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- Audio link: Peyton Charles gets cold called
- Video: How to stop cold calling and make $500 from them to boot -us
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- Prank #25: Hang ups
- Prank #16: Enterprise bargaining agreement
- Name changed to ‘Pppppppppprice’ in a genuine but eccentric bid to stop cold-callers
- Video: Malware threat by antivirus scammer exposed on virtual machine
- Video: hilarious satire of cold-calling Indian pitching a two-bit, tinhorn, half-pie, end-of-the-pier, strictly-for-the-birds script.
- ‘Boiler room’ hoax for New Zealand share holders -nz
- Firms keep testing the limits of Do-Not-Call list -us
- Mississippi Public Service Commission (MPSC) fines firms $945,000 for no-call violations
- Interview with the man behind Comantra, the “cold call virus scammers”
- Cold calling percentages
- Beware of native language call scams – au
- Prank #36: Is anybody out there?
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Category Archives: Pranks pranks pranks
Bon voyage and fare thee well!
Hi. Just letting you know that this is my last post on this blog. It is taking up too much of my time in competition with other interests; so I am moving on. Thanks to all my followers, commenters and … Continue reading
Prank #25: Hang ups
#25. Hang ups – Ω TELEMARKETER: “Hello Mrs. Dong, we are affiliated with Macrohard Technologies; and in monitoring the internet it has come to our attention that your computer has a number of errors which makes it prone to attack … Continue reading
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Tagged attack, caper, cold caller, Cold calling, computer, event viewer, fraud, hang up, hook, Humor, Microsoft, prank, pranking, scam, scammer, telemarketer, telepest, unsolicited
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Name changed to ‘Pppppppppprice’ in a genuine but eccentric bid to stop cold-callers
Pestered Tim Price was pretty peeved by cold calling telephone salesmen taking the P – so he’s added an extra nine Ps to his name in a desperate bid to make them stop, writes Lee Marlow. Tim, 49, has changed his … Continue reading
Prank #36: Is anybody out there?
#36. Is anybody out there? – ΩΩΩ Prop: It might help to set your phone volume to low or have an earplug on standby (or simply stick a finger in your receiving ear). TELEMARKETER: “Hello, would you be surprised … Continue reading
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Tagged feigning deafness, hard of hearing, prank, pranking, telemarketer, telemarketing
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Prank #15: Edentate (toothless) tiger
#15. Edentate (toothless) tiger – ΩΩ TELEMARKETER: “Hello, my name is Sally/Sid from Stellar—” ME: Interrupt forcefully emphasising the telemarketer’s name. “Sally, Sally, how many times do I have to tell you Sally? I don’t know where you left your dentures, … Continue reading
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Tagged cold caller, Humor, phone solicitor, Prank Calls, scam, telemarketer, telemarketing, telepest, unsolicited call
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Prank #61: Random quotes
#61. Random quotes – ΩΩ Prop: Have a wad of witty quotes prepared.[i] TELEMARKETER: “Hello, how would you and a friend like 7 winter nights in tropical Bali for only $99 per person?” ME: “The early bird gets the worm, but … Continue reading
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Tagged antic, caper, cold caller, Cold calling, Humor, japery, joke, phone solicitor, practical joke, prank, Prank Calls, pranking, pranks, prankster, quote, telemarketer, telemarketing, telepest, unsolicited
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Prank #12: Competitors’ prices request
#12. Competitors’ prices – ΩΩ TELEMARKETER: “Good evening sir. My name is Charles of Stiff & Berry Funeral Homes. I would like only a few minutes to broach the subject of a low-cost funeral plan…” ME: Ask for the cost of … Continue reading
Prank #33: “How many ways to say ‘No'”
#33. How many ways to say ‘NO’ – ΩΩ Prop: Have a list of Noes in other languages prepared.[1] TELEMARKETER: “Hello, is that Mr. Lats speaking?” ME: “Mr Lats yeh.” TELEMARKETER: “Mr. Lats we’ve chosen you to enjoy our …” … Continue reading
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Tagged cold caller, Humor, No, phone solicitor, pranking, pranks, reply, telemarketer, telemarketing
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Prank #67: Something for nothing
#67. Something for nothing – Ω TELEMARKETER: “Hello, how would you like 6 nights in Bali, the middle pearl of the island necklace in the Java Sea, for only $69 per person?” ME: “Does your offer come with a free … Continue reading
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Tagged cold caller, Humor, phone solicitor, Prank Calls, scam, telemarketer, telemarketing, telepest, unsolicited call
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