How to deal with Indian call centres?

[96fauj]

These kids from this Indian call centre keep calling my house. It's been going on for a few years now, Sometimes once a week or sometimes like 3 times in one day. It's random they, they keep asking to speak to someone who doesn't even live at this address and they'll call at 9pm, it doesn't even bother them. I've had it with these indian call centre morons and would like to know if there is anything I can do? I want to find out which travel centre they are calling from, take a trip to India, bribe the manager to find out who called my number and make them eat their own underwear.. but that ain't gonna happen, so is there something ELSE I can do?

"I'm calling in regards to your PPI Insurance claim" - Retarded Indian accent voice

WHAT FUCKING PPI INSURANCE CLAIM AND WHO THE FUCK DO YOU WANT TO SPEAK TO?

[chesser]

Telephone Preference Service...google it?

[Geko]

Ring your telecom supplier.

[Waka]

Telephone Preference Service...google it?

Doesn't apply to overseas numbers.

My parents get similar cocksuckers trying to 'sort their internet'. 'There's light on the i.p.' Feckers.

[chesser]

that's interesting Waka because I don't?

[4me2]

Have fun with them and string them along.

A few months ago one rang me back to tell me " You smell like frog" .

He thought he had hit me with the master insult.

[Nibb]

that's interesting Waka because I don't?

I agree with Waka....Im registered still get them from overseas call centres.

As soon as I hear the tell tale click of an auto dialler and an Indian accent I just state "not interested" and put it down.

[blaggard]

I agree with Waka....Im registered still get them from overseas call centres.

As soon as I hear the tell tale click of an auto dialler and an Indian accent I just state "not interested" and put it down.

Me too. . . .and then the text spam. . . . grrr

[ZX7R]

I just say complete random shit when they call, like "I like cheese. Wibble wibble."

[Bald Bouncer]

I have tried many things to make them as angry or more angry than I am for ringing me and I have found one thing I say seems to make them really angry getting a call back and string of insults.

I interrupt as soon as possible and say 'Can you listen to me carefully as this is important I hope you and all you're Family die screaming in a ball of flames' then I hang up and I would say at least 40% of the time they ring back extremely angry and insulting, doubt it will stop the calls but it amuses me and takes the edge off the anger of them calling.

[sinister_monk]

Me too. . . .and then the text spam. . . . grrr

Text spam can be reported for free to 7726.
I'm with O" but i think all operators use same number

[consoles]

soon as I know its a random sales cunt, I just say "ex directory fuck off!!" end of call never had a call back.

[Over Carl]

The ultimate way to piss them off as I learnt many years ago when I was one of them cunts, I will give a rough idea what to do and adapt as fits.

Normally they will be trying to sell you something - lets just say for example a kitchen. You respond and say what good timing as you have a commericial property that needs it's kitchen done. Then start asking them what packages they do. Get really interested in the most expensive one, and make out that your massive property would probably actually need double the normal number of units so might be a double package.

Start asking them random questions - e.g. can I get them with shaker handles but can you get them so the plate part is black and the handle silver, basically anything that sounds like a serious question but you know they won't have - the aim is to keep making this guy digging for info through his materials or from his supervisor, and even getting him trying to bend his company policy just to secure this massive deal with you.

The whole point is he will be getting paid commission, and will not mind kissing your arse and working for extra stupid requests and he will be smiling and rubbing his hands at the time.

Carry on until it looks like he's trying to close it- he will try and get money or book an appointment or something. Then just say sorry I've changed my mind and hang up.

Trust me, that is the worst you could probably do to them - I only bother if I've had a bad day and feel like having a laugh as doing it well takes 10-15 mins.

Silly name calling isn't always the best thing to do. I may or may not have heard of a story involving someone who gave a tirade of abuse to a teleworker who then decided to distribute his phone number to his colleagues. His colleagues apparently decided to call him every shift. The guy apparantely didn't learn so the abuse built up to a stage where he ended up installing an answerphone, then changing number and getting police involved. Apparently even though the police had recordings they were still unable to match voices up with samples provided by the company involved.

[spraky]

I just say, "your call is important, please hold", I then leave the cordless phone on top of my loudspeaker, turn the music up "full blast" and come back after 20 minutes or so.
They are never there on my return.

[GTI]

I just start speaking French, c'est tout!

[Simate]

I have said those brilliant lines from the film Taken...

I don't know who you are, I don't know what you want, If you are looking for a sale, I can tell you I don't have money, but what I do have are a very particular set of skills I have acquired over a very long career. Skills that make me a nightmare for people like you. If you hang up now and never call back, that'll be the end of it. I will not look for you, I will not pursue you, but if you don't, I will look for you, I will find you, and I will kill you.

They soon hang up lol.

[lloydi]

I have said those brilliant lines from the film Taken...

I don't know who you are, I don't know what you want, If you are looking for a sale, I can tell you I don't have money, but what I do have are a very particular set of skills I have acquired over a very long career. Skills that make me a nightmare for people like you. If you hang up now and never call back, that'll be the end of it. I will not look for you, I will not pursue you, but if you don't, I will look for you, I will find you, and I will kill you.

They soon hang up lol.

Classic I'm gonna remember that one

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[Kushty]

The ultimate way to piss them off as I learnt many years ago when I was one of them cunts, I will give a rough idea what to do and adapt as fits.

Normally they will be trying to sell you something - lets just say for example a kitchen. You respond and say what good timing as you have a commericial property that needs it's kitchen done. Then start asking them what packages they do. Get really interested in the most expensive one, and make out that your massive property would probably actually need double the normal number of units so might be a double package.

Start asking them random questions - e.g. can I get them with shaker handles but can you get them so the plate part is black and the handle silver, basically anything that sounds like a serious question but you know they won't have - the aim is to keep making this guy digging for info through his materials or from his supervisor, and even getting him trying to bend his company policy just to secure this massive deal with you.

The whole point is he will be getting paid commission, and will not mind kissing your arse and working for extra stupid requests and he will be smiling and rubbing his hands at the time.

Carry on until it looks like he's trying to close it- he will try and get money or book an appointment or something. Then just say sorry I've changed my mind and hang up.

Trust me, that is the worst you could probably do to them - I only bother if I've had a bad day and feel like having a laugh as doing it well takes 10-15 mins.

Silly name calling isn't always the best thing to do. I may or may not have heard of a story involving someone who gave a tirade of abuse to a teleworker who then decided to distribute his phone number to his colleagues. His colleagues apparently decided to call him every shift. The guy apparantely didn't learn so the abuse built up to a stage where he ended up installing an answerphone, then changing number and getting police involved. Apparently even though the police had recordings they were still unable to match voices up with samples provided by the company involved.

So you don't recommend explicitly abusing them for a short while because their mates will harass you for months to come... but you do recommend abusing them implicitly for 15 minutes?

[Mule]

What's wrong with "You've got the wrong number, please remove this number from your records."? Works fine for me.

[Over Carl]

When I was in the first situation myself I was quite annoyed, but I was told the people in the second example found it funny. Just giving my opinion on the best way to wind em up.