Hi I'm Calling From Sky

puppet1984

This morning i received a call unknown number. When i answered someone with an indian accent said "hi i'm calling from sky to check if your tv is working."
i said your not calling from sky to which he hung up.
Probably was going to try selling me something.
We don't even have sky so it must be completely random.

lincroft1710

A few months ago I had a call from a guy with an Indian accent asking if my Sky box was working properly. He seemed genuinely surprised when I told him I didn't have Sky.

Where do they get their information from??

lincroft1710

I asked where they got the information that I had a Sky box, as I seemed to be a service/courtesy call.

I'm perfectly aware that scam/unapproved call centres may use an automatic dialling machine or telephone directories or could have obtained my name/number from an organisation I've dealt with who have sold on the info.

Being on TPS seems to be pointless, still get unwanted calls.

salesadmin

I had someone call me from "Sky" who knew my name and exactly when I purchased my Sky subscription, they were trying to sell me an extended warranty on my sky box. As it happened I was meaning to call Sky about a problem so I asked the person to help me...he admitted he wasn't actually calling from sky and therefore couldn't help.

I always tick not to send my details to 3rd parties, am on TPS and am ex-directory so was not happy...!

nearlyrich

I posted about this a few weeks ago we got rid of our Sky box about three years ago but he started off saying he was calling about our sky subscription then said do you have a sky subscription, he obviously wasn't from Sky. I challenged him and he put the phone down,we have TPS too but recently it's a waste of time, he did ask for me by name incidently.

My hread is here

verytired

This was a scam? I don't have sky, so I assumed it was just a screwup

Torby

I thought TPS didn't work if calls were made from a call centre outside the UK?

luxor4t

We don't have Sky, we've never had Sky, we're ex-directory & on TPS ... and they still phoned me.
Was it fair of me to speak to the heavily-accented lady in Welsh?

Esqui

Calling from the Sky? Was it God?

TurkishDelight

Ooh, me too.

Weird, as I've never had Sky.
My parents did, but that was two houses ago.

peter_the_piper

Had the same call the other day, when I told them I was on "Pay once watch forever" there was a deafening click.