tomlinson 879 Posted August 22, 2015 Report Share Posted August 22, 2015 I once had a gent' of the mystic east offering me a device which, when plugged in, would half my electricity bill. I was offered this because I paid my bills on time. He said I sounded cheerful and had a young sounding voice for my age which was nice of him. He went on for sometime about how pleasant I was then asked for my bank details so the plug in item could be despatched to me. I told him to send me the item then I would send him a cheque. I never received anything. Odd! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
crankypig 457 Posted August 22, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 22, 2015 Tomlinson I had a similar call,I was offered a plug thingy which I could plug into my modem. ,I would then never have to pay for phone calls again,I said 'won't BT think that's strange that I am not paying them anything' he then hung up. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
StephenFord 866 Posted August 22, 2015 Report Share Posted August 22, 2015 Re #26 - Agreed. Same with the folk offering to take up my fabled "accident" and "PPI" cases. They already claim to know about these things (even though I don't) so why bother wasting my time - just send me the cheque and I'll cash it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
loppylugs 8,429 Posted August 22, 2015 Report Share Posted August 22, 2015 I've even won a Caribbean cruise, several times!!! I never let 'em get far enough to ask for my bank details. Jerks! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bubblewrap 3,815 Posted August 22, 2015 Report Share Posted August 22, 2015 Some idiot offered me a "free" conservatory I just told him I lived on the seventeenth floor of a tower block. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
catfan 14,793 Posted August 22, 2015 Report Share Posted August 22, 2015 When I get calls trying to flog me satellite or cable TV I just tell em I don't have a TV ! Works everytime. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bubblewrap 3,815 Posted August 22, 2015 Report Share Posted August 22, 2015 I have cable which is better Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bubblewrap 3,815 Posted August 24, 2015 Report Share Posted August 24, 2015 If some one is trying to flog you new windows/doors(double glazing) home improvements just say I'll get you the landlord's address/phone number they will soon hang up. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FLY2 10,109 Posted August 24, 2015 Report Share Posted August 24, 2015 It annoys me intensely when the wife phones me when I'm out, with a feeble question that could obviously wait till I'm home ! 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bilbraborn 1,594 Posted August 24, 2015 Report Share Posted August 24, 2015 If it's a recorded message I just put the receiver down. If it's a real person then I give them some Bulls--t. At least its a job for them. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bubblewrap 3,815 Posted August 24, 2015 Report Share Posted August 24, 2015 One rang on my wifes mobile this morning about a road accident ? my reply was sexually explicit Quote Link to post Share on other sites
catfan 14,793 Posted August 24, 2015 Report Share Posted August 24, 2015 Was it the equivalent to "Go Away" ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bubblewrap 3,815 Posted August 24, 2015 Report Share Posted August 24, 2015 With short jerky movements Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Michael Booth 7,364 Posted August 24, 2015 Report Share Posted August 24, 2015 They are at your age, Bubblewrap. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bubblewrap 3,815 Posted August 24, 2015 Report Share Posted August 24, 2015 Not so much the short but certainly jerky Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bubblewrap 3,815 Posted August 24, 2015 Report Share Posted August 24, 2015 Not so much the short but certainly jerky Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LizzieM 9,514 Posted August 24, 2015 Report Share Posted August 24, 2015 I was woken this morning by a phone call from an Asian chap called 'Michael' telling me he was phoning me about my computer ....... I didn't appreciate being woken and told him in a very blunt way! 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bubblewrap 3,815 Posted August 24, 2015 Report Share Posted August 24, 2015 Could be the same chap that rang my Mother. She is 86 never owned a computer and has no idea how to use one. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Michael Booth 7,364 Posted August 24, 2015 Report Share Posted August 24, 2015 Those Michaels are all the same. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bubblewrap 3,815 Posted August 24, 2015 Report Share Posted August 24, 2015 Real name Mohammad Quote Link to post Share on other sites
barclaycon 569 Posted August 25, 2015 Report Share Posted August 25, 2015 They think that calling themselves Michael or John will disguise the fact they have an extremely obvious Asian accent ! I've often thought of getting a high rate phone line and referring their calls to it so that I can earn a few bob. I'd be delighted to waste their time and keep them on the line for ages whilst racking up £15 a minute. Seriously though, they are a thorough nuisance. They are just wasting our time and trying to rip us off. I wish there was some comeback. For the most part they can carry on their scams with complete impunity because phone companies and the authorities don't want to do anything. Same with Spam. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mick2me 3,033 Posted August 25, 2015 Report Share Posted August 25, 2015 My father in law was scammed out of a lot of money by these indian hoax calls before we picked up it was happening. The still get several calls a day from people with asian accents they ask for home by name and have all his details. They get you to install a genuine and free tool on to your computer. https://www.teamviewer.com, once you give them an access code it generates they are into your computer as if they are sitting at the keyboard. I had my first call from these types a couple of weeks ago and told the lady, I knew it was a scam and I could only keep her talking for about 4 hours as I had to go out. She hung up after a couple of minutes. Some years ago I got one of these calls and told them they had got through to the police station... Where I was working at the time. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mick2me 3,033 Posted August 25, 2015 Report Share Posted August 25, 2015 Teamviewer is an excellent tool to give someone, (from anywhere), that you trust, access to maintain your computer. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
barclaycon 569 Posted August 25, 2015 Report Share Posted August 25, 2015 As I speak I have yet again received another email from 'Canadian Pharmacy' which sends out stuff all the time - supposedly selling drugs like Viagra and Cialis. It is just a scam of course. They just want creditcard details or attempt to get you click some link which installs God-knows-what on your computer. It is from a different address every time. Mostly from third world ISP's or dodgy outfits like Turktelecom or Softlayer. It's worth looking on spamhaus.org for the top 10 ISP's responsible for sending out this stuff. As I understand it, Canadian Pharmacy and other 'asian' scammers utilize the loophole of 'open relays'. They can get in to someone elses account and hijack it to send out their crap. This is because a) most ISP's security is lax, and b) because certain ISP's actually encourage this kind of thing (as mentioned on spamhaus). Like I say, if there was some kind of concerted effort to identify persistent suppliers of Spam, then the regulatory authorities should deny them access to the global network. It would dry up overnight. Same is true of phone pests. They don't get punished, so they carry on. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
radfordred 6,284 Posted August 25, 2015 Report Share Posted August 25, 2015 Someone phoned trying to sell me an hearing maid? Why would I want one of those? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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