Oct 21, 2015
I work at a Real Estate company, and over the past several months different women have called from similar phone numbers (415-316-0480, 415-316-0485, 415-316-0489, and 415-316-0491) asking about different addresses that we manage and if we have any apartments (studios or 1bds, and 2 or 3bds) available for lease now or in November or December. When I questioned the caller from 0485 a couple weeks ago as to where she's calling from, she would only say "my house."
Today "Angelica" called from 415-316-0489 and we do happen to have a studio available at the address she asked about. She asked a ton of questions such as when it's available (twice), how much the security deposit is (and she couldn't figure out the math when I told her it would be 1.5-2x the monthly rent), if there was 1 or 1.5 bathrooms, what utilities she'd be responsible for, etc. She thanked me and hung up.
Three minutes later, "Angelica" called back from 415-316-0491 to ask if we have any specials going on for the apartment we just discussed. I told her no, and asked where she's calling from. She said she was calling from her cell. I told her that we keep getting calls from similar numbers (and read the numbers off to her) asking about apartments, so I know they're related calls. She denied any knowledge of what I was talking about and said she's calling from her cell because she's looking for an apartment. I told her that I know she's not calling from one cell phone, because when she called me a few minutes ago she called from 316-0489 and now she's calling from 316-0491. She said she's calling from her own cell phone, she hopes I have a better day, and goodbye.
I called back all four numbers both from my office phone and my cell phone, and all I get is a busy tone.
These calls have been going on for at least a year, but I just started keeping a log a couple months ago. They usually call for two addresses that we manage, and always ask about 2 or 3 bedrooms apartments, even though each time I tell them that the building they're calling about only has studios and 1 bedrooms. I don't know what their deals are, or where they're calling from, but they're getting annoying.