Stupid Phone Call.
Discussion
Just had Delhi on the phone trying to fix my computer. Completely unsolicited call, apparently research shows my computer is working slowly. Anyway I led them through some hoops as you might expect.
They're research should show I'm running French Windows with the Patio service pack. Then I let them have a quick chat with my two year old after whcih they told me to type in pref etch and following me telling them that they'd crashed my production server we went for a event vwr command.
All in OS-X you understand.
When things started to go badly wrong they put me through to a Technician. After 10 circular argument where he said "click on My Computer" and I told him I couldn't see his computer let alone click on it, he hung up.
Infantile but enjoyable. Never did find out what they were trying to sell me.
They're research should show I'm running French Windows with the Patio service pack. Then I let them have a quick chat with my two year old after whcih they told me to type in pref etch and following me telling them that they'd crashed my production server we went for a event vwr command.
All in OS-X you understand.
When things started to go badly wrong they put me through to a Technician. After 10 circular argument where he said "click on My Computer" and I told him I couldn't see his computer let alone click on it, he hung up.
Infantile but enjoyable. Never did find out what they were trying to sell me.
Olf said:
Just had Delhi on the phone trying to fix my computer. Completely unsolicited call, apparently research shows my computer is working slowly. Anyway I led them through some hoops as you might expect.
They're research should show I'm running French Windows with the Patio service pack. Then I let them have a quick chat with my two year old after whcih they told me to type in pref etch and following me telling them that they'd crashed my production server we went for a event vwr command.
All in OS-X you understand.
When things started to go badly wrong they put me through to a Technician. After 10 circular argument where he said "click on My Computer" and I told him I couldn't see his computer let alone click on it, he hung up.
Infantile but enjoyable. Never did find out what they were trying to sell me.
Haha, you should have recorded it, would have been funny to listen to.They're research should show I'm running French Windows with the Patio service pack. Then I let them have a quick chat with my two year old after whcih they told me to type in pref etch and following me telling them that they'd crashed my production server we went for a event vwr command.
All in OS-X you understand.
When things started to go badly wrong they put me through to a Technician. After 10 circular argument where he said "click on My Computer" and I told him I couldn't see his computer let alone click on it, he hung up.
Infantile but enjoyable. Never did find out what they were trying to sell me.
750turbo said:
Scammy scammy scam thing.
I read about this somewhere recently, tell them nothing.
That is all
Do you know where you saw this?I read about this somewhere recently, tell them nothing.
That is all
The Mrs had a call like this the other day, but could hardly understand the bloke - who was trying to sell somthing based on the "Fact" that "people had been working on internets in our area and our computer has a virus making it run slowly"... Mmm... the phone was put down shortly afterwards!
Ooh, I love toying with these people. My favourite trick is when they say can I speak to Mr.Pip. I say one moment please and lay the phone up against the radio speaker. It's amazing how long some of them will hold 
Anyway, I got a cold call from some shister car warranty company t'other day kindly informing me that the warranty on my BMW was about to expire. Wow, what service except for three small points; 1) I sold the car 10 months ago and 2) the BMW warranty expired 12 months ago and 3) it wasn't BMW calling me.
So, as one of my missions in life is to protect the less able from these people, "yes of course I'm interested in renewing". Without actually giving me any details of the cover or cost she launches into:
Call centre operative: "Can you confirm your postcode please."
Me: "Why would I want to do that?"
CCO: "I need you to confirm your postcode for Data Protection purposes."
Me: "Surely giving my postcode to a complete stranger isn't much protection for my data?"
CCO: "Sir, I need it to process your warranty application."
Me: "Or so you can come and steal my car more like."
CCO: "Sir, do you want me to process this application?"
Me: "Yes, but can you confirm your postcode first."
CCO: "No sir, I need your postcode."
Me: "But how do I know who you are?"
CCO: "I'm xxx from yyy."
Me: "But I only have you word for that."
CCO: Thank you sir, good..."
Me: "Oh, and one other thing"
CCO: "What?"
Me " I sold the car 10 months ago"
<click>
Next time I'm going to give them the postcode of my local Beemer dealer and see where we go from there
Anyway, I got a cold call from some shister car warranty company t'other day kindly informing me that the warranty on my BMW was about to expire. Wow, what service except for three small points; 1) I sold the car 10 months ago and 2) the BMW warranty expired 12 months ago and 3) it wasn't BMW calling me.
So, as one of my missions in life is to protect the less able from these people, "yes of course I'm interested in renewing". Without actually giving me any details of the cover or cost she launches into:
Call centre operative: "Can you confirm your postcode please."
Me: "Why would I want to do that?"
CCO: "I need you to confirm your postcode for Data Protection purposes."
Me: "Surely giving my postcode to a complete stranger isn't much protection for my data?"
CCO: "Sir, I need it to process your warranty application."
Me: "Or so you can come and steal my car more like."
CCO: "Sir, do you want me to process this application?"
Me: "Yes, but can you confirm your postcode first."
CCO: "No sir, I need your postcode."
Me: "But how do I know who you are?"
CCO: "I'm xxx from yyy."
Me: "But I only have you word for that."
CCO: Thank you sir, good..."
Me: "Oh, and one other thing"
CCO: "What?"
