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Kargo wrote: »

I really wish this would happen to me I'm having one of those days where I need to let out some steam and this would be the perfect opportunity

....give them a call :laugh:

Lum

Kargo wrote: »

I really wish this would happen to me I'm having one of those days where I need to let out some steam and this would be the perfect opportunity

Is email an acceptable medium? If so why not take up scambaiting? 419eater.com have some good examples and on their forums they have a section for people to post "spare" scam attempts for others to start baiting with.

Be sure to use a separate email address though, obviously!

Jesthar

lucylucky wrote: »

I let them go through their whole routine but they invariably hang up when I tell them I don't use MSWindows.

My Mum does a similar thing, she doesn't much like computers, but I've trained her well! When she had one of these calls last year she managed to keep them on the phone for about 20 minutes, and got all sorts of interesting 'details' about both their company and her supposed 'problems' out of the hapless conman, before finally 'getting round' to asking "I don't even have a computer, so why are you blatantly lying to me?"

JJ_Egan

Dont use your rag with them lead them up the garden path a bit .
Windows yes come tomorrow the kitchen window needs replacing .
Aunty Violet no i dont have one of those .

jje

prowla

Tell them you are registered with TPS and they are breaking the law by calling you.

1jim

I ask them to confirm my details.....I tell them I know who I am and that if they know me/my business/accounts etc then they need to tell me my date of birth etc. Even when the call is "genuine" and by that I mean a legitimate company but on a sales call they cant/wont do it...I had great fun with the Halifax a few weeks ago....

halifax....good afternoon sir can I ask your name

me....you can but I wont tell you it

halifax......this is the halifax and I need to verify your details

me......is there a problem with my bank account (have a zero balance and no cards as is a dormant account)

halifax...no sir but we need to discuss some account options with you so could you confirm your name, address and date of birth

me.....no I cant, I have a policy of not diclosing this information to people I dont know,,,,its to do with fraud you know

halifax.....but sir we are the Halifax

me.....I guess that is what a fraudster would say also....perhaps you could tell me my date of birth and address

halifax....we cant do that sir

me....ok no problem then, good day to you

halifax......but we wont be able to continue with the call

me...thats fine, you called me, I didnt have any pressing need to call you

halifax....but we need to discuss something

me...is it a sales call

halifax,,,no sir

me...well can I take your name and number and will call you back

halifax....we cant take incoming calls sir this is an outbound call centre for sales

me...but you said you arnt selling something

halifax...we arnt sir, we are wanting to let you know about new products and we cant unless we verify your details

me....but I cant verify me details to a stranger when I cant verify their identity can I....I mean its just not safe. perhaps you could help me out by you telling me my details

halifax.....but we wont be able to contiune with the call

me,,,thats ok by me.....you called me

and so on for quite a while until they ended the call.......had my devils head on and had a little free time so was great fun......I strangely look forward to the next sales call

lucylucky

^^^I like that a lot!

Must try it sometime

lucylucky

prowla wrote: »

Tell them you are registered with TPS and they are breaking the law by calling you.

Not necessarily if they are a non-uk based company

googler

prowla wrote: »

Tell them you are registered with TPS and they are breaking the law by calling you.

From TPS website

"The Telephone Preference Service (TPS) is a central opt out register whereby individuals can register their wish not to receive unsolicited sales and marketing telephone calls"

All they have to say is that they're making 'Technical Support' calls, not Sales & Marketing calls, and they're off the hook.

spud17

googler wrote: »

From TPS website

"The Telephone Preference Service (TPS) is a central opt out register whereby individuals can register their wish not to receive unsolicited sales and marketing telephone calls"

All they have to say is that they're making 'Technical Support' calls, not Sales & Marketing calls, and they're off the hook.

I've been also told 'we're conducting a survey', another swerve.

Has anyone ever replied 'The householder's not here, I'm just robbing it'