Anyone had a call from Accident Investigation Bureau?

Girlytrude

I've just had a call from this alleged company and found this thread using Google - thank you for the heads up! Same format as most of the others it seems. Indian accent, poor English. I was told he'd been given the information (and my ex directory number) by a company looking into my accident. When I asked what accident as I haven't had one he TOLD me, someone at my address has had an acident in the last 3 years. I replied no they haven't. He then told me he wouldn't have the report in front of him if they hadn't, think carefully madam! !!!!!!?

When I reisterated that I had not had an accident or injury in the last 3 years he rudely answered, "I'm not just talking about you...it could be anyone in your family, your partner, child, parent...". I replied that as there's only me I doubt it! (I didn't bother mentioning my son). He kept pushing asking me to 'think carefully' and 'I have the report in front of me'. But when I asked for the name of the company who'd issued the report, as he had it in front of him and should be able to find that information, he kept changing the subject, and when I asked who the report was about, what name he'd been given for the person who had allegedly had the accident, more stalling and avoiding. He became more rude and insistent that I must have forgotten my accident (hmm, so I suffered amnesia too?)!

I told him if he could come back to me with the name of the issuing company, the name of the person who'd had the accident or the specifics of the accident itself (he couldn't tell me if it was car, pedestrian, accident at work etc) I'd talk to him, but until then he was using a private number which is currently being monitored by the police in relation to another matter. He disappeared rapidly!

It was unnerving because my son and I were the recent victims of a home assault (malicious damage and wounding) and my car windows were smashed (in retaliation for taking a young runaway into my home with the support of Social Services). My son was injured in the attack and we're being processed through the Victim Support network slowly with a pending court case, so it was a possible connection, but clearly NOT a legitimate agency. I'm just grateful our recent experience has made us extremely cautious about divulging ANY information, personal or otherwise.

Thanks to this forum hopefully other people will be made aware also. X

Mk14:37

dacouch wrote: »

You can make a complaint to the Ministry of Justice

Not that easy, unfortunately - I had a similar situation a few weeks back, a chap with a thick Indian accent introduced himself as "Mike Jones", asked to speak to me by name and quoted my full address and postcode, asking me to confirm that I had had an accident in the last three years (I haven't).

I asked him a few times where he was calling from and he couldn't keep up with his own lies - his answers were variations on 'Accident Information Bureau' and 'Accident Insurance Management' and such like. I asked him where he got my details and he said that it was from the 'Government Survey Department'. What nonsense! Of course, he hadn't a clue what I meant when I asked him who was the Secretary of State for this particular government department, but to reassure me he gave me the address that he was calling from, in a place called "Wands Warth". Sounds like a place not too far from here, though it's pronounced locally as 'wondswuth'.

When I dialled 1471 (eventually he got sick of me telling him that he was talking out of is RRRR's and that it was none of his business as to whether I had had an accident or not and hung up in a huff!), I also got a 6 or 7 digit number.

buchman

Woohoo, I just got a call now, thank god for google bringing me here, same story, though it was unnerving having my address

wolvesinwales

Simple answer to them is ' Yes I have had an accident i fell over racing to answer your call can i have the name of your solicitor please'

wozzer76

I've also just had laughable call from one of these jokers. The thickest of Indian/Pakistani accents and goes by the name of "Mark Wilson".

Clearly intrigued I wanted to find out more about how he'd got my number, since no one I knew had had an accident in the past few years and even if they had I have only just had my phone line installed so this wouldn't be on any records.

Having asked him how he obtained my number he told me it was from the Government, so I asked him whether he'd had occasion to talk to my local MP about me. I thinked a little was lost in translation, so continuing on my quest for knowledge I asked again. This time, he told me it was the hospital and GP who'd given him my number.

I explained how laughably ridiculous this was and putting him on loud speaker so everyone in my house could hear me mugging him off, I asked which hospital he'd spoken to about an accident I'd never had.

By this point I think he was slightly confused as he started his sales pitch from scratch and asked if anyone had been in an accident. I immediately rebuffed this by asking him again how he got my number, after a long pause he said he wasn't authorised to give out this information and seemd offended that I was badgering him for information when he hadn't asked me for any.

