Odd Calls and Police Advice
I signed upto the TPS years ago and until reciently i had very few marketing calls.
Reciently they have been asking over and over for a Mrs T Owen and ive also had some really weird ones such as wanting to know what brand of TV i have and how old is it and not taking no for an answer until i tell them not so politely where to go. Earlier then i had the well known scam call from a company claiming to be acting on behalf of Microsoft called Computing 24/7 and a bloke called Olaf Neil Stating Microsoft asked them to contact me cos i have a Legal Version of Windows and it is infected with Malware and as soon as i mentioned the police he hang up. I contacted the Police and reported it and the lady i spoke to insisted i also reported these add calls to my provider to see if they can do anything but no idea who i am to contact. Anyone know? |
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They had asked the TV brand, where it was purchased from and how long has it been owned. They then ended the call saying "You have registered to allow 3rd parties to contact you and ask more information" then suddenly hung up. I find this very cheeky, and is it even legal as I had no idea I was signing up for my information to be passed on?? They keep pestering and calling over and over again :( |
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Yes and my provider is Virgin but i dont know if Virgin has a specific department that i need to contact.
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They'll just refer you to ofcom..
Calls like the TV one is nothing to do with the police and most of the time it's companies who either don't care about TPS, truly have a 3rd party agreement (you'd be amazed at how many forms/websites/contracts you sign give 3rd parties permission to contact you), hide their sales calls via market research (true market research calls are not covered by TPS) or are out of the country.. If you believe that you shouldn;t be recieving these calls then try VM but in the end they will not be able to help and ofcom will be your next point of contact.. Ofcom though will not help until you;ve been via your telephone service provider. Just call VM's customer services and they will put you through to the correct department. As for the microsoft they are acting illegally and the place to report them is http://www.actionfraud.org.uk/ which has full police support. No good ringing up a local station as the reports get spread around the country. http://www.actionfraud.org.uk/ is at very least a central point of contact so there's more point in finding them |
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I just put the phone down on them and leave it to the answer-phone for a bit. |
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We have had a few calls of late & originating from outside the UK (judging by the accent & the international that comes up on the phone)
They claim to be on behalf of a lifestyle survey but, and here is the strange thing they are asking for my wife with her previous surname (we have been married 3 yrs) & her son who has lived with his dad for years & is only now 17. They get the short shrift from me, I have no time for these type of people. |
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A friend of mine had one yesterday while the ambulance was there as his wife had just passed away who he has cared for for years after a botched operation for a blood clot on the brain and they wouldnt get off the phone and were adiment he should do the survey even though he explained the situation.
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BTW, you say you signed up for TPS years ago... you do realise that you have to re-affirm your registration every year?
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:tu: I keep forgetting that we're registered with CTPS :doh:
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