Random phone calls

[Meece 1,958]

We have a phone package element that weeds the carp calls out so we don't get them. The phone rang and there is a random Mbongo'ess on the line. Now my hearIng isn't  as good as it could be with the years of unprotected gunfire but she seemed to have  my name but when asked what it was all-out she put the phone  down. Strange still it cost someone a phone call

Edited May 7, 2018 by Meece

[ChrisJones 7,975]

Not sure how it works in Blighty but the best strategy for telesales is to keep them on the phone as long as possible and tell them you're wasting their time. Hanging up on them is expected. It's part of the OP. Keeping them on the line costs them money and if the public did it on a mass scale they wouldn't be able to afford to cold call anymore, even from India.

[Ted Newgent 4,896]

its got to the point here that i dont answer my landline.

my phone provider sold everyones details and we get fckn plagued

 

we even have a "do not call" register but still we get calls

[peterhunter86 8,627]

That could be scam to take your credit or run up you're bill all they need you to do is answer.  My Mrs gets them sometimes she doesn't answer them.

[Ted Newgent 4,896]

2 hours ago, peterhunter86 said:

That could be scam to take your credit or run up you're bill all they need you to do is answer.  My Mrs gets them sometimes she doesn't answer them.

my missus doesnt need any help running the credit card up

[scothunter 12,609]

Never answer it. Anyone who I wish to talk to has my mobile and half the time I leave that thing in the house lol 

[Squirrel_Basher 17,102]

There is a scam about the moment where some f****r rings you but never talks before hanging up then a raghead rings to ask if you getting any nuisance calls ,boy did he wish he never lol .Trying to sell you phone screening .Called him all the pig fuckers under the sun but still he wanted to sell me the product .said he was from my line provider but couldn' name them .Rang back too and asked same question to which i calml replied ,I know where you live and I'm coming for you .No more phone calls of that nature to date .

[Arry 24,402]

keep getting calls from john or peter or paul type names from a Birmingham number and really from India. So when they ask to Mr A I told them he had committed suicide due to harassing phone calls, the phone went dead. Touch wood they haven't called back, was going to say its in the hand of the police and they are tracing the call but went dead to quick.

Cheers Arry

[Blackbriar 8,569]

I've only ever had the odd one here and there.

What I usually do is ask them to hang on (there's someone at the door, something burning on the cooker etc).............then just go back to what I was doing.

Go back after 30 minutes or so, and they've usually hung up - which is very rude, if you ask me !

[j j m 6,609]

i just answere it and put the phone next to the tv ,till they hang up

[kanny 21,519]

I let the answering machine pick up all the land line calls 

[Greyman 31,031]

13 hours ago, Meece said:

We have a phone package element that weeds the carp calls out so we don't get them. The phone rang and there is a random Mbongo'ess on the line. Now my hearIng isn't  as good as it could be with the years of unprotected gunfire but she seemed to have  my name but when asked what it was all-out she put the phone  down. Strange still it cost someone a phone call

I think you,ll find that the phone package you have is only allowed to block calls from the uk, foreign call centres can't be covered by uk law and that's why you still get calls from a bloke called Dave that can't even say your name, I don't think there,s a need to line your cupboard in foil and hide under the stairs mate just check the small print within your package

[Meece 1,958]

51 minutes ago, Greyman said:

I think you,ll find that the phone package you have is only allowed to block calls from the uk, foreign call centres can't be covered by uk law and that's why you still get calls from a bloke called Dave that can't even say your name

We're with Vodafone and we just dont get any  nuisance calls at all, which makes this one a bit of an oddity.  The call was so quick and unintelligible that I no idea what it's purpose was but what makes it strange is that I'm sure I heard the first name of one of my daughters and my surname. 

Ps I think that I now understand.  The daughter has been questioned and it turns out that she has recently been harassed over ppi to claim money back from a card that she had when she was about 19. She gave them our address and landline number because she was living at home back in the day. thanks. Not had anymore calls.

[dytkos 17,917]

2 hours ago, Greyman said:

I think you,ll find that the phone package you have is only allowed to block calls from the uk, foreign call centres can't be covered by uk law and that's why you still get calls from a bloke called Dave that can't even say your name, I don't think there,s a need to line your cupboard in foil and hide under the stairs mate just check the small print within your package

Best one my Mrs had was one that said his name was Patrick, she made him repeat it several times, couldn't stop laughing 

Cheers, D.

[socks 32,253]

One of my brothers has a big balloo the bear toy that plays the bear nescesity song over and over on a loop until you turn it off ... if he gets any sales calls or just random shit he asks them to hold for two seconds ... presses play puts the phone down next to it and walks away lol ... the longest he had one wait was 40 mins lol ......