Absurdity

I recently received a sales call. Judging by the thick accent, I presume the call was made from outside the U.S. The caller read me my social security number and asked me to verify it. I was indignant. I asked him how he had gotten my social security number. Although he could speak English, the caller clearly had difficulty understanding it. After several increasingly frustrated requests on my part, the caller transferred me to his supervisor. When I asked the supervisor how they had obtained my social security number he told me he would be happy to answer my question: but first he needed me to give him my social security number.