I answer the phones at my work (it's a small office) and several times now I have received some weird calls. The deal is usually the same, somebody calls up and says "I'm calling about the copier in the front office. I need the model number." I've had people also call up and say they were with "facilities" or "the central office" or something, obviously trying to trick me into thinking they're with the corporation (of course this doesn't work with me since the corporation consists of roughly 15 people).

Anytime I press for more info, they immediately hang up (which is why I know they're not solicitors). What gives? I figure it's obviously some kind of scam, but I can't for the life of me figure out what it is. The calls are infrequent, and I never have the presence of mind to give them a fake model number to see where it goes. Anyone know what's up?

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