Nuisance calls
Jul 26th 2011, 5:36 am
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Nuisance calls
Today i was almost, almost caught out by those phone call chancers.
They asked if i was the owner of the house - then they said my name, then they said go to your PC.
At this point i said i am not that person and i don't have a PC and slammed the phone down.
His English was about as good as my Indian, but come on this is crazy lately. Especially after 4.30pm most days, but we are getting them in the day now, what with that and the junk email and postie mail
It as trebled since we came to Australia, especially the email spam.
The buggers woke me up i do work nights sometimes you bas*****.
They asked if i was the owner of the house - then they said my name, then they said go to your PC.
At this point i said i am not that person and i don't have a PC and slammed the phone down.
His English was about as good as my Indian, but come on this is crazy lately. Especially after 4.30pm most days, but we are getting them in the day now, what with that and the junk email and postie mail
It as trebled since we came to Australia, especially the email spam.
The buggers woke me up i do work nights sometimes you bas*****.
Jul 26th 2011, 5:40 am
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Re: Nuisance calls
Today i was almost, almost caught out by those phone call chancers.
They asked if i was the owner of the house - then they said my name, then they said go to your PC.
At this point i said i am not that person and i don't have a PC and slammed the phone down.
His English was about as good as my Indian, but come on this is crazy lately. Especially after 4.30pm most days, but we are getting them in the day now, what with that and the junk email and postie mail
It as trebled since we came to Australia, especially the email spam.
The buggers woke me up i do work nights sometimes you bas*****.
They asked if i was the owner of the house - then they said my name, then they said go to your PC.
At this point i said i am not that person and i don't have a PC and slammed the phone down.
His English was about as good as my Indian, but come on this is crazy lately. Especially after 4.30pm most days, but we are getting them in the day now, what with that and the junk email and postie mail
It as trebled since we came to Australia, especially the email spam.
The buggers woke me up i do work nights sometimes you bas*****.
Jul 26th 2011, 5:45 am
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Re: Nuisance calls
We move soon so we will be doing just that, it's just ridiculous how many calls we do receive of this nature lately.
Can you imagine what would happen to some other poor none net savvy individual if they gave out information through blind ignorance to these horrible sad and depressing 'people'?
Can you imagine what would happen to some other poor none net savvy individual if they gave out information through blind ignorance to these horrible sad and depressing 'people'?
Jul 26th 2011, 6:03 am
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Re: Nuisance calls
remove landline and use mobile and skype.
the only people who called our landline seemed to be wrong numbers, my mum and dad or an excessive amount of market research/sellers.
brought mum and dad into the 21st century by instructing them to install skype, and having no landline has been a blessing.
the only people who called our landline seemed to be wrong numbers, my mum and dad or an excessive amount of market research/sellers.
brought mum and dad into the 21st century by instructing them to install skype, and having no landline has been a blessing.
Jul 26th 2011, 6:53 am
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Re: Nuisance calls
remove landline and use mobile and skype.
the only people who called our landline seemed to be wrong numbers, my mum and dad or an excessive amount of market research/sellers.
brought mum and dad into the 21st century by instructing them to install skype, and having no landline has been a blessing.
the only people who called our landline seemed to be wrong numbers, my mum and dad or an excessive amount of market research/sellers.
brought mum and dad into the 21st century by instructing them to install skype, and having no landline has been a blessing.
Also have no wish to go on any mobile plan and only use mobile more for work related or quick calls...so will stick to the landline for the time being.
Jul 26th 2011, 7:20 am
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Jul 26th 2011, 7:23 am
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Re: Nuisance calls
Jul 26th 2011, 9:44 am
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Re: Nuisance calls
Today i was almost, almost caught out by those phone call chancers.
They asked if i was the owner of the house - then they said my name, then they said go to your PC.
At this point i said i am not that person and i don't have a PC and slammed the phone down.
His English was about as good as my Indian, but come on this is crazy lately. Especially after 4.30pm most days, but we are getting them in the day now, what with that and the junk email and postie mail
It as trebled since we came to Australia, especially the email spam.
The buggers woke me up i do work nights sometimes you bas*****.
They asked if i was the owner of the house - then they said my name, then they said go to your PC.
At this point i said i am not that person and i don't have a PC and slammed the phone down.
His English was about as good as my Indian, but come on this is crazy lately. Especially after 4.30pm most days, but we are getting them in the day now, what with that and the junk email and postie mail
It as trebled since we came to Australia, especially the email spam.
The buggers woke me up i do work nights sometimes you bas*****.
I spoke to one Indian guy and told him that I was the owner and I would do anything he asked with my laptop. He told me Microsoft had registered a complaint on my computer and I had to do various things under his instruction.
I let him do his entire spiel of shite in crap English and then just as he was getting excited because I was pretending to do what he asked, I said to him 'Does it work on a mac?, I have never had Microsoft' and you could hear the guy getting upset and he slammed the phone down.
