# I "prequalified" for a loan

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [March 1, 2025, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-prequalified-for-a-loan/1014993 "2025-03-01T23:11:07Z")\
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**Author:** ![Yllaria](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yllaria/32/3452_2.png) [@Yllaria](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yllaria)\
**Post date:** [March 3, 2025, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-prequalified-for-a-loan/1014993/21 "2025-03-03T23:59:10Z")

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> [@LurkMeister](#):
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> I got a call from someone who, after asking if I was the owner of the home at [my address] asking if I had any interest in selling it. When I replied, “Not a bit” they then asked if I had any other property I was interested in selling.

I’m amazed at how many of these calls I get at my work number. I always let them know that they’ve called a city number and unless they’re reporting a stop sign that’s been knocked down, I’m hanging up.

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**Author:** ![GaryM](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garym/32/241_2.png) [@GaryM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GaryM)\
**Post date:** [March 8, 2025, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-prequalified-for-a-loan/1014993/22 "2025-03-08T00:14:23Z")

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My cordless phone has a button that when pressed says “please say your name”, they often hang up at that point and I’m entertained. Last week they said “Hello” at that point I picked up and said “that’s an unusual name” Then hung up.

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