AdZ9
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Registered: 14th Apr 06
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Just had one through, trying to sell me a years warranty for my Sky equipment.... even though i've only had it for about 2 months!
They even said they were from sky, i nearly bought into the bullshit until he asked for my payment details, i said chuck it on my same info as my bill and he said "oh we need it on a separate one to keep it different from your bill, i nearly started giving over the details when something clicked "this isn't right" so i said "call me back in 20min as im at work"
I googled the number and read how its a company pretending to be sky selling warranties etc. Waited for him to call back, said i didn't want it and his reply was "why does this not interest you" my reply was "I googled your number and can see its a scam, i'm not interested" to which his reply was "Ah, ok then bye" and put the phone down.
Cunts!
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Hammer
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Registered: 11th Feb 04
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Getting them 5 times a day at work i've now became desensitised to telling people to literally go fuck themselves.
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_Allan_
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Registered: 24th Mar 04
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Yeah they have rang ours a few times and I've told them to fuck off.
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AdZ9
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I loved the way he didn't even try to argue the fact, he knew i realised it was a scam and didnt even both trying to respond
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little_duke
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Registered: 21st Aug 06
Location: Tamworth,staffordshire Drives: rover coupe
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that was on watchdog mate.my dad was telling me about it,same company by the look of things.fuckers mate
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Phi
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Registered: 8th Jan 07
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If you mention the telephone pereference service (its somthing like that!! :lol and say your number is part of it, and mention they have to hang up and not call again otherwise they can be fined quite few grand - i really cant remeber what its called we have our home number on it and we say it to 'cold callers' and they go away.
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Phi
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quote:
Originally posted by AdZ9
I loved the way he didn't even try to argue the fact, he knew i realised it was a scam and didnt even both trying to respond
i might phone the number and try scamming them 
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AdZ9
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Yeh its TPS phi, same people the forums mentioned. I'll remember that next time, its so annoying too fucks me off so much
When they rang back they used private number, prob knew i wouldn't answer it
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Phi
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Registered: 8th Jan 07
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i want to call it
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chris_uk
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Registered: 8th Jul 03
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these guys piss me off, its normally oap's that get roaped into it.. they will hold up their end of the deal as they have to but they jsut tell you to contact sky and because you think they are from sky its ok..
so 10 months down the line when your box does break, you call sky and we tell you to gtf as you havent got any.. and the warrenty company have made 10 months of money out of you....
they propper piss me off.
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John
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It must be sky that passes the numbers on to them?
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chris_uk
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Originally posted by John
It must be sky that passes the numbers on to them?
as with any company they pass information on at a cost, says it in your contract if anyone cared to read it for promotional stuff.. but there is an option to be taken off the list, its an opt out rather than an opt in service.
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Tom B
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been calling me all week didnt answer thought it might be someone after my money
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Hammer
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quote:
Originally posted by chris_uk
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Originally posted by John
It must be sky that passes the numbers on to them?
as with any company they pass information on at a cost, says it in your contract if anyone cared to read it for promotional stuff.. but there is an option to be taken off the list, its an opt out rather than an opt in service.
Sky should be far more careful with their sale of information then, it's making them look bad as a company.
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chris_uk
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hammer - its very true mate and i couldnt agree more, but its not really sky's fault, to the uneducated (ppl that dont know) it can look very bad, but soon as they are informed they are not annoyed with sky.
i suggest that everyone that has sky to call up and get your name taken off.
last thing you want is you mum or dad falling for it.
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