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Sample Communication Record

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Communication Record

Prepared by Jordan Rivera (fictional) · Record CR-0001 (sample)

Communication

Type
Incoming phone call
Date and time
Tuesday, March 3, 2026, about 2:40 p.m. (see Corrections)
Received on
Mobile phone, (212) 555-0182
Approximate length
About 2 minutes

Original recollection

Phone rang while I was at work. I answered and there was a short pause, then a man said he was with Acme Solar and that I qualified for a free home energy review. I said I wasn’t interested and asked him to stop calling. He said “we spoke last month” and asked for a better time. I hung up. I think it was around 3:15.

Written the same day, about 20 minutes after the call. Kept as written.

Displayed identifier

Number displayed
(212) 555-0147
Name displayed
“SOLAR SVCS”

This is what the phone displayed. A displayed number or name does not, by itself, establish who placed the call.

Claimed identity

Caller claimed to represent Acme Solar.

Recorded as a claim. It does not establish that Acme Solar placed or authorized the call.

Important exact words

  • “I’m with Acme Solar.”

    Remembered exactly.

  • “We spoke last month.”

    Remembered exactly.

  • Something like “you qualify for a free home energy review.”

    Paraphrase. Exact wording not remembered.

  • My words: “I’m not interested. Please stop calling me.”

    Remembered exactly.

Evidence

  • Call-log screenshot
    call-log-2026-03-03.png

    Shows an incoming call from (212) 555-0147 at 2:41 p.m., duration 1:58. Preserved as captured.

  • Written note

    The original recollection above, written the same day.

Corrections

Original entry
“I think it was around 3:15.”
Correction
About 2:40 p.m.
Reason
The call-log screenshot shows 2:41 p.m. The original entry is kept above.

Contradictions

The caller said “we spoke last month.” I have no memory of an earlier call, and I don’t have a record of one.

Both are kept. The record does not resolve which is accurate.

Unknowns

Responsible organization
Unknown
Calling technology
Unknown
Caller’s actual name
Unknown

Unknown is a complete answer. It means the information was not learned, not that the record is unfinished.

This record documents what the record-keeper observed, said, and preserved. It does not determine who is responsible for the call or whether any law applies.

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