Weird phonecalls

7sr2z3fely84g5 · 07-06-2011 09:16PM #1

Where you ever a victim of weird phones calls or voice mail messages...

chin_grin · 07-06-2011 09:17PM

You first.

staker · 07-06-2011 09:18PM

*breathes heavily*

policarp · 07-06-2011 09:19PM

F off you ould Goose...

AnnaGram85 · 07-06-2011 09:19PM

No .

Naikon · 07-06-2011 09:19PM

Got a call from this indian guy professing the dangers of the internet and asking me to allow windows remote access. Told him I was running OpenVMS(lie). He hung up:cool:

chin_grin · 07-06-2011 09:20PM

Hello Fran. <shudders>

Latchy · 07-06-2011 09:22PM

Got a call on mobile today which I didn't get time to answer but other than 'caller unknown ' no .

Kevin Duffy · 07-06-2011 09:24PM

I get calls saying "pay your overdraft" and things like that. Perverts.

markc1184 · 07-06-2011 09:26PM

Got a call on the house phone at 3:30 on Saturday night. Some lad singing down the phone and saying he was sorry for everything and he didn't mean for it to happen. Put the phone on loud speaker and he only stopped when my girlfriend burst out laughing. He Realised then he had the wrong number. Weird call but a funny one.

BengaLover · 07-06-2011 09:28PM

Naikon wrote: »

Got a call from this indian guy professing the dangers of the internet and asking me to allow windows remote access. Told him I was running OpenVMS(lie). He hung up:cool:

I had 3 of them in one week..
I took great pleasure in playing the silly computer illiterate lady, and hope it cost him on his next phone bill..

sunflower27 · 07-06-2011 09:29PM

Yes, 3.

Not 3 calls, 3 the company

Naikon · 07-06-2011 09:32PM

BengaLover wrote: »

I had 3 of them in one week..
I took great pleasure in playing the silly computer illiterate lady, and hope it cost him on his next phone bill..

That is a good one. Bunch of scammers.

RachaelVO · 07-06-2011 09:33PM

Naikon wrote: »

Got a call from this indian guy professing the dangers of the internet and asking me to allow windows remote access. Told him I was running OpenVMS(lie). He hung up:cool:

I've gotten a few of them in my Dads. Kept them on the phone for ages. I know they were pretty much trying to take me for all I as worth (wasted their time there), but I must say, even when I told them they were scammers, they were very polite!

sunflower27 · 07-06-2011 09:34PM

Actually, this thread reminds me of something that happened about 10 years ago in Galway. I was walking past a phone booth (they still had them back then) and the phone was ringing.

I know it sounds a bit like a movie, so I said to my friend, should I answer it? She said, yeah go on. So I answer the phone and say hello and some guy asks to speak to someone. I replied (in my Australian accent) 'Sorry, I think you have the wrong number, this is Sydney, Australia'.

He screamed 'WTFFFFFFFFFF' and immediately hung up.

Ah, good times

themadchef · 07-06-2011 09:36PM

Otto Disgusting Surf wrote: »

Where you ever a victim of weird phones calls or voice mail messages...

Weeding out the venerable?

Naikon · 07-06-2011 09:36PM

RachaelVO wrote: »

I've gotten a few of them in my Dads. Kept them on the phone for ages. I know they were pretty much trying to take me for all I as worth (wasted their time there), but I must say, even when I told them they were scammers, they were very polite!

You need to worry about the polite ones alright!

Mary28 · 07-06-2011 09:36PM

Got a few weird txt messages from someone once but I just ignored them, maybe they were mistaken identity but I wasn't bothered enough to contact them back.

My dad was the victim of nasty calls. Previous employers of mine were also. Just cowardly c^nts who can't say what they want to your face. Change your number & don't waste your energy wondering about them.

I have some friends with pretty quirky senses of humour too that did some weird things like put ads in buy&sell for something mad cheap and give someone elses phone no. so that person was inundated with calls from people looking to buy X.

Hoof_Hearted · 07-06-2011 09:40PM

Scammer calls: I like to say, in my best 'old lady' voice "Sorry dear, I can't hear you properly, just hold on and I'll get my glasses", then leave them holding, and holding...

sunflower27 · 07-06-2011 09:43PM

Otto Disgusting Surf wrote: »

Where you ever a victim of weird phones calls or voice mail messages...

