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UK Asshole Marketing

Posted: 2003-06-24 01:48pm
by Keevan_Colton
Faq here
For anyone else in the UK, I thought I'd share this piece of shit marketing tactic that's being used now. Companies/individuals getting 0870 numbers, calling people, hanging up as soon as they pick up and waiting for people to call back using 1471 or the like to see why they were called....these people then get a fee for every incoming call on thier 0870 number......
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We have been rung over 30 times in the past 5 days with this crap.[/quote]

Posted: 2003-06-24 01:51pm
by RedImperator
Heh. Caller ID is a beautiful thing. Though we did have a problem with someone getting a little too aggressive calling us--9 times in one day. I had a little chat with them about things like the Federal Trade Commission and my attorney and suggested they put my number on the no-call list or else they'd be speaking with the above. Curiously, after that, they stopped calling.

Posted: 2003-06-24 01:52pm
by Admiral Valdemar
I can always tell them to stop ringing me, if they don't, I sue their arses.

Posted: 2003-06-24 03:03pm
by Einhander Sn0m4n
Why the hell did someone come up with something that stupid and begging for abuse!!? That's fucking bullshit!! :evil: :evil:

Posted: 2003-06-25 02:36am
by Vertigo1
They'll do anything to annoy you and make money. They're even going to start doing something similar here in the US.


FUCK! I just turned on my cellphone and I got a fucking voicemail from a fucking telemarketer! :evil: KILL THEM! KILL THEM ALL DAMMIT!

Posted: 2003-06-25 06:49am
by Admiral Valdemar
I get the occasional text off telemarketers, but to be honest they don't concern me what with not having a landline connection at uni.