I kindly pointed out that it was he who had coldcalled me and that from a marketing perspective if he wanted to sell me something he should have got my details from an authorised source, so again....what was this source.

His response...."So....have you had an accident then?"

"Err, no and perhaps I could get your number from your website? I assume you must have one?"

Long pause. Followed by, "sorry? what was that?".

"A web-site. You know, one of those things you can access on a computer, www. ring any bells??"

He said he was sorry but he didn't have one. What company in this day and age doesn't? I quizzed him on this some more and he said that they do have a web-site but he wasn't authorised to tell me what it was! hahaha

"Ahh, so you have a secret web-site, that only you are allowed to look at?" I asked. My sarcasm levels were growing by the second and I was desperately praying that he would not bail out on me.

I give credit where credit is due though, he went back to the start of his sales script and asked me again if I'd had an accident. I then said that I would be delighted to speak to his boss about it and that tipped things over the edge. Coincidentally there seemed to be a broken line as he gave it the token "Hello? Hello? You're breaking up" before hanging up.

What a loser.

I have done some digging around. I can't find much on these bandits. The only thing I could find was a web-site ehamiltons.co.uk. Sadly, they don't seem to encourage feedback as when you try to submit an enquiry to them it asks you for a username and password. There are some numbers floating about on the web-site but sadly these are number unobtainable as I was going to give "Mr Wilson" a call back and say we'd appeared to have got cut off.

Snarf999

Yup, just had a call from these guys. Had a very bizarre beeping on the line and really poor reception. All I could think of when he was talking to me was the Indian guy from Fonejacker reading the stuff of his screen.

Quite clearly using an auto-dialer to hit every single number on the off chance that they'll get someone who's had an accident. Chances are all that will happen is that they'll database up anyone who responds (obviously with the details they responded with), then probably either pass to some British company they're working for, or try and sell the data to a British company (one of those "have you had an accident at work recently?") so that they can do the chasing. Pretty nice earner really if you can do it.

chocobunny

My husband and have both been contacted recently by these pests. My call was today, and my husband's a couple of weeks ago. On both occasions the indian(cowboy) insisted someone in the house had been treated for a back injury in the last 3 years. Both of us denied this but he insisted that we must have. When asked where he got our no as we are ex directory he said it was from the hospital. This is impossible due to data protection act in NHS. After I insisted over and over again that no one had a injury eventually he said sorry to bother you and hung up, I got a polite one then!! Beware something is out of order, never give personal details as this is obviously a scam!!!!
My advice to you would be politely say to the gentleman put the phone where the sun don't shine and hang up.

PhylPho

Ho-hum.

We had a call a couple of weeks back from these morons. It's tempting to attack 'em straight off because their approach is an insult to the intelligence of a brick, but anyway.

I told George that yes, we'd been involved in a fatal accident, my great aunt had been killed, rear seat passenger when our car was rear ended by a petrol tanker. I also said Dave was dealing with it.

I thought George would ask: 'who is Dave?' Instead, George said: 'Great what?'

'Aunt. Great Aunt Doris. And Dave is handling the claim.'

George had no script left to work on. 'Are you sure, it is us?'

'Oh yes. Dave rang out of the blue last month. He said you're going to get us £5 million at least from Texaco. So we've told Texaco you're the people to talk to.'

Rustling of paper. Long silence. Finally: 'I can get back to you.' (Rather than: 'Can I get back to you?')

'No thanks, George. Dave is our contact on this so we're only talking to him.'

I rang off. George has never got back to me since. If he does, I'll ask him to thank Dave for the £10 million settlement we've just accepted from Texaco.

Moral: when dealing with cold callers possessed of but a solitary brain cell, use your own infinitely greater number of brain cells.

Rolandtheroadie

I had a call a couple of days ago asking about my "accident". It wasnt from the ones mentioned here I dont think (it was a Manchester number) but this time when I asked how they got my number, they said it was from someone that I had asked for a car insurance quote (I've not too long renewed and declared a non fault accident). I used confused and swintons. Meant to email them and ask if they've passed on my details.

mr_fishbulb

clarabombshell wrote: »

I Just had a call from these people. I spoke to a guy with an Indian accent.

Hahaha - I like to put on fake accents when I speak to people too.

Yesterday someone from British gas called up and I pretended I was Jamaican.