04
And you may indeed be correct ...  George Mitchell | 08/31/04
I got a call from "Microsoft" a while back  cactuswren | 08/30/04
Seriously doubt MS cares about you...  John Zern | 08/31/04
Da*n Straight!!  Jigamafloo | 08/30/04
PABX's have been able to do this forever.  Atlant | 08/31/04
You are correct, but ...  George Mitchell | 08/31/04
Stalkers Rejoice!!!  itanalyst | 08/31/04
Green Light  Roger Ramjet | 09/01/04
"I'm a rep from your credit card company ...  toomuchgreeatea@... | 09/02/04

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