call prevention registry - a jump on the privacy bandwagon ?

gordon_k

Herongull wrote: »

If the call prevention registry really in sufficiently good terms with these scammers that it can persuade them not to call certain numbers, what does this imply about the call prevention registry?

Not only that, but looking at it as someone who runs a business, the model is probably something like -

OK guys, here we have a whole list of people who are suspicious enough of your calls to pay money to us to stop them. It's fairly obvious they're not useful leads for you to follow up, and it's costing you resources to call them, but we can offer you this service to cleanse them from your list.

Oh and the best news is, this service is free - in fact to cover your... koff... admin costs, we'll pay you £20 for every 1000 of these non-profitable numbers you remove from your database, It's a win-win.

So in fact, there's a decent probability that in taking out one of these services, you are actually financing the asswipes who put you on these lists in the first place.

silverleaf50

if anyone want to stop telemarketing or 141 calls withheld calls
then do what did a buy a truecall it cost £99.99 fron truecall.co.uk
it anwers the call then put caller on hold calls you tell who on the phone
you can star as friends or zap as not anyone you do not know well worth the money

demonufo

Bit of a necrobump, I know, but I too have serious concerns about the Call Prevention Registry.

I myself registered with the Telephone Preference Service after following a link from Martin's email. I didn't really take any notice as to whether there was a charge or not. Within a couple of days I received a call from the Call Prevention Registry, and I just assumed they were one and the same. The caller certainly did NOT make me aware that indeed I was speaking to somebody other than who I had actually registered with.

To cut the boring bits out, I was duped into paying a registration fee of £39.99 and receiving my free call blocker. It wasn't till it arrived in the post and saw the headed paper from CPR as opposed to TPS that I realised something was amiss.

To me, this smacks of scam. Certainly of very dubious legality. Also, perhaps I am a little cynical, but is it possible that this well known Welsh call centre that is a large part of these unwanted calls in the first place, has any link whatsoever to the Call Prevention Registry? Business creation scheme... maybe.

Either way, I'm about to give them hell on the phone right now and get my money back. Perhaps I should also call the office of fair trading whilst I'm at it.

Jemma-T

demonufo wrote: »

Bit of a necrobump, I know, but I too have serious concerns about the Call Prevention Registry.

I myself registered with the Telephone Preference Service after following a link from Martin's email. I didn't really take any notice as to whether there was a charge or not. Within a couple of days I received a call from the Call Prevention Registry, and I just assumed they were one and the same. The caller certainly did NOT make me aware that indeed I was speaking to somebody other than who I had actually registered with.

To cut the boring bits out, I was duped into paying a registration fee of £39.99 and receiving my free call blocker. It wasn't till it arrived in the post and saw the headed paper from CPR as opposed to TPS that I realised something was amiss.

To me, this smacks of scam. Certainly of very dubious legality. Also, perhaps I am a little cynical, but is it possible that this well known Welsh call centre that is a large part of these unwanted calls in the first place, has any link whatsoever to the Call Prevention Registry? Business creation scheme... maybe.

Either way, I'm about to give them hell on the phone right now and get my money back. Perhaps I should also call the office of fair trading whilst I'm at it.

Fools and their money...

demonufo

Jemma-T wrote: »

Fools and their money...

Wow. Now there's a friendly reply if ever there was one.

I wonder how lucid your thinking would be 2 days after the event, when you're tired, on tramadol, in pain, in the middle of cooking tea in a rush, kids yapping at you whilst your trying to work, and behind on everything. It's not difficult to catch even the most intelligent people off guard in times of high stress... and given the circumstances.

T-Hurst

Jemma-T wrote: »

Fools and their money...

Jemma, are you sick ?

I have been paying for this CPR service for four years, today is renewal day and I'm a bit skint so I thought I would check out a free service. I was rather shocked at reading many of the posts on here, not least Jemma unprovoked, unwarranted, uninformed attack on someone who was clearly trying to help people.

5 years back I was bombarded with unwanted calls, I got sick of it and did some searching for an answer. I do remember at the time being somewhat confused as to how I ended up paying for a service, but I was desperate to end the unwanted calls, so when the lady from CPR phoned me, I decided to give it a go.
I have NOT been disapointed ! the unwanted calls stopped altogether within a week or so ! I do get a foreign call every now and then and I have had a couple of numbers and passed them to CPR, ALL calls stopped ! I have been very happy with the service and after what I have read on here and elsewhere today about the "free" services I will be renewing my CPR for the fifth year and considering it money well spent !
I DO NOT KNOW OR HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH THESE PEOPLE, I AM A PHOTOGRAPHER FROM ESSEX WITH BETTER THINGS TO DO THAN ANSWER NUISANCE CALLS!

I hope this helps, and by the way, I don't care if they used to sell second hand toilet roll from a bedroom as long as I don't get the calls anymore !

Jemma-T

Why do people answer the phone to COMPLETE strangers and then post here when they leave themselves open to being scammed and then blame anyone apart from themselves for their stupidity [that's rhetorical and I'll not bother with a question mark either].

That's what I was thinking and I rarely post it but decided to last night.

Caller ID and an answering machine are just like have your front door locked. Errr... except you don't even need to answer it.

Obviously if the person has serious medical..... in fact no, they still shouldn't be answering the phone to strangers. It's not rocket science.

Like I said.

Darkmoon

Jemma, I think you are missing the point. This isn't about being scammed, it's about the phone ringing off the wall all day.

I get several phone calls a day from nuisance callers. I have caller id and I do NOT answer the phone to any unrecognised numbers. And yes, I am registered with the TPS (for several years now). Sadly, many of these companies seem to ignore the TPS register.

The point is that having the phone ring incessantly is a NUISANCE!! I have been tempted to unplug my phone or turn the ringer off but then my friends can't reach me either.

Please try to remember this forum is for people to help each other, not abuse each other.

Jemma-T

Why not just get a phone that allows through people on a white list and the rest can hangup or leave a message?

I realise 20 years' ago it was usually nice and exciting getting a call to our homes but times have changed.

We don't answer the door to everyone (or we shouldn't) so it's not rocket science to apply that to home phones and it's much easier because you don't hear the chap (ring).

pinochio

Jemma-T you can't that's why CPR Global produced the call blocker.
Cold calls are mostly auto/pre recorded and as they don't display numbers by using international platform dialling so can't see how they can be blocked. All give the Press button option either 5 or 9. My advice don't press either no matter how tempting.
Many moons ago a scam prize giving telephone scam was conducted on the same level cold call said " you've won a prize and goes on to list out all of the prizes on offer taking around 10 mins. It then offeres you " Now press 9 to find out what your prize is and leave your delivery details." So you do and on it goes for another 5 mins and you are told "this is what you have won" the call ends before you know and before you can leave details. Of course no display phones no number to re-dial or trace you can't press re-dial as the call was incoming.

Frustrated you console yourself with a coffee then your phone bill comes in while drinking another coffee a week later, and you choke and splutter reading what your bill is, you check, only to find the prize call cost YOU money.

How ? because unkown to you pressing 9 charged you for the full call time of £15. how? its said by " carriage calling " the call charge is reversed to the called person. That's why I advise nobody presses the keys suggested by 'cold callers'.