... to not want to be phoned by firms pretending to represent the government

Just had a phone-call from someone who asked for me by name, told me his and where he was calling from (Hothouse Energy) and then launched into telling me it was about a Government Renewable Heat Incentive and his call today was to check whether I was eligible.

Then "You own your house, do you . . .?"

At this point I recapped to get the name of this Incentive and said I must look it up online, thanking him profusely for letting me know about it, then put the phone down on him.

Why must they put it so that they give the impression that they have been sent by a benevolent government to make sure that we are getting all that we are "eligible for" when they represent a commercial firm who wants us to become one of their customers?

Am I too cynical?