Pre-recorded cold calls with questions and pauses for replies

oldagetraveller1

lincroft1710 said:

gocurlygirl said:

GrubbyGirl_2 said:

I had a cold call from someone who said they were O2.  I am with O2 but said I was happy with my plan thank you and was about to hang up.  They said but we can offer you a much better rate than I was paying now.  They then proceeded to ask me how much I was paying so I simply said "you're O2 so you know what I'm paying".  They were really persistent and I kept saying - you tell me.  They eventually hung up.  Complete charlatans 

I had a similar conversation and also said that they knew how much I paid. Also asked me for my date of birth so I could receive the £200 they owed me- the caller( man) began to say we needed it to process the payment-I said just refund my account, you already have the details. Very determined and I can see how people get pulled in.Told them they were not getting my date of birth and hung up.

I have at least on one occasion given my DOB as 31 April 19xx. Took about a minute before they cottoned on

I usually give my d.o.b. as "The 32nd of Octember, Nineteen thunder and lightning."

If it's one of those car accident claim calls, after providing the date of the incident, I just say "Oh, that one, I was killed in that!"

lincroft1710

oldagetraveller1 said:

lincroft1710 said:

gocurlygirl said:

GrubbyGirl_2 said:

I had a cold call from someone who said they were O2.  I am with O2 but said I was happy with my plan thank you and was about to hang up.  They said but we can offer you a much better rate than I was paying now.  They then proceeded to ask me how much I was paying so I simply said "you're O2 so you know what I'm paying".  They were really persistent and I kept saying - you tell me.  They eventually hung up.  Complete charlatans 

I had a similar conversation and also said that they knew how much I paid. Also asked me for my date of birth so I could receive the £200 they owed me- the caller( man) began to say we needed it to process the payment-I said just refund my account, you already have the details. Very determined and I can see how people get pulled in.Told them they were not getting my date of birth and hung up.

I have at least on one occasion given my DOB as 31 April 19xx. Took about a minute before they cottoned on

I usually give my d.o.b. as "The 32nd of Octember, Nineteen thunder and lightning."

If it's one of those car accident claim calls, after providing the date of the incident, I just say "Oh, that one, I was killed in that!"

Used to get a lot of those car accident claim calls, but haven't had one for years.

fwor

Vectis said:

Why would you get into a conversation, whether with a real person or a bot, if it's obviously a sales call? Why not just put the phone down?

If it's a bot, there's one reason, and that is that every second that their equipment is on the line to you, they can't be calling someone else. I concede that they are probably calling via VOIP and using a pretty powerful server somewhere outside the UK, but it will have a limit to how many people it can be trying to spam/scam simultaneously.

ElefantEd

My date of birth was 2nd November 1893 for about 15 minutes one time, the confused scammer really couldn't cope with it.

kipperman

I never answer any call unless the number is in my address book and this shows on the screen. If it’s important enough they will leave a message. 

Silvertabby

lincroft1710 said:

oldagetraveller1 said:

lincroft1710 said:

gocurlygirl said:

GrubbyGirl_2 said:

I had a cold call from someone who said they were O2.  I am with O2 but said I was happy with my plan thank you and was about to hang up.  They said but we can offer you a much better rate than I was paying now.  They then proceeded to ask me how much I was paying so I simply said "you're O2 so you know what I'm paying".  They were really persistent and I kept saying - you tell me.  They eventually hung up.  Complete charlatans 

I had a similar conversation and also said that they knew how much I paid. Also asked me for my date of birth so I could receive the £200 they owed me- the caller( man) began to say we needed it to process the payment-I said just refund my account, you already have the details. Very determined and I can see how people get pulled in.Told them they were not getting my date of birth and hung up.

I have at least on one occasion given my DOB as 31 April 19xx. Took about a minute before they cottoned on

I usually give my d.o.b. as "The 32nd of Octember, Nineteen thunder and lightning."

If it's one of those car accident claim calls, after providing the date of the incident, I just say "Oh, that one, I was killed in that!"

Used to get a lot of those car accident claim calls, but haven't had one for years.

I told the car accident caller that it would be wonderful if I could get some cash, because the driver of the police car I hit reckoned it was my fault.

They haven't called back since.

P.S.  No police cars were hurt in the telling of this story.

sheramber

A friend handed the phone to her three year old daughter to talk to them.