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EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 26 March 2013 - 12:06

** Not the school **

Didn't think it had to come to this, but after so many unsolicited calls I am calling them out!

I think I got the name right, but I'm referring to that annoying company that keeps phoning me to get us to sign up with a pension/investment plan.

Even if I keep on asking to take my phone number off their records they keep on phoning! Now...I would put up with it from some local company because I know they don't "know better", but a company that seems to be British run, as every person who phoned me was British should know that "I am not interested, do not call me again" should mean just that.

But not them. What's funny and most irritating is how unorganised they also appear to be, because without fail every few months I'll receive a call, I'll waste 7-8 minutes of my time trying to get them off me, when I eventually succeed I then get another call (from the same person) 3-4 days later.

Now if you cannot even make notes of the conversation we had few days earlier, where I told you I know who you are if I need you I'll contact you. If you cannot even record my wish, or my telephone number and phone me all over again, if you cannot do something as basic as that, how the heck do you expect me to give you my money? I won't give them a penny (or dirham) in a million years.

And I don't like to be rude on the phone as I have worked in sales and I know cold calling is probably the worst so I try to be understanding, but they get under my skin. 8 calls in the past 5 months!
Even if I were needing a pension/investment plan, which I don't, I wouldn't go with them. Worst of all they are obviously getting my number from somewhere without authorization, yet try to tell me I was recommended by a friend or I filled a request for info. When I asked who referred me, there is no record of that friend. Because that friend does not exist. None of my "friends" would give my phone number out to anybody, person or organization without permission. They know how I feel about this and would not dare doing that if they treasure our friendship and I certainly do not fill any requests for financial advice so, dear AIS stop lying and get your act together!

Am I the only one feeling (sorry about the rant) frustrated or someone out there has experienced the same?

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EW OLDHAND
Latest post on 26 March 2013 - 13:20
lol Hamer, you are stronger than me :D I did put up with these calls like every 4 day I get a call, it made me felt like my number was on a notice board! and some time I had to take the call, as I was dealing with maintenance company, waiting for a white good delivery, a call back from interview, a response of a job I did apply for..... I just couldn't take it any more, no matter what I said to them to not call back, DH as well was under the same heavy amount of these calls....once I did this confronting phone cal....all the calls had stopped.
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EW MASTER
Latest post on 26 March 2013 - 13:20
then I asked him for his wife's name and her number, he told me it's not my business, I told him exactly! then why he and all these ppl calling us think it's their business knowing my phone, my husband's phone, his name and his work? this man just kept quiet, then I told him he must tell me from where he got this info otherwise the police will get it, as this is privacy preach and this offers are scams, as it's products not available in the market and it's only by them. edited by Gorobattie on 26/03/2013 That is brilliant, I will try that next time! And what is your wife's / hisbands name! Love it!
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EW MASTER
Latest post on 26 March 2013 - 13:19
Just save their number as a "DO NOT ANSWER" They will never STOP calling. Even though it is illegal to cold call. You can report them to the Central Bank, if it becomes harrassment.
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EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 26 March 2013 - 13:14
I did not give him 23 mins of my time, only 23 seconds and that was to say that I would report them if they called me again, ever, ever, in this life or the after life......never dial my number. He said that he heard me clearly.
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EW OLDHAND
Latest post on 26 March 2013 - 13:05
I know they are irritating, don't they? That what I did on the last time another company called to offer us things like this: I did receive a phone call from some asking for Mr. Gorobattie's full name, after they dashed all the info about the product, nicely I asked from where they got this number, I couldn't get a straight answer! then I asked about the address of that firm/company, after waiting they got me a website address of a media and survey services company, after looking it up - while I am on the phone, it's them who is paying for the call lol - asked to talk with supervisor, he is in a meeting!!! asked for the higher than him, and they all in a meeting in the lunch break time, at that point the nice and calm voice had been changed to demanding for answers, as from where they have my number, dh's number and his full name and his company!!! the person on the phone wanted to hang up and told me she will ask his supervisor to call back, I told him I know where is the company and this is confidential info and I want to know from where they got it, otherwise the police will get it!! like magic: the manager showed up and told me this info they have it on a spreadsheet and they do not know from where they got it!!! I told the manager the police will find out from where they got it, then this manager told me we give to them on that function, I told him this is a lie as we do not go to such places, then I asked him for his wife's name and her number, he told me it's not my business, I told him exactly! then why he and all these ppl calling us think it's their business knowing my phone, my husband's phone, his name and his work? this man just kept quiet, then I told him he must tell me from where he got this info otherwise the police will get it, as this is privacy preach and this offers are scams, as it's products not available in the market and it's only by them. at that point he couldn't give from where he got this info, but he promised to remove our info from his list/ spreadsheet... then I told him he is not allowed to sell our info to any other party or company, as now I did record this call, I know his name, the company name, and if I got another call from them or any other company selling this products, I will call the police for the new ppl and on this company, as all of them are bothering us. This call took 23 min from beginning to end, after that....I did not receive any phone call offering investments, pension, life insurance, card memberships for hotels , credit cards.....you name it. This was almost 14 months ago. I hope this could help. <em>edited by Gorobattie on 26/03/2013</em>
 
 

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