Me " I sold the car 10 months ago"
<click>
Next time I'm going to give them the postcode of my local Beemer dealer and see where we go from there
Lord Croker said:
We get the occasional sales call at work, and I always either hang up or say I'm putting them on hold and then just leave them waiting until they give up, but I always wish I'd said something along the lines of 'have you got bit tits?' I'm just too nice to do it...
I just told them them to "f
k off" and hang up, but once an Indian sounding chap knocked me for six. (Imagine a typical Indian accent) He started his mantra and I interupted and said "err mate" Foreign guy "yes sir?"
Me "f
k OFF!" Indian chap "Sir! I will f
k RIGHT OFF when I tell you about this great offer I have for you today" Ended up listing to his not so great offer.
I keep getting phone calls for a Mrs Bond, I live in a brand new flat fist person to live there, so my number must have been re-assigned. It is shocking the amount of information I have been given voluntarily by these Indian call centres, today they reeled off her address, I have her first name and that she has been in a lot of debt.
I have to admit though I would like these calls to stop, anyone know how if you have a reassigned number, when I ask for my number to be removed I either get told they can't (I was under the impression they have to) or they hang up.
Although I am trying to pluck up the courage to say, 'How did you get this number, it is classified!' maybe that would just be childish!
I have to admit though I would like these calls to stop, anyone know how if you have a reassigned number, when I ask for my number to be removed I either get told they can't (I was under the impression they have to) or they hang up.
Although I am trying to pluck up the courage to say, 'How did you get this number, it is classified!' maybe that would just be childish!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yj2oXMdZ4sk
"AHHHHHH TOLD YOUUU TO GO AND fk OFF!"
Brilliant.
Only on I've ever had is when a mate joined the local gym, and got some deal where he got money off for giving out a load of our numbers (bd). Anyways, I get a call, and start off by saying I'm skint, then he rattles off the usual "it's quite cheap". So I told him I had the misfortune of catching leprosy, and loosing half a leg and an earlobe, he didn't quite know what to say, though he did say "I hope you get better", was going to ask him if his limbs automatically grew back but he'd already hung up
"AHHHHHH TOLD YOUUU TO GO AND f
k OFF!"Brilliant.
Only on I've ever had is when a mate joined the local gym, and got some deal where he got money off for giving out a load of our numbers (b
d). Anyways, I get a call, and start off by saying I'm skint, then he rattles off the usual "it's quite cheap". So I told him I had the misfortune of catching leprosy, and loosing half a leg and an earlobe, he didn't quite know what to say, though he did say "I hope you get better", was going to ask him if his limbs automatically grew back but he'd already hung up I got a call from a very unconvincing bloke from my 'commercial bank' - wouldn't confirm where he was based, just wanted to get me to transfer money from my business account to "a high interest account". Listened, laughed, told him I would phone him back when I had some money to transfer. Next thing, got a lettr to my home advising me of the details of his offer (sent on a st piece of recycled see-through paper). So I googled the name of the account he had given me - nothing.
So I thought "good citizen piece" and phoned my corporate banking to report it... bit embarrasing when they connected me back to the very guy in the correct department after my complaint. Turns out it was all above board
So next time, listen and doubt? Or just hang up? Must admit, it had ruined my enjoyment of winding up potential scammers...
t piece of recycled see-through paper). So I googled the name of the account he had given me - nothing.So I thought "good citizen piece" and phoned my corporate banking to report it... bit embarrasing when they connected me back to the very guy in the correct department after my complaint. Turns out it was all above board
So next time, listen and doubt? Or just hang up? Must admit, it had ruined my enjoyment of winding up potential scammers...
I recently had some fun and games like this with a bank.
After getting a loan for a new car I was also sold a credit card. All well and good as it was simply for a balance transfer and 0% interest.
Anyway, get a call on the mobile a few weeks later claiming to be from 'the bank' asking me for my security details so that he can confirm who I am as there is a problem with the account.
The random from 'the bank' was told in clearer english than he was using to speak to me that I am not about to tell a random caller any of my personal information over the phone. He even got shirty saying that it is urgent that he talks to me. I called 'the bank' back via a known channel and reported this as a scamming attempt but it turns out it was a legitimate call!!! Its enough to make me consider changing banks as behaviour just isn't cricket.
Made me think of this chap while it was all going on though...
After getting a loan for a new car I was also sold a credit card. All well and good as it was simply for a balance transfer and 0% interest.
Anyway, get a call on the mobile a few weeks later claiming to be from 'the bank' asking me for my security details so that he can confirm who I am as there is a problem with the account.
The random from 'the bank' was told in clearer english than he was using to speak to me that I am not about to tell a random caller any of my personal information over the phone. He even got shirty saying that it is urgent that he talks to me. I called 'the bank' back via a known channel and reported this as a scamming attempt but it turns out it was a legitimate call!!! Its enough to make me consider changing banks as behaviour just isn't cricket.
Made me think of this chap while it was all going on though...
The ones annoying me the most currently are all the third-party phone companies competing with each other to get me to renew my mobile contract... not quite scammers but I pretty much object on principle to being cold-called and won't ever take a deal from them on that factor alone. Made them stop by going into the Orange shop and finding myself a shiny new phone to go with contract. Silly really.
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