# What kind of crank call / phone scam is this

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-crank-call-phone-scam-is-this/684969>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [March 31, 2014, 7:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-crank-call-phone-scam-is-this/684969 "2014-03-31T07:12:10Z")\
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**Author:** ![Count\_Blucher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher)\
**Post date:** [April 2, 2014, 12:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-crank-call-phone-scam-is-this/684969/21 "2014-04-02T12:35:25Z")

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“Hi, I’m Brandon. Did I get any messages…?” 😃

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**Author:** ![Musicat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/musicat/32/20189_2.png) [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\
**Post date:** [April 2, 2014, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-crank-call-phone-scam-is-this/684969/22 "2014-04-02T13:06:59Z")

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> [@Count\_Blucher](#):
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> “Hi, I’m Brandon. Did I get any messages…?” 😃

Brandon’s not here, Man.

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