owelly
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| posted on 11/9/12 at 11:05 AM |
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Road Traffic Collision Division, Birmingham.
So I get this phone call from Tanveer. He's calling from RTCD, Road Traffic Collision Division in Birmingham about the accident I had in 2010 at
my home address. He confirms my home address and the post code.
We had a nice long chat and although "I didn't recall having an accident, it could have been my son as he is very accident prone. He
doesn't actually own the red Ford Focus that was involved in the 'accident' but he does have a red pedal bike. Or it could have been
my daughter because she fell over yesterday and got a nasty bruise on her face. She doesn't have a red Ford Focus either but she has some red
shoes. Having said all that, I did have a car accident a couple of years ago, but I doubt it was anything to do with that as the car wasn't red,
it was crimson. Oh, hang on. It wasn't me. I was thinking of when Inspector Morse crashed his Jag and that could have been red. My mate Trev
nearly bought a red Jag but it wouldn't fit on his drive. Perhaps it was Trev who had the accident? Do you want me to ring him for you? Can I
take some details and call you back please Tanveer? Just a minute, my crayon is blunt. I'll get another....got one. OK Tanveer, what was your
name? And the company you work for? OK, let me jot this down. Can you spell Tanveer please?
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Thanks, Can I just check that please?
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Goodo, now what company was that?
Can you spell it for me?......"
After about 20 minutes chatting and going in circles he hung-up on me. How rude.
I Googled the phone number he gave me (08004321321) and it seems he may not be that interested in my welfare after all.
So what was he after? Why did he think I'd had a bump? Was he phoning folks om the offchance they had crashed a red Focus in October of 2010?
http://www.ppcmag.co.uk
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 11/9/12 at 11:23 AM |
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I use to get heaps of official looking letters about my "injury claim", correct address names etc prob was I didn't have any injury
or a claim so what the hell it was about I don't know, just ignored them and eventually they stopped
kind of think it's a scam to then charge you fee's for something that is fake
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dhutch
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| posted on 11/9/12 at 11:31 AM |
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quote:
So what was he after? Why did he think I'd had a bump? Was he phoning folks om the offchance they had crashed a red Focus in October of
2010?
The first question is, did you have a red focus, or a bump, in Oct 2010?
If only some of the infomation is wrong he is proberbly hoping for "No it wasnt focus, it was my..." at which point you have both
confirmed they still have the right number for someone who did have a crash or a focus etc, and told them some more info, and on the ball rolls.
Very easy just to blurt out the infomation they need or want.
Daniel
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omega 24 v6
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| posted on 11/9/12 at 11:49 AM |
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HA HA you are soo like me, if, I am in "that" sort of humour. Sometimes its just a quick F**k Off type answer and sometimes I just love to
string em along for as long as possible.
Well done that man LOL
If it looks wrong it probably is wrong.
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britishtrident
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| posted on 11/9/12 at 12:17 PM |
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Simple way is use caller ID display and just don't pickup any numbers begining 08 or unavailable numbers as anybody who has a
genuine reason to call will leave a message.
[I] “ What use our work, Bennet, if we cannot care for those we love? .”
― From BBC TV/Amazon's Ripper Street.
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owelly
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| posted on 11/9/12 at 02:08 PM |
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I don't usually answer the land line as it either some PPI thing, double glazing sales, or someone for swmbo, who never wants to speak to
whoever it is anyway.
I'm just curious as to what the guy was wanting!
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