Howaythelads Posted February 15, 2007 Share Posted February 15, 2007 I just had a telephone call from some b****** scrawny neck telling me "MCS" has a message waiting for me if I dial 0871 2303341. Tosser must think I was born yesterday. I'd really like to get hold of the twat. If you get a call from this lot tell them to f*** off and put the phone down. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted February 15, 2007 Share Posted February 15, 2007 http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=357354 Money-making rubbish - you did right. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Gemmill Posted February 15, 2007 Share Posted February 15, 2007 Had a few of these on my answer phone. Ignored them. There's people doing it saying that your package is ready for delivery etc. Scamming twats. Unfortunately there are probably enough people falling for it to make it a profitable enterprise. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted February 15, 2007 Share Posted February 15, 2007 Of course there are. That's the reason those companies that give away prizes on those shitty scratchcards carry on. They know there are enough deadheads to cover the actual prizes. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cajun Posted February 15, 2007 Share Posted February 15, 2007 Something like this called the other day, as said people are stupid enough to fall for it though! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howaythelads Posted February 15, 2007 Share Posted February 15, 2007 The solution of course is to just scrap ALL of these premium rate numbers. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted February 15, 2007 Share Posted February 15, 2007 0871 isn't a premium rate number though, it's national rate. However, the companies that own them have a deal with BT so that they can cream off some of the increased call charge. The original idea was to enable easy to remember numbers for major companies i'd imagine. www.saynoto0870.com is a cracking site to get around these numbers if you need to ring any national company. It details alternative numbers, many of which are freephone or local rate direct numbers. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howaythelads Posted February 15, 2007 Share Posted February 15, 2007 0871 isn't a premium rate number though, it's national rate. However, the companies that own them have a deal with BT so that they can cream off some of the increased call charge. The original idea was to enable easy to remember numbers for major companies i'd imagine. www.saynoto0870.com is a cracking site to get around these numbers if you need to ring any national company. It details alternative numbers, many of which are freephone or local rate direct numbers. Ok, I thought it was a premium number. So you reckon this firm would have done a deal with fucking BT, eh? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted February 15, 2007 Share Posted February 15, 2007 They all do. AFAIK, anyone can buy/rent an 0870 number from BT. The profits are then shared. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LooneyToonArmy Posted February 15, 2007 Share Posted February 15, 2007 www.saynoto0870.com is a cracking site to get around these numbers if you need to ring any national company. It details alternative numbers, many of which are freephone or local rate direct numbers. use that all the time and they save me a fortune in phone bills. Ridiculous when you're put on hold for 40 mins paying a premium rate number. 'Your call is of our utmost importance, please hold.....' [email protected], fk off deffo use the saynoto0870.com site use them all the time Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parky Posted February 16, 2007 Share Posted February 16, 2007 I like holding for hours. ^-^ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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