What is the best response to - "How did you get my number?"

I had a colleague who without missing a breath told the guy he'd guessed it during a cold calling block, had me in stitches. Serious or not all suggestions welcome!

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Chep
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Bitcoin Adoption Specialist
I throw ZoomInfo under the bus everytime๐Ÿคฃ
Onemoredial
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Account Exectutive
Haha I will throw anyone and anything under the bus if needs be
MitchandMurray
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Business Development Director
Retweet, love throwing ZoomInfo under the bus ย ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿ˜‚
funcoupons
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Brando
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Account Executive
this is what I use, works pretty well
london
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Sales Director
Every time!
Onemoredial
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Account Exectutive
I've found flipping it with a question works well too. "Oh why is this your personal number?" Throws them off kilter as if it's not the presumption is they should be taking work calls on it then and if they say yes you can ask for a better number to reach them on.
JuicyKlay
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AM
Thatโ€™s a really good idea!
SalesSage
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National Account Manager
totally stealing this
Rallier
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SDR Manager and Consultant
Iโ€™m always straight up with them. zoomInfoย 
drtendo
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Enterprise Account Executive
guessed it. but now that I have you...ย 
TheHypnotist
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Sales Manager
It's top secret, I could tell you but then I'd have to kill you.
JoeRogasm
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Sales Development Rep
My CEO actually gave me your number to reach out to you.ย 
SalesSage
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National Account Manager
slick
AdamUpchurch
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Idk man
Itโ€™s 2021, your data is everywhere. ย 
cw95
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Sales Development Lead
'Honestly, it is just right in front of me, I really don't know how anyone got it'ย 
Cargojorts92
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Associate Account Executive
yeah, I just tell the truth "it was in our CRM"
Beans
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Enterprise Account Executive
Company Directory isn't a terrible toss out.

But they are less and less publicly available these days.ย 
Justatitle
Big Shot
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Account Executive
The truth. Zoom info discoverorg or Lusha tell them this is the product I use and you almost always will get a better response than trying to figure out a lieย 
Salespreuner
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Regional Sales Director
Vroom Zoominfo/linkedin๐Ÿ˜
TheFemaleWolf
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Director of Sales
Marketing aka ZoomInfo ๐Ÿ˜‚
Smithy
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Director of Sales
I say itโ€™s 2021 bitch, I got your address too.ย 
avocadobegood
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MM Account Executive
"the internet is a crazy place {name}"
Aaronlovessales
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Financial advisor
I always say corporate directory online
PayMeInSteak
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AE
Called the HQ line!
TheRealPezDog
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Account Manager
"From Zoominfo"
hauru.sales
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From the pump
SoftSkills
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Enterprise Account Executive
โ€œIโ€™m calling from inside your house.โ€ That usually gets a laugh.
Wanna.Be.Rick.Spielman
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Account Executive
I always say "idk, it was just in our system" its tough to be mean to someone who appears clueless lol
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