Be aware gents just had the nice Indian gent telling me my Internet might go off and on and he can help me sort it out.
Problem is he said he was from BT, I am with Virgin, so I let him prattle on and then told him to off ..
Just be aware over xmas looks like they are having a xmas push knowing a lot of people will be home.
Flack
20th Dec 2017 10:47 am
darrind
Member Since: 04 Jul 2008
Location: In A World of My Own!
Posts: 2863
I always tell them they have been automatically transferred over to the Police fraudline - they soon hang up when i ask them to stay on the line for a few more seconds as we are just coordinating with Interpol to trace their call Must stop buying shiny toys....
These guys really annoy the hell out of me. I must get half a dozen calls a week at work. What with them and the "I hear you've been involved in an accident".
If I knew where they traded from in the UK I think I'd pay them a visit and then they would have been involved in an accident and may need some help from BT to extract the telephone from their
Got called a mother f r the other week playing the "hello sir, you're through to greater Manchester police" game. 😀.
Dean
====================================
2011 D4 XS - OBD port protection, RLD spare wheel protector, All LED interiors lights, Timed Climate enabled, iiD tool paired.
2011 D4 Landmark - Stolen from same dealer before I paid for it
2011 D4 GS - Stolen whilst at dealer ... All LED interiors lights, DRLs, Spare Wheel protector.
1996 300Tdi - Eaten by tin worms
20th Dec 2017 11:01 am
Scott #55
Member Since: 15 Apr 2015
Location: Glasgow
Posts: 1664
Two personal victories for me:
First one was for the guy to tell me to get a piece of bamboo and shove it up my .
Second was for another guy to call me back just to call me a .
I felt that the 15 minutes spent on each call was well worth it.2014 - D4 2010 HSE Nara Bronze
2012 - FL2 2009 GS Stornoway Grey
2001 - VW Passat Estate Inky Blue
1999 - Ford Mondeo Light Blue
1998 - Rover 25 Red
20th Dec 2017 11:26 am
discoteca
Member Since: 08 Mar 2010
Location: Warwickshire
Posts: 1477
I once kept one on the phone for over half an hour, him trying to get me to press win+R kept fumbling about can't find the win key, sorry, explain to me again where the win key is, no still can't see it, is it this one; you get the idea.
Once I got bored I said I'm really sorry but I don't think my Mac has a windows key. The response was priceless, silence for a few seconds then he says your using a Mac?, yes I say, called me something rude and hung up.
I don't have a Mac but it's a great way to wind them up and waste their time like they waste everyone else's.
20th Dec 2017 11:41 am
Erea
Member Since: 19 Mar 2012
Location: Munster
Posts: 1509
I sometimes tell them I’ve a Mac or other times tell them I don’t have a pc. But recently I’m being plagued with calls to invest in Bitcoin
20th Dec 2017 12:02 pm
Grianaig
Member Since: 08 Jul 2014
Location: Tyne and Wear
Posts: 1286
A mate used to interrupt the caller at the beginning and say "I'm interested but first I would like to tell you about Jesus". He would then launch forth at length, something at which he was brilliant and it didn't take long for the caller to hang up. He wasn't religious but he was a talker. 2014 MY Discovery XS Indus Silver. Sadly gone. Second last LR of forty eight years continuous ownership.
20th Dec 2017 12:09 pm
Sydney
Member Since: 11 Aug 2013
Location: St Neots
Posts: 903
I got bored of playing with them so installed a call blocker, had no annoying calls since...De-Tango
V8 Brakes
EGRs blanked
Running boards
3 flash indicators and clock on dash
Blingy grille...
20th Dec 2017 12:11 pm
Grianaig
Member Since: 08 Jul 2014
Location: Tyne and Wear
Posts: 1286
We have a BT phone with caller display and what they call Call Guardian. It screens the incoming calls. Anyone in your contacts gets straight through otherwise the caller has to state their name. Phone rings once and when you answer they are announced and you press a number to accept call once, always, send to answer machine or block at all times. Most calls are computer dialed and can't respond to being asked to identify itself so our phone rings once and that's all. We have had no cold calls in over two years. Great piece of equipment.2014 MY Discovery XS Indus Silver. Sadly gone. Second last LR of forty eight years continuous ownership.
20th Dec 2017 12:19 pm
Scott #55
Member Since: 15 Apr 2015
Location: Glasgow
Posts: 1664
discoteca wrote:
I once kept one on the phone for over half an hour, him trying to get me to press win+R kept fumbling about can't find the win key, sorry, explain to me again where the win key is, no still can't see it, is it this one; you get the idea.
Once I got bored I said I'm really sorry but I don't think my Mac has a windows key. The response was priceless, silence for a few seconds then he says your using a Mac?, yes I say, called me something rude and hung up.
I don't have a Mac but it's a great way to wind them up and waste their time like they waste everyone else's.
Linux is a good option as well. You might even get the chance to tell them about it as they are less likely to have heard of it than a Mac.2014 - D4 2010 HSE Nara Bronze
2012 - FL2 2009 GS Stornoway Grey
2001 - VW Passat Estate Inky Blue
1999 - Ford Mondeo Light Blue
1998 - Rover 25 Red
20th Dec 2017 12:26 pm
lynalldiscovery
Member Since: 22 Dec 2009
Location: Maidstone
Posts: 7274
Never answer the land line, and any mobile number that catches me out gets added to blocked callers list and I reckon I might gat a call once a month or two, dont recognise them and hang straight up and add them to the list, strangely no one rings me!
The thing is they keep trying so they must succeed in some cases to make it worthwhile?
20th Dec 2017 5:03 pm
ratrunner
Member Since: 20 Nov 2015
Location: cotswolds
Posts: 194
I am feeling a little negleted,not had a stupid phone call like that in weeks,maybe it was some thing I said
Be aware gents just had the nice Indian gent telling me my Internet might go off and on and he can help me sort it out.
Problem is he said he was from BT, I am with Virgin, so I let him prattle on and then told him to off ..
Just be aware over xmas looks like they are having a xmas push knowing a lot of people will be home.
Flack
No I really have phoned you today Mick, I just sound Indian when my nose is blocked The happiest of people don't necessarily have the best of everything;
They just make the best of everything they have.
You cannot post new topics in this forum You cannot reply to topics in this forum You cannot edit your posts in this forum You cannot delete your posts in this forum You cannot vote in polls in this forum
off ..
... All LED interiors lights, DRLs, Spare Wheel protector.
