Was at work yesterday. Got a call on my cell. The guy had such a heavy accent, it was all I could do to understand him. He wanted to talk to me. He really needed to talk to me. About the money I had in my house. He knew I had money and he knew where the money was. He told me where my money was....or so he thought. I couldn't understand all of it; again, his accent was so heavy. I kept telling him I didn't understand and he finally hung up.
But calls like that freak me out. I worry about the cats. So I took some vacation time and went home. Everything was fine. Took The Beast out to pee, gave everybody some lunch. Checked the house out, checked the basement out. Went over to the next-door neighbors to talk to them....on nice days, he's usually outside and he'd be able to tell me if somebody had been around. He just tends to know. Nobody had been around the house or in the driveway.
I know the guy was scamming. But it tends to freak me out anyway. If something were wrong, if somebody tried to break in, they could do something to the cats. Or the cats might get out. Our younger cats have never been outside. Mollipop has been out, but only in my arms as we walked through the yard. The older cats used to go out on leashes, but even they haven't been outside in years. My two biggest fears are fire in the house or somebody breaking in and the animals getting hurt. So yeah, I went home. Things can be replaced; money can be re-earned. The cats cannot.
My co-worker called me once I got home and apologized profusely for not coming with me. He said he didn't even think about it until after I left and our admin asst chastised him for not offering to come with me. He's flipping out and telling me that he'll come right down to the house. No biggie. I survived and there's no sense in both of us losing vacation time over it. I did call the police, if for nothing else, than a record of the incident. They told me to call the Attorney General's office, so I did that, too. I have the phone number (for what that's worth) and gave the number to both the police and the AG's office.
We don't keep money in the house, other than our normal weekly spending money for gas, groceries, etc. Everything is in the bank, either in checking, savings, or otherwise. And normally I don't answer the phone if it's a number I don't recognize. My cell rang and I picked it up without even thinking about it.
Just thought you might want to know in case somebody gets a similar call.
But calls like that freak me out. I worry about the cats. So I took some vacation time and went home. Everything was fine. Took The Beast out to pee, gave everybody some lunch. Checked the house out, checked the basement out. Went over to the next-door neighbors to talk to them....on nice days, he's usually outside and he'd be able to tell me if somebody had been around. He just tends to know. Nobody had been around the house or in the driveway.
I know the guy was scamming. But it tends to freak me out anyway. If something were wrong, if somebody tried to break in, they could do something to the cats. Or the cats might get out. Our younger cats have never been outside. Mollipop has been out, but only in my arms as we walked through the yard. The older cats used to go out on leashes, but even they haven't been outside in years. My two biggest fears are fire in the house or somebody breaking in and the animals getting hurt. So yeah, I went home. Things can be replaced; money can be re-earned. The cats cannot.
My co-worker called me once I got home and apologized profusely for not coming with me. He said he didn't even think about it until after I left and our admin asst chastised him for not offering to come with me. He's flipping out and telling me that he'll come right down to the house. No biggie. I survived and there's no sense in both of us losing vacation time over it. I did call the police, if for nothing else, than a record of the incident. They told me to call the Attorney General's office, so I did that, too. I have the phone number (for what that's worth) and gave the number to both the police and the AG's office.
We don't keep money in the house, other than our normal weekly spending money for gas, groceries, etc. Everything is in the bank, either in checking, savings, or otherwise. And normally I don't answer the phone if it's a number I don't recognize. My cell rang and I picked it up without even thinking about it.
Just thought you might want to know in case somebody gets a similar call.
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