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Lostboy:
I'm with TPS and it had helped but I still get the odd call from abroad. The best approach is to have some fun with them - I have caller id so it goes something like this..

Me: "Hello, city morgue"

Cold caller: "Oh hello, could I speak to Mr Peter I** please?"

Me: "Ummm.... let me check.... third draw on the left... Oh, he seems to be still dead I'm afraid. Have you got a weggie board - we could get a seance going?"

Cold caller: <pause> "Oh, could I speak to Mr I*** please?"

Me: "Well I've tried prodding him with a stick but he won't wake up."

Cold caller: "Could I call back later at some point"

Me: "Oh sure, but I'm not sure of his new number now."

Caller: "Is this not the right number for Mr I****?"

Me: "I guess so... It depends on if there is an afterlife I suppose... And if their is I doubt he made it into heaven, so he's probably been re-incarnated and working in a call centre in India or something."

Which is a good point to hang up on them.

I also do the local prison ("sorry, he's in solitary at the moment"), a faith healer ("Oh, I can feel your chakra is all twisted, let me help you") an evangelist ("Pray with me to god for your salvation son, donate to my church")

A lot of these callers are not allowed to hang up on you - so if you have the time and are bored, you can have endless hours of fun with them  :P

TDi90:
or you could do the same back to them....

them: hi would you be interested in double glazing?

me: yes i was about to ask you the samer thing, can i interest YOU in some double glazing

them: no, no sir, i think you misunderstand, would you like some double glazing

me: yes i understand, but i wanted to know if you wanted double glazing, i can sell you some at a good price....

a long droning noise of the phone being hung up...  :lol:

Cate:
A colleague of mine asks them lots of questions first, their name in full, the company...ask them to spell every word, all contact details...spelt out in full, where they are in the country, if it is raining, what sort of car they drive, what hours they work... and she goes on like this saying that her boyfriend is very jealous and violent and needs all this information first. Then she says the kettle is boiling and hangs up.

We joined the phone blocking system and it works a treat.

I tell them I'm driving a police car and can't talk to them...... even on my landline!

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