atcomsystems.ca/forum Forums General General Telephone & Systems Information Questions about telemarketers and bill collectors.

Well, I've done something similar to Spuds. I've recorded their pitch before, then programmed their call-back number into my dialer and dialed back at 'em. Whenever their agents would pick up it would dump them all into the same conference. It was hilarious to hear these agents yelling at each other thinking that someone else was "stealing my lead!" That went on for about 30-minutes with about 600 lines firing at them.

It was easy to see that their call-back # was only a single T1 so I changed the message to the reading of the constitution and had it call them some more with just 30 lines.

Finally I changed the message to me saying "Remember, when someone tells you to remove them from your list and not call them back, what do you think you should do?" and let that run.

I got a call the next day from their IT Director saying that they will permanently remove me from any of their lists. Cause remember, they contacted me, left me a message, and even said to call them back as much as I wanted that there were agents standing by! I just felt like talking to them all, at once, for about 2 hours

James, if you ever get tired of what you're doing for a living, you could start an new business doing exactly that for any of us! You the man!

Aaah - The "Cancun" junk fax. How I tried to get those people to stop. My California attorney told me it was impossible to sue them in Florida. Another thing they do is subcontract to the call center. In the mortgage refinance heyday, I got a lot of those too.

How about when you get credit card offers every month from the same company......just send the postage paid envelope back with nothing in it.

Maybe I'm paranoid here, but have you checked your credit report? Is it possible that someone stole your identity and is going on a shopping spree, and it was coincidence that it happened after the late payment? I'd pull your credit report(s) if I were you just to be safe.

James, you are the man!


It's much more fun to send them credit card offers from competing companies or other junk mail you get. I don't get a lot of junk mail these days.

Jack

That is an excellent question and avenue that I should explore. Last month, I received a letter telling me that my car loan application had been declined. I haven't applied for a car loan in years. The lender chalked it up as a mistake since they participate in the "Lending Tree" program and they do occasionally have these issues. That would explain the ridiculous number of calls I receive. I sure hope that is not the case, but thanks for the suggestion.

Ive been thinking a lot about this lately since recently i have been receiving calls on my cell phone for some online college enrollment. How they got my number, i have no idea, but i know this is just the beginning since those lists are bought and sold.

I would love to see a website dedicated to posting personal phone numbers, residential and cell of the CEOs who operate and run these services. That way we can call them personally and asked if we could be removed from their fvcking dialers.

I also think cell carriers should allow us to have block list options free of charge since we are paying the tab.

BTW,

If you get a call from a third party mentioning your car's warranty has run out and this is your last chance to renew, don't believe them. You have plenty of time, they've called everyday for the last year and left the same message.

Rusty

I also get that same message on the car warranty, and I to wish it would run out and the would quit calling. I have also been getting a ton of calls telling me about all of the goverment grant money I should apply for. The number is spoofed on the caller ID so no return fun for me. If I can find these numbers I think I will hire James out for a couple of hours of return call fun.

Mike