Telemarketer Threatens to Blow Up House

We've all told a telemarketer "no thanks" and promptly hung up. And we've all had him call back and threaten to blow up our house. 

Wait a minute...

Last week in Mead, Colorado, just that thing happened. "The telemarketer was explaining to him that he had won some money," says a police sergeant. "The homeowner was not interested and hung up the phone." 

But then the phone rang again, and the "pretty rude" telemarketer explained, "I've placed a bomb in your home."
Police were alerted after the homeowner called 911 and took the call seriously, as any sane person would. 

The police then evacuated neighboring homes. After a search, no bomb was found. They're now trying to access the telemarketer's phone number, which could prove to be a futile search. 

The homeowner told police the caller "had a very thick accent" and may have been phoning from overseas. If that was the case, local authorities can't do much more than alert the FBI. 

A hat tip to Gawker for this interesting find.