Feb 10: Recording of "the federal government has awarded seven hundred billion dollars for mortgage bail out" scam

Man's voice: "The federal government has awarded seven hundred billion dollars for mortgage bail out. To see if you qualify for your home loan to be modified, press one. We are currently targeting homeowners in your county for mortgage payment reduction. Press one to speak with an authorized agent now. Press two to be excluded from this offer."

They called just a week earlier. So I pressed one to fuck with them. Unfortunately, I hadn't prepared any bogus mortgage story, so I just answered yes when the woman asked if I was behind on my mortgage. When I couldn't answer how many months behind I was, she said I didn't qualify and hung up on me. Next time, I'll be better prepared with a fake mortgage balance, fake interest rate, and a fake number of months that I'm behind.