I had a similar cold call years ago. It may have been my bank or possibly a utility, and the call was related to fraud of some sort.
When I asked to call them back to verify, they said (from memory):
- Call us back on the main line, you can find it on website.
- Press option 9
- Enter the five-digit code: 51762
And got transferred straight back to the caller.
I thought this was a fantastic idea.