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Old 28-05-2010, 02:41 PM
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Angry "Hello, I am calling from Sky...is your Sky box working?"

I've never swore so much down the phone before at these fucking foreign immigrant wanking annoying cumstain scum fraudsters.

Had 5 phone calls in the past two days all asking the same thing. If I find where they are operating from I am going to go there and burn it down!!

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Is anyone else experiencing these bastard calls?
Old 28-05-2010, 02:48 PM
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they been doing that for years - its another company with "Sky" in ther name
Old 28-05-2010, 03:02 PM
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Yeah its not actually sky. I've had it too. I've told them that I no longer have sky and they've left me alone since!
Old 28-05-2010, 03:06 PM
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Why the fuck would they need to ring you.

Sir, is your sky box working correctly. Well if it fucking wasnt then i'll call fucking you. CUNT.

Its like when you go into the shop to buy lets say, a laptop'' Within seconds of walking in '' Hi Sir, can i help at all. No''Thanks!!!.. If i need fucking help i'll ask.


why is it they always ask if you need help, or stupid fucking questions.

Withdrew some cash from my account. 5,000 Please. Can i ask what thats for? and why you would like that amount of money. Why do you need to know?, Just incase of Money Laundry. ITS MY FUCKING MONEY, coming from YOUR FUCKING BANK. for your information im buying a new car. Thanks..

2days later, walks into the bank, can i put 2,000 back into my account, please. No problem, can i ask where you got this amount of money from. Why?. Just incase of money laundry. Clearly yes, Just fucking pulled out a printer and printed 2k in notes, for your information you given me this god dam money, i brough a god dam peace of shit and now im putting 2,000 back of my god dam money from your god dam bank!.

Would you like a Loan today sir? with grate Apr Rates. Clearly you fuck tard!!!!!!!

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Old 28-05-2010, 03:10 PM
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Originally Posted by RSTurboSI
2days later, walks into the bank, can i put 2,000 back into my account, please. No problem, can i ask where you got this amount of money from. Why?. Just incase of money laundry. Clearly yes, Just fucking pulled out a printer and printed 2k in notes, for your information you given me this god dam money, i brough a god dam peace of shit and now im putting 2,000 back of my god dam money from your god dam bank!.

When I was buying my house a couple of years ago I walked into my bank in my work overalls, looking like a right scruffbag. Put a cheque in for Ł40k and I got a few questions too. Bird behind the counter was quite tidy actually, she must have thought I had a few quid. Shame as soon as it had cleared it was spent again
Old 28-05-2010, 03:15 PM
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Originally Posted by Rich170
When I was buying my house a couple of years ago I walked into my bank in my work overalls, looking like a right scruffbag. Put a cheque in for Ł40k and I got a few questions too. Bird behind the counter was quite tidy actually, she must have thought I had a few quid. Shame as soon as it had cleared it was spent again
Its just annoying, not only do i hate banks, but i hate bloody well going into it. And the people behind the count are normally no good old women, not even worth a chatup line... Its like a dubble wammy, if there was somewhat a nice bird behind, ill be happy to stand there with woody(Rock on).. Chating her up, being a funny no-good perv.
Old 28-05-2010, 03:17 PM
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I boiled out at the coconut I was talking to when I had a problem with Elephant Insurance... took 3 attempts trying to explain my car registration in phonetics, which she failed to grasp, then she fucking asked me to spell it phonetically.


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Old 28-05-2010, 03:27 PM
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Aparently all banks have to ask what you are doing but in a subtle way sometimes. So you going out at the week end with you Ł200 you withdrew etc, I just say no, then thay have to keep asking something else, so you off to visit somebody - no, they keep asking and keep getting one word answers, hacks them off!

I was speaking to eric at jem engines about this, when I had just come from the bank and been questioned, he said he had had it as well. Was withdrawing Ł5000 once and they asked whats it for, as quick as you like and really dry, he said
- High class hooker, the woman was shocked and handed the money over.
Old 28-05-2010, 03:50 PM
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Tell them your dead, works for me
Old 28-05-2010, 05:49 PM
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i was called the other day asking if my sky box was ok.i said no.....i havent even got a f***king sky box or even sky for that matter.the chap said oh! and put the phone down.He sounded like the ring ding guy of phone jacker!!
Old 28-05-2010, 06:06 PM
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The calls ive been having start with "Hello sir we phoning on behalf of sky" Basically they want to sell you insurance for the sky equipment. I leave them giving me the big sale for like 10mins, then I hang up!
Old 28-05-2010, 06:12 PM
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play them at they're own game works for me ask them if they're phone is working ok and that you sell phones and if they would like to have a new phone fitted and would they like insurance with it they soon put the phone down lol
Old 28-05-2010, 06:13 PM
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One of the girls in our sales office had a caller calling from India a couple of weeks ago and she was struggling to get much sense out of him so she put him on speakerphone to see if any of us could fathom out what he was prattling on about and then he actually had the cheek to ask her if she spoke English.
Old 28-05-2010, 06:20 PM
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And I quote
hello can i's speaks to mr dolan please?
No he's dead
is there's a mrs dolan?
She's dead too
ok I calls back laters
Old 28-05-2010, 07:08 PM
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I paid 8k into my missus's account a while ago, then they called HER to ask where its from!

Old 28-05-2010, 08:23 PM
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'Sky Repairs' phoned for me while I was at college and my Dad gave them my bank details. I got home and rang them up to see why they needed 5 pound a month and 'Sky' had no recollection of it. I then phoned the number when my bill came in from 'Sky repairs' to cancel it. I asked was they affiliated or part of Sky itself. The girl kept saying 'Yes, we are associated with Sky repairs'. I asked was it Sky though and it kept going round in cirlcles.

Benni.
Old 28-05-2010, 08:32 PM
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Ease up on the bank staff - they get very little money to put up with all the shit and don't like asking the shitty questions like that any more than you like answering them.

It's thanks to the government and their money-laundering regulations. I got a written warning as far back as 1993 for accepting a Ł2000 deposit from a customer who had dealt with the bank for over 30 years without reporting it as a "suspicious transaction".

Nowadays I could face criminal prosecution for the same thing.
Old 28-05-2010, 09:08 PM
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Originally Posted by Stu.H
I paid 8k into my missus's account a while ago, then they called HER to ask where its from!


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