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I had an unsolicited call tonight asking for an unknown name, and it got me thinking: in Australia, businesses are allowed to cold call you if they have had a prior relationship with you. This relationship exempts them from anti telemarketing legislation. Now, what happens if they start calling customers with a database that is a few years stale, and some of the numbers have been reassigned in the meantime? Are they still breaking the law if the person answering the phone makes it clear that "X" isn't reachable via this number and the caller ends the call promptly? What if instead they deliberately try the "oh, well maybe you'll be interested in..." trick?
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