Because the call cost them money, I play along with them until I can't anymore, then tell them I have somone at the door and leave the phone off the hook, come back a bit later and they are gone.
A male I know does this, if the caller is a girl, he tells them he loves Asian women and are they interested in having sex with him, or if the caller is a bloke he tells them he is gay and loves Asian men, and are they interested in having sex with him.......they hang up very quickly! lol !
-- Edited by Duh on Wednesday 15th of August 2012 02:30:52 AM
milo said
03:41 AM Aug 15, 2012
I just had one of those supposed bigpond tech callers ring up just a bit ago
said they picked up a virus on my computer and i said sure you did and hung up..
sneeky buggers they are
Happywanderer said
03:54 AM Aug 15, 2012
Good on you milo. You did the right thing.
jules47 said
04:04 AM Aug 15, 2012
Only way to get rid of them is to hang up. But it doesn't stop them - had one who actually abused me, when I told him I didn't believe he was from Big Pond!!!!!! An ethnic sounding gent - so rude!!
milo said
04:06 AM Aug 15, 2012
i have caller id and it says it was over seas,
golivers travels said
04:36 AM Aug 15, 2012
Yes had a few of those Milo. They usually say that there is a problem with Windows, I usually tell them I have an Apple and they hang up quickly .....little white lie.
Glenda
03_troopy said
04:55 AM Aug 15, 2012
If they ring you about problems with windows, tell them you have one sticking window, and another with a broken pane. And ask if they could come out and give you a quote.
milo said
07:51 AM Aug 15, 2012
i might try the apple one some day!
Delta18 said
02:25 PM Aug 15, 2012
That's the problem Vic. You have to be original....something like this guy did.....click here.
Cheers Neil
-- Edited by Delta18 on Wednesday 15th of August 2012 02:44:03 PM
Wizardofoz said
05:00 PM Aug 15, 2012
But what if they are gay???
Delta18 said
08:20 PM Aug 15, 2012
Duh wrote:
Because the call cost them money, I play along with them until I can't anymore, then tell them I have somone at the door and leave the phone off the hook, come back a bit later and they are gone.
-- Edited by Duh on Wednesday 15th of August 2012 02:30:52 AM
Unfortunately their calls are by VOIP (over internet) and therefore basically cost them nothing except a bit of time wasted. They are on to the "someone at the door" trick and hang up pretty quickly.
We all use VOIP to save some money don't we? Our calls to any landline in Oz from home cost us 10c Untimed and no connection fee.
Cheers Neil
Duh said
09:16 PM Aug 15, 2012
Wizardofoz wrote:
But what if they are gay???
Then I suppose it has backfired on you and you'd better get off the line real quick ! LOL !
Thanks for the info on the calls Neil, I won't waste my time dragging the call out then. I would imagine just leaving the phone off the hook would be in the same category as saying you're going to the door. I suppose after they have had a number of these they would wake up to the ploys people use to keep them hanging on.
Duh said
09:56 PM Aug 15, 2012
Ha Ha.....what a hoot that was, even got the so called "supervisor"on the phone.
I tried something similar (playing them along), got up the stage where they said "what can you see", I wasn't on my pc either, so strung them along a bit about not being sure what I was supposed to see, but eventually got sick of their scam and told them what a load of bollicks it was and hung up.
sucastja said
02:29 AM Aug 16, 2012
Delta18 wrote:
That's the problem Vic. You have to be original....something like this guy did.....click here.
Cheers Neil
-- Edited by Delta18 on Wednesday 15th of August 2012 02:44:03 PM
What a pisser!!
Cruising Granny said
04:49 AM Aug 16, 2012
What I want to know is how they find me on my mobile when I'm not listed anywhere. I suspect other sites sell my info on to other organisations who then proceed to waste my time with these boring calls. More offensive are the scam calls. Stay aware folks. If you don't know the caller or haven't requested the contact, shut them down. It's very hard to maintain privacy or anonymity these days, but do your best.
milo said
01:29 AM Aug 23, 2012
that video is funny!! the guy just plays with him... lol
Because the call cost them money, I play along with them until I can't anymore, then tell them I have somone at the door and leave the phone off the hook, come back a bit later and they are gone.
A male I know does this, if the caller is a girl, he tells them he loves Asian women and are they interested in having sex with him, or if the caller is a bloke he tells them he is gay and loves Asian men, and are they interested in having sex with him.......they hang up very quickly! lol !
-- Edited by Duh on Wednesday 15th of August 2012 02:30:52 AM
I just had one of those supposed bigpond tech callers ring up just a bit ago
said they picked up a virus on my computer and i said sure you did and hung up..
sneeky
buggers they are
An ethnic sounding gent - so rude!!
i have caller id and it says it was over seas,
That's the problem Vic. You have to be original....something like this guy did.....click here.
Cheers Neil
-- Edited by Delta18 on Wednesday 15th of August 2012 02:44:03 PM
But what if they are gay???
Unfortunately their calls are by VOIP (over internet) and therefore basically cost them nothing except a bit of time wasted. They are on to the "someone at the door" trick and hang up pretty quickly.
We all use VOIP to save some money don't we? Our calls to any landline in Oz from home cost us 10c Untimed and no connection fee.
Cheers Neil
Then I suppose it has backfired on you and you'd better get off the line real quick ! LOL !
Thanks for the info on the calls Neil, I won't waste my time dragging the call out then. I would imagine just leaving the phone off the hook would be in the same category as saying you're going to the door. I suppose after they have had a number of these they would wake up to the ploys people use to keep them hanging on.
Ha Ha.....what a hoot that was, even got the so called "supervisor"on the phone.
I tried something similar (playing them along), got up the stage where they said "what can you see", I wasn't on my pc either, so strung them along a bit about not being sure what I was supposed to see, but eventually got sick of their scam and told them what a load of bollicks it was and hung up.
What a pisser!!
I suspect other sites sell my info on to other organisations who then proceed to waste my time with these boring calls. More offensive are the scam calls.
Stay aware folks. If you don't know the caller or haven't requested the contact, shut them down.
It's very hard to maintain privacy or anonymity these days, but do your best.