Where? Yeah, usually my mobile

madison2011 · 07-06-2011 09:50PM

I always do, I even store the no's as 'pranks' in my contacts on mobile in case I'm murdered at some stage. Had a weird call on land line last Saturday. Also, weird people are attracted to me on public transport, in the street and when I'm at any do. I have the weird magnatron built in because I don't have the heart to tell anyone to feck off - and they can smell that. There but for the grace of god...and all that. BUT I'm gonna get meanner and meanner real soon.

RachaelVO · 07-06-2011 09:52PM

Naikon wrote: »

You need to worry about the polite ones alright!

One of them sounded REALLY educated, really good English still had an Indian accent, but it was really clear. I got him talking about his mother, and I told him he was disappointing her, and that she was thoroughly ashamed of him! It was such a laugh. Well it was a laugh for me cos I knew what the call was, but I kinda hoped with the amount of time I kept him on the phone that I delayed him calling someone who was on their own, and not so savvy, and that maybe by the time they got around to calling them they weren't alone. Maybe not, but I'd like to hope so!

ejmaztec · 07-06-2011 09:54PM

My missus was getting some weird and abusive calls, but they stopped after she had a restraining order put on me.

im invisible · 07-06-2011 10:02PM

sunflower27 wrote: »

Where? Yeah, usually my mobile

well, if it wasnt the house phone...

im invisible · 07-06-2011 10:18PM

RachaelVO wrote: »

but I kinda hoped with the amount of time I kept him on the phone that I delayed him calling someone who was on their own, and not so savvy, and that maybe by the time they got around to calling them they weren't alone. Maybe not, but I'd like to hope so!

i remember one day i was at home all day, just sitting around with my mam, at some stage i went out to meet up with a few mates, i had been on the computer, and didnt turn it off, my mother wouldnt be the most computer literate person, but she likes to play freecell
anyway, found out later i was only out the door when one of these guys called the house, my mother answered and was chatting away to him, said he sounded really educated, a bit of an Indian accent, but very good english, and it was really clear.
he got her onto the computer anyway, and shur im sure you can imagine what the end result was...

*goes off to google what these guys actually do

RachaelVO · 07-06-2011 10:25PM

im invisible wrote: »

i remember one day i was at home all day, just sitting around with my mam, at some stage i went out to meet up with a few mates, i had been on the computer, and didnt turn it off, my mother wouldnt be the most computer literate person, but she likes to play freecell
anyway, found out later i was only out the door when one of these guys called the house, my mother answered and was chatting away to him, said he sounded really educated, a bit of an Indian accent, but very good english, and it was really clear.
he got her onto the computer anyway, and shur im sure you can imagine what the end result was...

*goes off to google what these guys actually do

Aw, your poor mam, I'd say the thought she was doing the right thing!

Obviously my ploy didn't work then

Senna · 07-06-2011 10:51PM

o2 got my number wrong when i moved back to them, they changed one digit and for an hour i had somebody elses phone number. One of the messages i got was informing this person that his/her uncle had got through the operation successfully. Felt bad as he/she might have been worried waiting for that message.
o2.......what a useless shower of pricks. They did send me a hamper for the mistake;)

up for anything · 07-06-2011 10:57PM

Naikon wrote: »

Got a call from this indian guy professing the dangers of the internet and asking me to allow windows remote access. Told him I was running OpenVMS(lie). He hung up:cool:

He rang me too. I told him I used Linux and he hung up. What's Linux?

:D

Fago! · 07-06-2011 11:01PM

I left myself a drunken voicemail telling myself to get milk and other jibberish. Does that count?

languagenerd · 07-06-2011 11:17PM

When I first got a camera phone, an unknown number sent me a very blurry naked pic... I deleted it, then a week later got a text saying "What, not talking to me now?" - No, as it happens!

Another time a girl rang my number by mistake and thoughtI was answering her boyfriend's phone. "Where's Sean, ye tramp? Put him on right now! What are you doin answerin his phone? I know he's with you, ye slut!". When I pointed out that she had the wrong number, she called out a number to me and I said "No, that's not what you dialled". She retorted "We'll see about that!", hung up and pressed redial. Idiot!

cosmicfart · 07-06-2011 11:19PM

I got txt raped once, it was cool :cool:

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