Mar 22, 2016
Our name was misspelled on some catalogue or document when we originally moved into our house several years ago. Subsequently if someone calls and asks for us by the misspelled last name we know it is from a call list and usually a telemarketer.
At approximately 5pm today (3/21/16) the phone rang and my 7 year old daughter answered it (I was standing right there) and the mail caller asked for Mr or Mrs E (the wrong spelling of our name). She said "excuse me?" and the telemarketer repeated himself. My daughter said "E (the correct version of our last name" shrugged and handed me the phone.
The telemarketer then proceeded to say that I must be a Trump supporter (which I am not) and said that I was a [***] [***] for being one. He went on continuing to verbally assault me, constantly using profanity and insulting me, my family, my ethnicity (white American) and on and on. I could not tell what he was calling for - in fact I thought it might be a crank call. He ranted on and on saying I am a [***] idiot teaching my child to make fun of someone who doesn't speak English as a first language and that I am a [***] idiot because at least he speaks 2 languages. I seriously did not even understand what was taking place or what his barrage was over. My 7 year old simply corrected his incorrect information - spelling, not the pronunciation - of our last name.
I did try to call the number (770.756.8231) back after he hung up on me. But it is listed as a Telemarketer number based out of Cedertown or another smallish city in Georgia. When I did call the number back a recording said the line has been cancelled. Since I can't get in touch with anyone at that company I wasn't sure what to do. Perhaps one of you have a suggestion? Thanks so much.