Finally PPI Cold Callers Get a Taste of own Medicine

woodsphil

I bet you,like me have been pestered by cold callers offering to help you get a refund on mis-sold PPI.

Like you all know, and Martin has explained in depth on this website, you can claim this back yourselves and keep every penny to yourself.

Now, personally, I have nothing against telesales people, but when you get 2 to 3 calls a day and you end up having to change your phone number because of it, it can take it's toll.

Today a satire/spoof news website (that has nearly 1 million readers) decided to get their own back with a story telling people to phone a number to get a FREE lottery ticket. The only thing is, the phone numbers in the story are the main numbers for a PPI company that has one of the worst records for cold calling people. The story read well and was very believable, so today this particular day, the PPI company had a taste of their own medicine, as they fought off thousands of unsolicited phone calls.

Wether this is wrong or not, I have to admit that I had a laugh when reading this and figuring out what they had done.

What do you all think?

:T:T:T:T

P.S Please do not ring the numbers yourself.

You can find the story by searching google for 'The Daily Skid' and look for the story written today (14th July)

[Deleted User]

I would imagine this firm will sue the "Daily Skid" for the potential lost earnings.

That story gives no indication that the number concerned is anything other than the National Lottery.

I'm no fan of cold callers or Claims companies in general but this is hardly funny or clever.

Do you work for the Skid website? Is this an attempt to get more traffic there?

whiteslice

I thought this was a funny story.

Beats hanging up the phone and complaining, which is what I generally do. Just perhaps they could have chosen some other number than an 0844 one.

[Deleted User]

whiteslice wrote: »

I thought this was a funny story.

I doubt the website concerned will think it "funny" when the Claim company sues them. If the OP's story is genuine, that is
Regardless, the original post is obviously just an attempt to gets more traffic to the site.

I notice the OP tells us not to ring the numbers quoted.


Did you dial?

willwba

And I dont think the people who are ringing this number for a free lotto ticket are going to be happy, when they find they have been charged £1.50 or more to phone.... what a stupid idea...

Nasqueron

They quoted a landline number which mobile users can ring using inclusive minutes) and the 0844 number is a local rate one (1-2p a minute)

That said, this article doesn't seem to immediately make it clear it's an attempt to get revenge, it's just written to fool people into ringing the PPI firm

[Deleted User]

Nasqueron wrote: »

it's just written to fool people into ringing the PPI firm

It's a poor "joke" and this thread was initially posted seemingly to get more traffic to the website concerned.