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[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

Mrs Opti has received a  telephone call. "We understand you've been in an accident, we can help" (she hasn't)

She tells me she found the calls unpleasant. What exactly is going on here?

[millwall]

i normally get them text messages   i get them to ring me and give them loads of verbal   the messages normally stop for a while

[MaxV6]

i had one....   thought i'd play along....

**sales twit**  " we undertsand you've been injured in an accident , we'd like to help....  "

Me,  " Sure, that'd be great... "

** twit **  so, what injuries did you sustain.

Me,  fractured Neck,  Crushed left hand,  torn shoulder  ligaments and a snapped tendon .

** twit **  "" ouch, so sorry to hear that , ^ (we're on to a biggun here lads ) ^ 

Blah blah blah

Where abouts was the accident? ""

 ME  ::  at the end of eastern street in High wycombe,  just by the law courts...

blah blah blah, follows several minutes of form filling...


**Twit**, and the date of thew accident???

ME :: about 2 pm,  19th may, 1989.


.....

**Twit** errrr...

i'm sorry sir, we may not be able to pursue the matter.....     


Me ::  , you mean to say you've just wasted the last 15  minutes of my time??

maybe you should check the Offtel no sales calls register thing.... you'll find we're on it, now bugger off.

....


almost as much fun as converting Jehovas Witnesses to agnosticism.

[tigers_gonads]

i had one....   thought i'd play along....

**sales twit**  " we undertsand you've been injured in an accident , we'd like to help....  "

Me,  " Sure, that'd be great... "

** twit **  so, what injuries did you sustain.

Me,  fractured Neck,  Crushed left hand,  torn shoulder  ligaments and a snapped tendon .

** twit **  "" ouch, so sorry to hear that , ^ (we're on to a biggun here lads ) ^ 

Blah blah blah

Where abouts was the accident? ""

 ME  ::  at the end of eastern street in High wycombe,  just by the law courts...

blah blah blah, follows several minutes of form filling...


**Twit**, and the date of thew accident???

ME :: about 2 pm,  19th may, 1989.


.....

**Twit** errrr...

i'm sorry sir, we may not be able to pursue the matter.....     


Me ::  , you mean to say you've just wasted the last 15  minutes of my time??

maybe you should check the Offtel no sales calls register thing.... you'll find we're on it, now bugger off.

....


almost as much fun as converting Jehovas Witnesses to agnosticism.

Live 2 doors away down our street 
Great people
Always used to send round there preachers ( young lasses ) when swmbo was out 
Got on great with them until a couple of years ago 

I sent them a christmas card and they have not spoke to me since 

[Marks DTM Calib]

Are you sure its not your secret lover calling......does it start 'er, er....have you been involved in an accident'

[Kevin Wood]

Got one of those "We're calling from technical support.. about your PC" calls the other day. It's a real shame I had something less pointless to do because I wonder how long I could have strung it along before they twigged that I was sitting in front of a Linux PC.

Oh, and don't ever give your contact details to a certain insurance firm whose name is a bit like Swindon but further north. I don't know how many rather times I've told them to remove my details from their systems, and that, as a matter of principle, I will never purchase any of their products.

[the alarming man]

yeah swtsmbo gets a lot of calls from them...i have now been conscripted in getting shot of them...when they ask what i do for a living i say i cant tell them...they get very confused....

[dbug]

Mrs Opti has received a  telephone call. "We understand you've been in an accident, we can help" (she hasn't)

She tells me she found the calls unpleasant. What exactly is going on here?

Sorry mate was going to congratulate you based on the subject, but have now read your post 

[Ken T]

Got one of those "We're calling from technical support.. about your PC" calls the other day. It's a real shame I had something less pointless to do because I wonder how long I could have strung it along before they twigged that I was sitting in front of a Linux PC.

Oh, and don't ever give your contact details to a certain insurance firm whose name is a bit like Swindon but further north. I don't know how many rather times I've told them to remove my details from their systems, and that, as a matter of principle, I will never purchase any of their products.

Those B******Ds conned a retired Minister I know out of £150. Fortunately he called my son who put in a complaint, helped him with the bank and re-intalled his OS to get rid of all the crap they put on it. Let me get my hands on them and they won't be doing much for a very long time.

Ken

[Plomien]

Answer yes I have, I just fell over while answering the phone and would like to take your company to court for compensation as this number is registered with TPS so you shouldn't be calling 

[Turk]

My sister received one of these calls and even after explaining that she was stood the other side of the road and was well away from the incident when it (a relatively minor bumper scuff) happened she was still asked what injuries she suffered. 

Incidently, she took the other drivers details and after speaking with a friend of the family who is an auto repair specialist, she called the driver and said she could get it repaired for £180 all in. The driver refused point blank to pay that much, accused my sister of 'trying to pull a fast one', and stated they would now go through their insurance.
My sister contacted her insurers and the following day her BMW was collected and a similar 5 series was left as a courtesy car until hers was repaired.
Five days later her car was returned, along with a breakdown of what had been done and relevant costs. The total charged to the other drivers insurance company...£3,450. 


     

[05omegav6]

Got one of those "We're calling from technical support.. about your PC" calls the other day. It's a real shame I had something less pointless to do because I wonder how long I could have strung it along before they twigged that I was sitting in front of a Linux PC.

Oh, and don't ever give your contact details to a certain insurance firm whose name is a bit like Swindon but further north. I don't know how many rather times I've told them to remove my details from their systems, and that, as a matter of principle, I will never purchase any of their products.

Definitely a lesson there, I only take their calls for a laugh (see separate thread).

[Pitchfork]

I always say that I have just returned from his (my) funeral & ask them to delete his (my) name from their database