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December 2nd, 2006, by Rich, in Scams.
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I just got called by another TPS-ignoring baby-eating evil telemarketing sales company - it must be my lucky month.
Picking up the phone and answering to find musak playing I thought I might be in for the deal of a lifetime, or maybe an offer that was too good to refuse, so I grabbed a pen and paper just in case. More…
November 29th, 2006, by Rich, in Scams.
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It’s been a long time since I’ve seen complete mindless determination in the face of utterly overwhelming odds, but Satellite Direct have shown a lack of comprehension that is quite staggering in their recent marketing campaign. Today, they have raised the bar of ineptitude. More…
November 23rd, 2006, by Rich, in Scams.
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I just got another call from Satellite Direct UK telling me that my Sky warranty needs renewing. Oddly enough, nothing has changed since their last call. We are still registered with the TPS so it’s unlawful for them to phone us and we still don’t have a Sky box, so it’s definitely not out of it’s warranty period, which they again suggested. Satellite Direct UK you are not morons: stop ignoring the TPS.
Update: Looks like we’re not the only recipients of their unwanted sales calls: Longrider (also called twice) points out a host of others.
Update: Satellite Direct UK’s business practices have subsequently been successfully challenged in the High Court by BSkyB.
Update 2008/03/10: Satellite Direct UK are investigated by BBC Watchdog (it’s available on iPlayer for 1 week after broadcast).
October 20th, 2006, by Rich, in Scams.
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We just got a telemarketing call. Regular readers will know we’re registered with the TPS, so such calls are unlawful. The call went like this… More…
March 8th, 2006, by Rich, in Scams.
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October 6th, 2005, by Rich, in Scams.
Lots of the Ameri-vacation “clone” websites (the ones with eerily similar content which appear to be connnected with messers Rajan / Hemani / Jessani / Rehmatullah) have “disappeared”. More…
October 5th, 2005, by Rich, in Scams.
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Several weeks ago I met Justin Hendiks, a reporter for Dutch TV programme Opgelicht. He’s been researching the unsolicited phone calls that Dutch citizens have been receiving over the last few months. More…
September 6th, 2005, by Rich, in Scams.
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Dutch television program Opgelicht (aka “Conned”) is conducting an investigation into the unreasonable telesales practices that I’ve previously discussed on this site. More…
August 1st, 2005, by Rich, in Scams.
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All over he world tourist venues are rarely at 100% occupancy, there is usually one high season per year, and the rest of the time there are empty rooms in hotels, empty seats at shows, empty spaces on ski lifts, spare snorkels, etc. From Florida to Felixtowe, there are vacancies. More…
July 26th, 2005, by Rich, in Scams.
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A big thanks to both Bobby and Peter D for pointing this story by Orlando Sentinel staff writer Richard Burnett. It looks like holiday scam outfit AmeriVacation will have their day in court! Congratulations to everyone who complained - hopefully this will help expedite your refunds. More…
