Alec Sheldon
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 18 Aug 2008
- Posts: 1,037
#1
I think that we have all had the phone calls from the sub continent telling us that there is a problem with our PC's and they are phoning up to fix them. I seem to get them every week.
The latest one was last week telling me, in an Indian accent, that I had had a car accident recently. I said "no I haven't" she then said "well you have had one in the last three years". I held the phone at arms length until she got fed up and rang off.
I cannot even drive and have never owned a car in my life, where do these people get their information from.?
Guest 710- Registered: 28 Feb 2011
- Posts: 6,950
#2
With a little learning on the subject of human nature and either a copy of the Electoral Register or some other, perhaps age specific, list of phone numbers.
Or maybe its all just random. Perhaps blocks of phone-usage-time can be bought so cheaply that these companies only need one 'fish' for every few thousand castings of the net.
I suspect an even easier money making ploy is used via mobile phone texting for this and other schemes whereby responding to such a message nets them pounds from your account in the blink of an eye.
They say that cats used to be sold as pigs in ye olde markets...some things never change.
Ignorance is bliss, bliss is happiness, I am happy...to draw your attention to the possible connectivity in the foregoing.
Guest 655- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
- Posts: 10,247
#3
These scams are getting more and more sophisticated, and blatent.
You have to be careful with unsolicited calls.
Guest 641- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 2,335
#4
I also got a call about a week ago telling me exactly the same Alec, we must have both been involved in the same unexplained non-existent accident, whew!
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 62,352
#5
once you have both fully recovered i will recommend a claims company.
Guest 698- Registered: 28 May 2010
- Posts: 8,664
#6
And a good honest credit hire company for the temporary replacement vehicle.
I'm an optimist. But I'm an optimist who takes my raincoat - Harold Wilson
Guest 641- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 2,335
#7
You're right Peter, we could both be suffering from severe non-existent whiplash
Terry Nunn
- Location: London Road, Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 4,321
#8
It's nothing new, many years ago I kept getting letters from companies wanting me to claim for vibration white finger.
As arthritis has now kicked in I should have claimed, but then I've never been a miner.
Terry
Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
Guest 717- Registered: 16 Jun 2011
- Posts: 468
#9
I never answer a number I do not recognise on land line or mobile. If it's important they will leave a message. Simple.
Keeps politics to myself
Guest 651- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 5,673
#10
Even you must have been a minor at some point in distant past
Been nice knowing you :)
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 62,352
#11
Terry Nunn- Location: London Road, Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 4,321
#12
Well, I did go down Betteshanger once Paul. NCB had a huge underground storage point. I worked for an instrumentation company that were trying to measure how much coal there was in it!
Terry
Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
Guest 708- Registered: 22 Dec 2010
- Posts: 102
#13
I had the same call this week saying that my PC' needs fixing and they could sort out.
