http://boakes.org nice of you to drop by. tea? Fri, 16 May 2008 07:16:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6-bleeding en http://boakes.org/3com-3g-phone-scam/ http://boakes.org/3com-3g-phone-scam/#comments Sat, 02 Dec 2006 15:05:40 +0000 Rich three 3g 3com marketing telemarketing spam tps threecom http://boakes.org/3com-3g-phone-scam/ Warning: apache_lookup_uri() [function.apache-lookup-uri]: Unable to include '/pics/2006/three/three' - error finding URI in /home/www/boakes.org/htdocs/mods/plugins/boakes-depicticon.php on line 65
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 [...]]]> http://boakes.org/3com-3g-phone-scam/feed/ http://boakes.org/junk-mail-from-satellite-direct-uk/ http://boakes.org/junk-mail-from-satellite-direct-uk/#comments Wed, 29 Nov 2006 20:22:05 +0000 Rich satellite direct satellite direct uk satellite warranty warranty spam junk mail tps mps Mailing Preference Service Telephone Preference Service 08702245777 BN18 0DF http://boakes.org/junk-mail-from-satellite-direct-uk/ Warning: apache_lookup_uri() [function.apache-lookup-uri]: Unable to include '/pics/2006/sky/mini_letter' - error finding URI in /home/www/boakes.org/htdocs/mods/plugins/boakes-depicticon.php on line 65
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. The Odds against Satellite Direct The odds stacked up against Satellite Direct [...]]]> http://boakes.org/junk-mail-from-satellite-direct-uk/feed/ http://boakes.org/spam-satellite-direct/ http://boakes.org/spam-satellite-direct/#comments Thu, 23 Nov 2006 14:59:03 +0000 Rich spam telephone spam telemarketing TPS satellite direct satellite direct UK Telephone Preference Service http://boakes.org/spam-satellite-direct/ Warning: apache_lookup_uri() [function.apache-lookup-uri]: Unable to include '/pics/2006/sky/sly' - error finding URI in /home/www/boakes.org/htdocs/mods/plugins/boakes-depicticon.php on line 65
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 [...]]]> http://boakes.org/spam-satellite-direct/feed/ http://boakes.org/suspicious-bskyb-warranty-telesales/ http://boakes.org/suspicious-bskyb-warranty-telesales/#comments Fri, 20 Oct 2006 14:36:29 +0000 Rich Satellite Direct BSkyB Sky Telemarketing warranty spam TPS http://boakes.org/suspicious-bskyb-warranty-telesales/ Warning: apache_lookup_uri() [function.apache-lookup-uri]: Unable to include '/pics/2006/sky/sly' - error finding URI in /home/www/boakes.org/htdocs/mods/plugins/boakes-depicticon.php on line 65
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… Sam: “Hello, can I speak to Ms Reeves please?” Me: “Sure, what’s it in connection with?” Sam: “We notice that your Sky warranty is about to run out and … blah [...]]]> http://boakes.org/suspicious-bskyb-warranty-telesales/feed/ http://boakes.org/ameri-versary/ http://boakes.org/ameri-versary/#comments Wed, 08 Mar 2006 10:20:29 +0000 Rich florida cruise florida telemarketing ameri scam scams do not call tps telesales timeshare prize jackpot telephone preference service http://boakes.org/ameri-versary Warning: apache_lookup_uri() [function.apache-lookup-uri]: Unable to include '/pics/2005/ameriwho/beachball' - error finding URI in /home/www/boakes.org/htdocs/mods/plugins/boakes-depicticon.php on line 65
It’s now a year year since I received “that phonecall” from Ameri-vacations, congratulating me, and falsely proclaiming that I’d won a holiday, and hit the proverbial jackpot. During the subsequent twelve months, the related articles have been requested more than 25,000 times, by well over 6000 people. Happily, many of those people discovered the articles [...]]]> http://boakes.org/ameri-versary/feed/ http://boakes.org/ameri-vanish/ http://boakes.org/ameri-vanish/#comments Thu, 06 Oct 2005 19:24:49 +0000 Rich disappeared flbahamastravel amerivacation flatouristbureau floridatouristbureau mydiscountholiday yourvipholiday http://boakes.org/?p=493 http://boakes.org/ameri-vanish/feed/ http://boakes.org/as-seen-on-tv/ http://boakes.org/as-seen-on-tv/#comments Wed, 05 Oct 2005 11:06:10 +0000 Rich opgelicht holland scam telemarketing florida travel http://boakes.org/?p=491 Warning: apache_lookup_uri() [function.apache-lookup-uri]: Unable to include '/pics/2005/opgelicht/assenontv' - error finding URI in /home/www/boakes.org/htdocs/mods/plugins/boakes-depicticon.php on line 65
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. It seems that the Dutch must have borrowed some of luck of the Irish because every single person that received a marketing call [...]]]> http://boakes.org/as-seen-on-tv/feed/ http://boakes.org/holiday-scams-on-dutch-tv/ http://boakes.org/holiday-scams-on-dutch-tv/#comments Tue, 06 Sep 2005 14:42:17 +0000 Rich opgelicht hendriks justin telesales deluged netherlands dutch predictably http://boakes.org/?p=468 Warning: apache_lookup_uri() [function.apache-lookup-uri]: Unable to include '/pics/2005/opgelicht/opgelicht' - error finding URI in /home/www/boakes.org/htdocs/mods/plugins/boakes-depicticon.php on line 65
Dutch television program Opgelicht (aka “Conned”) is conducting an investigation into the unreasonable telesales practices that I’ve previously discussed on this site. Earlier today I spoke with Justin Hendriks, who’s the program editor, and he confirmed that the program has received a lot of complaints from viewers who have been told they won a holiday, but [...]]]> http://boakes.org/holiday-scams-on-dutch-tv/feed/