insurance claim...scam or not?

Mr.Generous

I had a call saying the pixies are going to leave a pot of gold at the bottom of the garden - is that true as well?

grace884

Thanks everyone! I will tell him I'm not interested when he calls back!

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chrisw wrote: »

I get phoned by them and I've not even had an accident.

They just keep trying phone numbers randomly until someone says 'oh yes, I have...'

Always let the 'phone ring for a bit before answering.
Most nuisance callers use auto diallers and ring a dozen folks at a time, and connect the ones that answer to any free minimum wage workers. (So there is no need to be rude & aggressive to the minimum wage drones, they need the money, and probably nuisance caller wasn't their first choice)

If you wait a short while there isn't a free operator, and you get a dead line so you hang up without too much trouble, or your mum thinks you were in the kitchen etc. so no harm done.

Ebe_Scrooge

Total and utter scam. If you're in a playful frame of mind, say something like "I've had 4 accidents in the last 2 years, which one are you calling about ?" With any luck, you'll get transferred to a "supervisor" and can have a lot of fun with him/her about your supposed "claim".

Sorry, these guys are just parasites. If you want to swear like a trooper at them, it's nothing more than they deserve. Personally, I like to keep them on the line as long as possible, make up more and more improbable stories, and wait for them to hang up when they realise you're taking the p**s. Oh, and then block the number, of course.

jimjames

Ebe_Scrooge wrote: »

Total and utter scam. If you're in a playful frame of mind, say something like "I've had 4 accidents in the last 2 years, which one are you calling about ?" With any luck, you'll get transferred to a "supervisor" and can have a lot of fun with him/her about your supposed "claim".

Or.. "Yes, it's just happened when I answered your call. I'm so glad you're there, how do I clear up the mess, there's blood everywhere"

Bigphil1474

OP, more than likely they've bought your details from another company. Don't worry though, because once you've told this company you aren't interested, in a few weeks you'll get a different company ringing up about the same thing. I had a no fault accident in 2012 and I got 2 to 3 calls a month from different claim companies for 3 years. All I had to do was sign a form and I'd get £5k because of stress and anxiety. I got fed up of telling them my insurance company handled everything brilliantly, nobody was injured, stress or anxious, and I was totally satisfied with the whole process etc. etc. etc. After 3 years you can't claim anything, so they leave you alone.