I'm certain(?) that there was a scam at play here, but I'm not sure what it was.

I was expecting a call from a recruiter and therefore answered a phone call from a number I didn't recognize.

Guy claimed to be from a police department from all the way across on the opposite coast.

Asked for someone with an entirely weird name. (I should have hung up at this point, but I didn't)

So I go nope, this isn't he. (Coz my brain went, yea thats a PD calling, i can engage)

He asks who I am, - I refuse to answer.

He says can you say 'No to the question so I can close my file'

Proceeds to ask me if I was that entirely weird name - I hung up.

Surely he didn't want a recording of me saying 'No!', so what was it?

And I'm almost sure it wasnt any PD, because the phone number and the PD were from different states.