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Thread ID: 129383 2013-02-21 03:06:00 Landline scam? lakewoodlady (103) PC World Chat
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1329293 2013-02-21 03:06:00 Just had a guy (of asian persuasion) call, offering me a discount on my landline. He was very confused when I told him I didn't have a landline but used voip. He did not know what that was, and I could not be bothered explaining, so just hung up.
Am I right in thinking that this is some type of scam going around?

LL
lakewoodlady (103)
1329294 2013-02-21 03:33:00 Telecom are ringing around at the moment trying to get you to change over to them. Had a call a week or so ago.
:)
Trev (427)
1329295 2013-02-21 03:57:00 telecom or their agents may not be aware what is voip is ... they don't provide naked dsl services. Nomad (952)
1329296 2013-02-21 04:22:00 Telecom or their agents are seldom aware of what day it is. ;) R2x1 (4628)
1329297 2013-02-21 05:21:00 hmmm........ he did not actually say who he was calling on behalf of. So I don't think it was Telecom, and he pronounced my surname incorrectly like he didn't understand English very well.

LL
lakewoodlady (103)
1329298 2013-02-21 05:28:00 Bit of a tricky name there Mrs Lakewoodlady. Be easier if you were something like Mrs Smith.

Ken :-)
kenj (9738)
1329299 2013-02-21 05:30:00 Bit of a tricky name there Mrs Lakewoodlady. Be easier if you were something like Mrs Smith.

Ken :-)

lol!
lakewoodlady (103)
1329300 2013-02-21 07:39:00 I addition to the landline deal, Telecom is offering you the global insecurity of their Yahoo / MSN / Random garbage email services as well.

Best to get in quick on that deal, coz if they ever improve on it the value of it can only go up!
Paul.Cov (425)
1329301 2013-02-21 07:43:00 Telecom or their agents are seldom aware of what day it is. ;)

'cause they have 24/7 service support! :D
bk T (215)
1329302 2013-02-21 08:00:00 Bit of a tricky name there Mrs Lakewoodlady. Be easier if you were something like Mrs Smith.

Ken :-)
There is a benefit to having the surname of Smith ( or similar ) and that is if anyone with that name does something it is very easy to disown them.
mikebartnz (21)
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