Thread: How do you deal with those annoying phone calls from India?

The DNC register seems to work fairly well in eliminating calls from within Australia, but it won't stop those from overseas companies or would-be hackers.
SWMBO, who doesn't have a computer, loves stringing along those who have 'found a virus on your computer'. I prefer a less diplomatic approach.

Cracker Grumpy! Now I can forgive you for sucking me in to the "Look at the Tits on this" 9 months later. I even got catsigated by Tea Lady!

Originally Posted by AlexS

I prefer a less diplomatic approach.

And that would be...........?

!@#$ *&^ !

Originally Posted by FenceFurniture

Cracker Grumpy! Now I can forgive you for sucking me in to the "Look at the Tits on this" 9 months later. I even got catsigated by Tea Lady!

I am everywhere!

I am on VoIP to and haven't had a call for ages. But usually you can tell its a telly marketer cos there is a wait before they say anything as their automatic calling thingy calls multiple numbers at once. I hang up before anyone says anything!

Originally Posted by AlexS

The DNC register seems to work fairly well in eliminating calls from within Australia, but it won't stop those from overseas companies or would-be hackers.
SWMBO, who doesn't have a computer, loves stringing along those who have 'found a virus on your computer'. I prefer a less diplomatic approach.

Don't know if I'm lucky or what, but the NCR seems to have stopped ALL nuisance calls, even those from O/S

Originally Posted by Ashore

Let them talk a bit then ask them if their wearing any underwear, tell them your not and ask if that excites them ,..............havent had one who didn't hang up

1. Yep, currently using that one myself. Generally start going into explicit detail about what I am doing to myself at the time. Works a treat.

2. An umpires whistle is also very effective.

3. Get them to phone back later at a set time, the person they need to speak to will be here then. Have the whistle handy.

4. Pretend to follow their instructions, when they ask "what do you see now?" tell them there is a little window that has opened on the screen with a message on it. "What does it say?", they ask.
Tell them that it says: You have a scammer on your phone who is too stupid to know that they are trying to scam someone with a Mac. That generally gets the fastest hang up of the lot.

Do not call register doesn't seem to work for them, they continue to call regardless.

Don't get them at home as we're on a silent number.
In the office tell them you're from the receivers and ask them if they owe any money.
Cheers,
Jim

This procedure seems to work well.

‪http://youtu.be/mkdoogjic4I

Originally Posted by AlexS

!@#$ *&^ !

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Wouldn't it be quicker just tell them to Duck Off? Just a thought.

Originally Posted by Ashore

They may only be getting $2 an hour but what about the poor older peninsioner that gets caught and has their bank account raided
They may only get $2 an hour but they know that the poor bugger they catch will get ripped off and they don't care

the magic word in my comment was 'I hang up'. How can the silly old buggers get caught if they just do that??
simple really

https://www.donotcall.gov.au/

I registered a few years ago and i never get calls from these people...

thanks for that link Aerenandmel

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