It's a wonderful telemarketer
A telemarketer tries to sell me identity theft insurance, but WHO will buy it?
“Is Vanessa Bailey there?”
I should tell the caller the truth, they have the wrong number. But I’m pretty sure the person calling me at seven in the morning is a telemarketer, and when it comes to telemarketers, I just can’t help myself.
“This is George Bailey,” I say.
“Mr. Bailey—”
“Call me George.”
It’s early, and I haven’t had my coffee yet, so it takes me a beat to place the name I gave the telemarketer. While she launches into a spiel about why I need to buy identity theft insurance, I do some quick Googling on my phone. Turns out George Bailey was the main character in the movie It’s a Wonderful Life. I was a teenager the last time I watched that movie, and I don’t remember much about the film except that it airs on TV every Christmas, and it stars Jimmy Stewart. I’ll have to wing it.
“Hang on a second,” I interrupt. “I think I need to file an identity theft claim.”
“Have you been the victim of identity theft?”
“Like you wouldn’t believe.”
“I’m sorry to …
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