Telephone Identification (Was Re: Banking under Enduring Power of Attorney)

[David Hansen]

On 9 Apr 2009 at 14:36, Igor Mozolevsky wrote:

> > I've had a couple of these infuriating "catch 22" calls with service
> > suppliers recently. I'm getting less tolerant and now require these folks to
> > find a way to prove to me that they are who they say they are (if they
> > initiated the contact).
> 
> Just ask the caller for their name and say you'll call the company on
> a known phone number.

I asked one of these idiots for their name and they refused to tell me, 
for "security reasons". The same idiot wanted me to tell them all sorts 
of information.

I dealt with them by letter.




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