Maybe this is old news, but it is new to me.
Permie Colleague A based in Office X gets a phone call from Permie Colleague B based in Office Y.
B: "Hi, reception at Office Y told me you were trying to call me, how can I help?"
A: "I haven't been trying to call you."
B: "Reception said someone claiming to be you phoned the switchboard and asked for my mobile number."
Colleague A confirms with reception that someone claiming to be Colleague A has been phoning the switchboard asking for Colleague B's number. Apparently the receptionist smelled a rat, and told the caller she would get Colleague B to phone him back. Colleague A tells receptionist to let him know if the impostor calls again. Later that day, the impostor does indeed call back with the same request. Receptionist, now wise to the scam, points out that if it is really is Colleague A, when did he lose his Scottish accent? Caller hangs up
His theory is that the caller is a recruitment agent that got his name from Linkedin, and chose him because he's in the same company, in the same department, but works in a different office and therefore has a plausible reason to be asking for someone's number.
Needless to say, the guy isn't exactly happy about agents trying to pass themselves off as him. Can't fault their ingenuity though.
Permie Colleague A based in Office X gets a phone call from Permie Colleague B based in Office Y.
B: "Hi, reception at Office Y told me you were trying to call me, how can I help?"
A: "I haven't been trying to call you."
B: "Reception said someone claiming to be you phoned the switchboard and asked for my mobile number."
Colleague A confirms with reception that someone claiming to be Colleague A has been phoning the switchboard asking for Colleague B's number. Apparently the receptionist smelled a rat, and told the caller she would get Colleague B to phone him back. Colleague A tells receptionist to let him know if the impostor calls again. Later that day, the impostor does indeed call back with the same request. Receptionist, now wise to the scam, points out that if it is really is Colleague A, when did he lose his Scottish accent? Caller hangs up
His theory is that the caller is a recruitment agent that got his name from Linkedin, and chose him because he's in the same company, in the same department, but works in a different office and therefore has a plausible reason to be asking for someone's number.
Needless to say, the guy isn't exactly happy about agents trying to pass themselves off as him. Can't fault their ingenuity though.
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