new phone scam?

[apache]

Phone rings and a recorded message says, "hello we have an important message for you but all our operators are busy please hold" and then music?!!

[gh0st]

Autodialler attached to an indian call centre probably trying to sell you something that is utterly and obviously useless for your life circumstances, something that you already have or just something that you cannot understand because they cannot speak proper english.

Most likely

Otherwise maybe you really HAVE won that trip to Barbados that you never actually entered a competition for

[apache]

It's bad enough making a call and being put on hold but when someone calls me and puts me on hold to sell me something? yeah great sales technique guys

[groomi]

That would be me instantly hanging up then.

[apache]

What!!! and miss the opportunity of winning a free holiday in Bhopal providing you pay for at least one meal a day worth £399.99 at any one of the following premier class Hotels, all of which are fully booked except the Hotel Salmonella and fly with Certain Death Airlines?, not me matey