Me and Brian

cavework

Not sure if this is the right place to post this thread but here goes..
3 weeks ago I had an 'out of area' phone call from a nice Indian man.
me 'hello'
NIM 'hello can I speak to Mrs ****
Now Mrs *** was my previous married name 21 years ago ..so
Me 'Why?'
NIM' Are you Mrs ***?'
Me 'no' (well it's true)
NIM 'Is she there?'
Me 'why?'
NIM 'are you the owner of this telephone?'
Me 'Why?'
Phone went dead
Next call
NIM 'Can I speak to Mrs *** ?'
Me ' no , we have already had this conversation now go away'
I put down the phone
3 more calls over 3 days where I just picked it up and put it back down
Then another 3 this weekend
Last one.. same guy
NIM 'Mrs ***?'
Me ' who wants to know?'
NIM 'this is not a sales call'
Me ' OK .. so who are you and what Company are you calling from?'
NIM 'My name is Brian'
Me ' OK what Company are you calling from and what do you want?'
NIM (now known as Brian) ' are you Mrs *** .. is there another member of the family there connected to Mrs ****?' ( he was getting a bit irrate)
But bless .. we are getting friendly now so I wanted to help
Me 'OK Brian tell me the Company you are calling from and I will try to help'
To my horror the call was ended by Brian.. just went dead .. my new friend who was so keen to trace Mrs *** he has been calling for 3 weeks.
I am gutted .. so Brian, if you are out there ..
Give me a call .:T
Seriously does anyone have any idea what this call is about?
I am sure I cleared all my debts all those 21 years ago and where the heck has he got my number from? I have been here over 9 years and not been refered to as Mrs *** for years as I remarried 20 years ago.
My credit file is clean.. I checked just in case Brian was being mislead or nosey

fermi

Could be anything from a legitimate trace to give you money (v unlikely, but can happen), someone chasing an old debt, someone selling something (badly ), right through to the usual scams or other dodgy phishing calls.

Have you got a real number they are calling from?

cavework

Hi .. no it's out of area and 1471 just brings up number withheld.
I have a son who has my previous name but he has assured me that he is not being chased for any debts. I checked with him to make sure today.
Perhaps next time he calls I should just say Yes when he asks for Mrs **** ?

DawnW

Personally I would deny all knowledge. At best, it would be a sales call? They are after all asking for someone who ceased to exist all those years ago...