I just got a call at 12:30 from "Mike with the Yellow Pages."
Me: "Hello?"
"Mike": "Hello?"
Me: "Who is calling?"
"Mike": "Is this Katherine Falk?"
Me: "May I ask who is calling?"
"Mike": "Uh, this is Mike with the Yellow Pages."
Me: "Can you please put me on your do-not-call list?"
"Mike": "No thanks!" (Hangs up.)
WTF?!!? And the number was blocked on Caller ID, too. Great.
The SF Chronicle ran an article on this the other day. There have been a lot more telemarketers lately who hang up when you ask to be put on a DNC list and/or ask for info on their business. They seem to be generally illegitimate businesses that are intent on scamming people. The most frequent ones lately have been "your car insurance has expired" people. Absolute crooks.