Contender for the "Nice Try Award"

[Nurian]

Reading some of these scam threads reminded me of one I had at (cell phone company).
Whenever we spoke about a customer's account to an associate (sales, dealers, marketing, etc.), we had to get a dealer code from them. This allowed us to see if they're on the up and up.

PS: Possible Stalker
ME:

PS: Hey! I need to check information the phone number (blabbity-blah).
ME: Very well, Sir. (Pull up the info and it's a female name. No males are authorized on the account.) Sir, no males are listed on the account.
PS: I know. I'm in the marketing department.
ME: Okay. What's your code?
PS: MC130.
ME: .....that's not a valid code. In fact, if I'm not mistaken, that's a military plane. What was your name again?
PS: (hung up so fast you could hear the air being cut)
ME: Thought so.

Further checking shows this guy had been calling in for awhile. I got permission from my supervisor to put a memo on the woman's account.

[mattm04]

ME: .....that's not a valid code. In fact, if I'm not mistaken, that's a military plane. What was your name again?

Their is a C-130 turboprop transport plane developed in the US in the late 50's and used by many nations.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C-130_Hercules#Operators

Than again he my have tried to pull off the KC-135 Stratotanker, used for mid-air refueling.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KC-135_Stratotanker

[Nurian]

You're right. MC-130 is also listed in the first link:
# MC-130E/H Combat Talon I/II (special operations)
# MC-130W Combat Spear (special operations)

[wagegoth]

When I worked for Lear Fan, a C-130 flew into our airport (Stead, NV) as the local Reserves unit operated out of our airport. I got to watch it take off, just amazing. The guys I worked with who had been in the military were telling me all kinds of stories about what a great plane it was.

[PepperElf]

wonder what his relationship was to the woman.

that happened to a woman i know.. i'll call her X. X's husband was psychotic-jealous. If X spoke to any man (even if work related)... she was having an affair! Go out with a group of girls? ...hubby would slightly tolerate it, but... one of the girls brings her boyfriend along?... NO! X is having an affair with that man!

Yeah. Psychotic.

Needless to say... he broke into her cell phone account to track who she called. He even called ME to ask who I was.

If he calls again, I'd say ... notify the woman that this person is attempting to access her account.

Hell... it could be like that situation above... or it could also be a stalker or someone she has a restraining order against.