WARNING - Telephone scam

[woodgnome]

i've received this call about half-a-dozen times now. i haven't been suckered by it but what's really annoying is that threre's no one at the other end to hurl abuse at for wasting your time.

i get an average of about 9-12 cold-calls a week, offering me everything from a new kitchen (thank you but i have a microwave), to new windows (thank you but i bricked them up last year), to life insurance (thank you but i don't have a life), and so on... add to this, endless cheery offers to waste 10mins of my life partaking in some idiotic lifestyle survey and i can definitely feel a peter finch moment coming on.

forget about spam - cold-calling is the true bane of the modern era. and they always ring up when i'm eating! >:-(

[jj]

Yep, it's getting to the point where I'm almost frightened to answer the phone between 0700 and 2000- have arranged a 'ring code' with friends so I know it's them.
Wasn't there some sort of site where you can get 'off-listed'? Or is that for junk-mail only?

[steve56]

im getting fed up with british gas as well ringing me to confirm direct debit adress,phone no,adress etc i already arranged all this in august when i moved now they keep ringing and writing saying the same thing,its aggro.

[Peter]

Just register with this lot. I get no cold calls now.

[jj]

Cheers, Peter: that's what I was looking for.
Did the MPS, as well..........no point doing a job halfway.

[Knave Editor]

Has anyone been shafted by that other telephone scam where a company going by the name of Vodafone charge you 50p a bloody minute to call another mobile? Scandalous!

[steve56]

there was a firm 2 yrs back that rivalled bt saying i have cheaper phone calls cant recall their name at the moment but it was all lies i know that.

[woodgnome]

if this works i'll arrange to have you dubbed an mmbe (milk monitor of the bgafd empire).

[jj]

DB will be soooooo jealous..........