keg Posted June 19, 2015 Report Share Posted June 19, 2015 Oh boy have i had some fun for the last 30 mins kept them going with the "where is the power switch" It was when i asked if it was next to the Apple logo that got them. Would have kept them longer but need to work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaymo Posted June 19, 2015 Report Share Posted June 19, 2015 Was back in the UK last month visiting my parents place when the phone rang. Was a gentleman with a certain Indian accent claiming to be 'Dave from Microsoft' and need to address some security issues with my PC. When I said I very much doubted his name was Dave and that he most certainly wasn't from Microsoft he hung up.... When I asked my folks it's apparently a common occurance -- **** Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grrclark Posted June 19, 2015 Report Share Posted June 19, 2015 I had a phone call this morning from a lovely girl, African sounding, calling herself Eve and telling me she was from the Ministry of Justice and terrible things were going to happen to me. I was in a hurry and had to bring an abrupt end to the call so now i am left wondering what the terrible things may be Maybe the SNP had gotten wind of my disparaging comments towards them and I am to be fed to the nationalist sausage machine. Normally the people from the Ministry of Justice wish to offer me tens of millions of pounds, although that is normally via email, this call must have been serious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keg Posted June 19, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 19, 2015 I don't the African and Scottish accents sound the same though? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pimpkiller Posted June 19, 2015 Report Share Posted June 19, 2015 Just interupt and say oh my god you've found all the bodies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davyo Posted June 19, 2015 Report Share Posted June 19, 2015 I love it when an unknown number comes up on my phone,I used too keep my crow caller right next to it.Thats gone now but I have replaced it with a duck call. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grrclark Posted June 19, 2015 Report Share Posted June 19, 2015 I don't the African and Scottish accents sound the same though? Meh! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keg Posted June 19, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 19, 2015 I love it when an unknown number comes up on my phone,I used too keep my crow caller right next to it.Thats gone now but I have replaced it with a duck call. I like your style! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davyo Posted June 19, 2015 Report Share Posted June 19, 2015 (edited) It's about time a law was brought in to stop people calling you or knocking on your door.I have a PAYG SIM card I pop in my phone when I use compare websites and this is the number they are left with.Once I am done the sim gets removed so I don't get bothered by all the trash they pass my number to.If they manage to get hold of my other number I don't answer to anyone not listed in my phone book unless I have my crow caller or duck caller to hand. Edited June 19, 2015 by Davyo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keg Posted June 19, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 19, 2015 Agreed, i wonder where these muppets got my home number from as it was that number they called me on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveboy Posted June 20, 2015 Report Share Posted June 20, 2015 When I fill in unimportant forms I put my middle name as my last name (change it if i decide to deal with them) Every day I get calls asking for Mr Edward (my middle name) I know then it's from somebody who has been sold my information. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hodge911 Posted June 20, 2015 Report Share Posted June 20, 2015 (edited) compare the market and that other comparison web site are the worst for selling on details . last year I decided to do a car insurance search via them and put my mrs mobile number in as a contact ...............low and behold a few days later all the usual ppi ....." you have been involved in a non fault accident " the hearing loss call etc etc started ..........but prior to filling it in on those sites she had NEVER received any of those calls . back to OP my close mates elderly sister got the call but unfortunately fell for it and followed the instructions given over the phone ..............and then wondered why £500 had disapeared from her bank account Edited June 20, 2015 by hodge911 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garygreengrass Posted June 20, 2015 Report Share Posted June 20, 2015 When I fill in unimportant forms I put my middle name as my last name (change it if i decide to deal with them) Every day I get calls asking for Mr Edward (my middle name) I know then it's from somebody who has been sold my information. Good Idea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richie092 Posted June 20, 2015 Report Share Posted June 20, 2015 I get that call quite regularly so while I am working at my MAC I put them on speakerphone and tell them I am trying to bring the info up they need. Not managed 30 mins yet so well done Keg but regularly keep them for 10 mins or so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickS Posted June 22, 2015 Report Share Posted June 22, 2015 I put on my doddery old **** voice and tell them I need to fetch a pencil and paper to write things down. They then waste their time waiting for me to come back to the phone, which I do after about 15 minutes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitebridges Posted June 22, 2015 Report Share Posted June 22, 2015 I put on my doddery old **** voice and tell them I need to fetch a pencil and paper to write things down. They then waste their time waiting for me to come back to the phone, which I do after about 15 minutes. That's it. Treat such callers with the contempt that they deserve. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leeds chimp Posted June 22, 2015 Report Share Posted June 22, 2015 I Love it when they call.... record is 48 mins so far Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sha Bu Le Posted June 22, 2015 Report Share Posted June 22, 2015 Have had several ' my name is being Dave from MS' oh yea says I what do you want. "There is being a problem with your computer, Microsoft says..yadayada etc. Don't have MS I reply; I run Linux or Apple Mac or whatever, response..............click buzzzzzzzzzzz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keg Posted June 22, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2015 Good replies chaps, should they ring back, i will try them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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