Now we are getting automated phone calls from banks?
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I just answered the phone, and a machine started talking to me! It asked if I was my wife, which, of course, I was
, then it told me it is a certain well known establishment calling to impart some important information, to my wife, and could I answer some security questions before they went any further?
At that point I hung up, somewhat peeved that companies can't even be bothered to hire an Indian call centre to do their calls now, but use an automated robot.
Anybody else had any robots call them recently?

At that point I hung up, somewhat peeved that companies can't even be bothered to hire an Indian call centre to do their calls now, but use an automated robot.
Anybody else had any robots call them recently?

Scam, lots of them operating now. One example http://www.bangordailynews.com/detail/103724.html google will show you lots more
If anyone rings me from my bank I hang up and ring back so I know I am speaking to the bank and not some dodgy scammer.
If anyone rings me from my bank I hang up and ring back so I know I am speaking to the bank and not some dodgy scammer.
King Herald said:
I just answered the phone, and a machine started talking to me! It asked if I was my wife, which, of course, I was
, then it told me it is a certain well known establishment calling to impart some important information, to my wife, and could I answer some security questions before they went any further?
At that point I hung up, somewhat peeved that companies can't even be bothered to hire an Indian call centre to do their calls now, but use an automated robot.
Anybody else had any robots call them recently?
Surely you'd never give security answers to anyone who called you?
At that point I hung up, somewhat peeved that companies can't even be bothered to hire an Indian call centre to do their calls now, but use an automated robot.
Anybody else had any robots call them recently?

esselte said:
King Herald said:
I just answered the phone, and a machine started talking to me! It asked if I was my wife, which, of course, I was
, then it told me it is a certain well known establishment calling to impart some important information, to my wife, [b]and could I answer some security questions before they went any further?
At that point I hung up[/b], somewhat peeved that companies can't even be bothered to hire an Indian call centre to do their calls now, but use an automated robot.
Anybody else had any robots call them recently?
Surely you'd never give security answers to anyone who called you?
At that point I hung up[/b], somewhat peeved that companies can't even be bothered to hire an Indian call centre to do their calls now, but use an automated robot.
Anybody else had any robots call them recently?

ETA: for some reason the PH formatting refuses to work, so it would have been the bit in bold, IF it worked.
Edited by King Herald on Tuesday 21st April 15:25
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