Just got a call from Vegas, unknown number but I answered anyways. Dialouge went like this:
Me- "Hello?"
Caller- "Hi, is Mary there?"
Me- "No, sorry I think you have the wrong number"
Caller- "Sorry, well maybe you can help me anyways. I'm calling because we're looking for sponsors to help raise money for...... *blah blah blah*... Do you think you could help us out?
Me- "Sorry, I can't today, have a good one, bye."
Caller- "Well if I understand, you're... *I hang up*"
I thought I was talking to a real person up until the very last line, but I heard a slight "click" as soon as I started speaking that must have been the start of the recording. Looking back on it, the caller was perfectly timed, well spoken, reassuring, and articulate; sounded like the voice of a perfect human. There's no way it could have been a real person. I know a lot of customer service centers use pretty sophisticated robo dialogues to help users navigate without "press one for accounting... Two for.." but this was the first time I was cold called by one.
Beware Arfcom, the machines are rising. Trade in your HP for AP before its too late.