I've won 1Million Euro's.....

[Bikerbill]

...according to the e-mail that was sent to me earlier from the Netherlands Lottery. However, there seems to be a catch; looks like I have to pay between 300 and 700 euro's first...

[turbanator]

Originally Posted by Bikerbill

...according to the e-mail that was sent to me earlier from the Netherlands Lottery. However, there seems to be a catch; looks like I have to pay between 300 and 700 euro's first...

You're sooo lucky. Ask them to take it out of your winnings, even cut a deal with the person on the 'phone to give them 100,000 euros.

What's that?? They won't - now there's a thing

I too have lucky - a member of the Nigerian Royal family has approached me asking if I can help to launder $45 Million US for her, for a princely reward of course.

Think I'll give it a miss

[turbanator]

Seen this site?
http://www.j-walk.com/other/conf/

[Allan Carr]

Yes, and I 'won' seven holidays last week alone. Aren't I lucky. Although I have sales calls banned under the Telephone Preference Sceme, these so and so's get around it by claiming market research which apparently is allowed.

Regards,
Allan

[CotoChris]

Received a spoof e-mail from Citibank desring all my information. They are very clever and can't tell if fraud or not other than knowing you shouldn't divulge the details.

Acutally I just had a good look at it. It's all very clever. The e-mail is sent as a picture, you click anywhere on it and goes to a pop up window. The pop up window ask for the information, to close it you must press the cross button a dozen times or so. When closed the REAL site comes up.

I tried to forward the mail to the fraud department but for some reason the mail can't be forwarded with the image. I don't have a link to the pop up but to the real site!

Bastards!

[Ian@1904]

Originally Posted by Allan Carr

Yes, and I 'won' seven holidays last week alone. Aren't I lucky. Although I have sales calls banned under the Telephone Preference Sceme, these so and so's get around it by claiming market research which apparently is allowed.

Regards,
Allan

Next time inform them that you are recording the call or training purposes.
Ask if they are recording the call
Ask for their call reference number at the start of the call
Ask for their name, ask them to spell out in full
Ask which company they are calling from-when they say they are calling on behalf of........., repeat the initial question
Ask why TPS is not working.
Ask for the supervisor
Basically ask them questions

[Allan Carr]

Ian, I've tried that. I've found that many of them actually lie. They are all these damned holiday clubs but if you you ask them if that is what they are, they deny it.

When I told one of them during the introductoty spiel that I wasn't interested, she replied 'stop being so rude and hear me out'. I told her to stop stealing my time and put the phone down.

I have been in contact with TPS and apparently there are a number of let-outs

1. Market Research is allowed
2. Not all companies are signed up to the scheme
3. Quite a number of these calls come from abroad so are not covered by TPS.

One of my colleages in the diving club suggested a Perry Whistle, though you would probably be done for assault.

Rgards,
Allan

[Woz]

Originally Posted by Allan Carr

Ian, I've tried that. I've found that many of them actually lie. They are all these damned holiday clubs but if you you ask them if that is what they are, they deny it.

When I told one of them during the introductoty spiel that I wasn't interested, she replied 'stop being so rude and hear me out'. I told her to stop stealing my time and put the phone down.

I have been in contact with TPS and apparently there are a number of let-outs

1. Market Research is allowed
2. Not all companies are signed up to the scheme
3. Quite a number of these calls come from abroad so are not covered by TPS.

One of my colleages in the diving club suggested a Perry Whistle, though you would probably be done for assault.

Rgards,
Allan

Put the phone down. It's very theraputic.

Or- this is what we do at work...... we have a made up employee called Bob Savage. Any junk calls you can't be arsed with, you tell them that they need to speak to Bob who is not in. So when they call back and ask for him, you know it is a junk call. It is very entertaining trying not to laugh when someone else is fobbing them off. Plus people lie outrageously- 'I was talking to Bob the other day about your telephone system'. Oh yes? How were you doing that then?

[Garf]

I usually just say its inconvenient right now, but if they give me their home phone number I'll give them a bell a bit later when they get home from work. If they are stupid enough not to apologise and put the phone down, but question my logic, then the fun starts