Cold Calls/Computer Scam Calls
 

As I've had a dramatic increase in the number of cold calls in recent months. I wonder if many people actually buy anything from a cold call?

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What kind of cold calls are you talking about? Home or business - business?

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Have you re-registered on 'Do Not Call'? Our junk calls have dropped off virtually to zero since we re-registered.

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Apparently I won a holiday today. I'm signed up to the do not call thing, don't get many but certainly wouldn't buy whatever they're trying to sell.

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Calls to home. They've apparently checked my computer blah blah blah....

We are nearly up to one a day despite being on the Do Not Call register. Usually about lunch time or tea time. Today I was wondering how many conversions they actually get as I've never come across anyone who has a good word to say about them.

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Yes we are. It expired earlier this year and we rejoined but we seem to be getting a lot more calls this year than previously. It was virtually nil over the previous 2 years. I'm not sure whether the expiry gave them a window of opportunity to get us onto some lists or whether it's just a natural increase.

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Yeah, wondered that myself but then, 419 scammers always seem to get someone.

Funnily enough, I do have a friend who got a good timeshare through a cold call and they won a decent holiday cruise.

Cooler

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Anyone that buys anything from a cold call deserves it.

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Never :zzz:
Also how can i buy something from someone i cannot understand what they are trying to sell me i just put the phone down on them now before they even get to the hello miss .....:rolleyes:

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I've got to that point as well.

Although the other day I was about to do it when I just about made out "Good Guys". The delivery guy was an Indian. :D

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Yes thats the only problem if its important :lol:
I have now started to give out my mobile to important things so i dont miss out :thumbup:

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They seem to come in waves, we had a lot about 3 weeks ago.

Problem is they are all call centers in Singapore, India etc and it's very hard sometimes to understand what the callers are saying - I'm not been rude it's just they have heavy accents and the lines are usually a bit flakey so it's not a clear call!

It's the charity ones that get me. I don't wish to come across mean but how do you know who's on the other end of the phone?

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Havent had a single cold call since August 2006 when we dropped our telstra phone line and switched to a Mynetfone VOIP number.

Even ignoring cost savings - that reason alone makes a VOIP based telephone a *must have*. :D

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Which is a pain as charities are exempt from the do-not-call rules.

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very rarely get one. But when I do, I take pleasure in hanging up just as they are introducing themselves. The mrs thinks I'm rude for doing that, ho ho.