I report every single scam phone call to the office of the info commissioner. Tedious but at times we can get several a day. It does work but takes time! As for that American recorded message....well she is a real pain!
Someone rang to enquire about the car accident I had... my reply “ yes it was dreadful I actually died, how did you get this number?” Silence and phone put down pretty quickly
I like the ones where you can wind them up a bit. I consider it a success if it lasts more than a couple of minutes and I'm told to f... off
I had a friend who was brilliant at this. He was a naturally talkative man, but when anyone phoned trying to sell him double glazing (this was a long while ago) he'd go into overdrive. "Oh I'm so glad you've called, I'd love to have double glazing," and then he'd go on, and on, about what a terrible state his windows were in. When the salesman got a word in edgeways to try and make an appointment, Albert would say, "Oh, it's no use you coming to see me, you'll have to deal with my landlord."
A bit cruel really, those guys were only trying to make a living.
I received a letter recently from someone in the Far East. He informed me that a client with the same surname as me had died intestate and he could get me several million dollars. It wouldn't matter that we were not related. There was a web address for me to get in touch. I didn't. But this is a new one for me.
The trouble with these scams is that they have other side effects, people don't trust anyone who calls them. I had to get a good friend in Manchester, who speaks Mandarin, to call my wifes family in China, to explain that my wife was in ICU having suffered a brain stem stroke. My wifes family were convinced this was a scam to get money and kept hanging up whenever we rang. It took 3 days and several photos of my wife lying in ICU before we could convince them that their family member was in big trouble. Not a pleasant experience.
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Silence and phone put down pretty quickly
I had a friend who was brilliant at this. He was a naturally talkative man, but when anyone phoned trying to sell him double glazing (this was a long while ago) he'd go into overdrive. "Oh I'm so glad you've called, I'd love to have double glazing," and then he'd go on, and on, about what a terrible state his windows were in. When the salesman got a word in edgeways to try and make an appointment, Albert would say, "Oh, it's no use you coming to see me, you'll have to deal with my landlord."
A bit cruel really, those guys were only trying to make a living.
But this is a new one for me.