Called and asked for a male with my surname and Michael for a first name.  Seemed surprised when I said there was no one with that name at this number or address.  Just hung up.

They call to find out if the number is valid, if someone answers, if someone calls back, when people are home, etc.

This caller asked for my husband by his first name. I asked who is calling, she hesitated,seemed to go off the line for a few seconds,comes back on and said,"can you hear me", I said yes of course,and she said something about Remax and if we were interested in selling our home because she had many buyers looking in our area. I said no,we weren't selling and already had a realtor. I told her there are several houses in our area for sale already. She said thank you and hung up. As a longtime service rep for a ph co, this did not sound legit,an did not sound local. Anyone can claim to be part of a co.,but may be fishing for other private info.

Caller left message - Remax Realty in Austin.

Called my landline and when I answered they hung up. Called back later and said it was Google something?