Then I had some Indian girl phone up and I couldnt be bothered to listen to her shite English, Shite dialogue and nor could I give a shite that is the way they make a living, I really could not give a ****.
So I told her she had come through to Fremantle police station and she slammed the phone down - quite hard as well from the way my ears rattled.
Then another Indian guy calls today and I said to him 'Have you ever thought of learning English and getting a decent job - perhaps you can become a rent boy or something' He put the phone down as well.
I am having fun with them, they can piss right off and bury themselves in curry if they think I am daft enough to do what they ask and the more they call me, the more I will upset them - and what is more, I shall enjoy upsetting them.
Jul 26th 2011, 9:49 am
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Re: Nuisance calls
What is it exactly they want you to do with your computer anyway??
Jul 26th 2011, 10:26 am
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Re: Nuisance calls
I like to egg them on now and pretend to go through all the prompts. Then tell them that I don't have a computer and would they just like to piss off.
do not call register works well for a lot of stuff though.
Jul 26th 2011, 10:27 am
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Re: Nuisance calls
Oh how I love these calls, I am quite skilled in bringing them to the verge of tears and I am being serious.
I spoke to one Indian guy and told him that I was the owner and I would do anything he asked with my laptop. He told me Microsoft had registered a complaint on my computer and I had to do various things under his instruction.
I let him do his entire spiel of shite in crap English and then just as he was getting excited because I was pretending to do what he asked, I said to him 'Does it work on a mac?, I have never had Microsoft' and you could hear the guy getting upset and he slammed the phone down.
Then I had some Indian girl phone up and I couldnt be bothered to listen to her shite English, Shite dialogue and nor could I give a shite that is the way they make a living, I really could not give a ****.
So I told her she had come through to Fremantle police station and she slammed the phone down - quite hard as well from the way my ears rattled.
Then another Indian guy calls today and I said to him 'Have you ever thought of learning English and getting a decent job - perhaps you can become a rent boy or something' He put the phone down as well.
I am having fun with them, they can piss right off and bury themselves in curry if they think I am daft enough to do what they ask and the more they call me, the more I will upset them - and what is more, I shall enjoy upsetting them.
I spoke to one Indian guy and told him that I was the owner and I would do anything he asked with my laptop. He told me Microsoft had registered a complaint on my computer and I had to do various things under his instruction.
I let him do his entire spiel of shite in crap English and then just as he was getting excited because I was pretending to do what he asked, I said to him 'Does it work on a mac?, I have never had Microsoft' and you could hear the guy getting upset and he slammed the phone down.
Then I had some Indian girl phone up and I couldnt be bothered to listen to her shite English, Shite dialogue and nor could I give a shite that is the way they make a living, I really could not give a ****.
So I told her she had come through to Fremantle police station and she slammed the phone down - quite hard as well from the way my ears rattled.
Then another Indian guy calls today and I said to him 'Have you ever thought of learning English and getting a decent job - perhaps you can become a rent boy or something' He put the phone down as well.
I am having fun with them, they can piss right off and bury themselves in curry if they think I am daft enough to do what they ask and the more they call me, the more I will upset them - and what is more, I shall enjoy upsetting them.
. Next time sob into the phone and say "I have no friends..... will you be my friend?"
Jul 26th 2011, 10:34 am
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Re: Nuisance calls
Jul 26th 2011, 10:41 am
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Oh how I love these calls, I am quite skilled in bringing them to the verge of tears and I am being serious.
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I am having fun with them, they can piss right off and bury themselves in curry if they think I am daft enough to do what they ask and the more they call me, the more I will upset them - and what is more, I shall enjoy upsetting them.
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I am having fun with them, they can piss right off and bury themselves in curry if they think I am daft enough to do what they ask and the more they call me, the more I will upset them - and what is more, I shall enjoy upsetting them.
This site is a great ref for some inventive pisstake ideas....
http://www.digitaltoast.co.uk/suppor...temrecure-scam
Jul 26th 2011, 10:41 am
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Re: Nuisance calls
Say "I'm glad you called. I've got a lovely fridge for sale.........."
About landlines - you really should keep one in your house for emergencies. Cyclones, fires and floods can easily knock out the power and/or mobile connections so no computer, no recharging etc. But you must get at least one old-fashioned plug-in phone (ie not cordless) that doesn't depend on having electric power connected. This became all too evident in Qld earlier this year with all the natural disasters.
About landlines - you really should keep one in your house for emergencies. Cyclones, fires and floods can easily knock out the power and/or mobile connections so no computer, no recharging etc. But you must get at least one old-fashioned plug-in phone (ie not cordless) that doesn't depend on having electric power connected. This became all too evident in Qld earlier this year with all the natural disasters.