DISHONESTY IN SOLICITED PHONE CALLS
Complaint
Karen Scott
Country: United States
Last night, I recieved a call from Direct Buy in an attempt to have me schedule a time to come in and listen to their pitch. Last month, I found this business and provided the basic information online.
This individual (a male), did say where he was calling from but did not tell me his name. In an attempt to try to trick me, he told me that he spoke to "my husband" and that "my husband" asked him to speak to me to schedule a day to come in. I replied by saying, "Oh really, what number did you call?" he then gave me our home phone number. My point is MY HUSBAND IS IN AFGANISTAN AND HAS BEEN FOR ALMOST A YEAR!
Bottom line is him saying that he spoke to my husband was nothing but a LIE and his way of soliciting me. I told him to take me off the list and don't ever call me again.
I don't know about anyone else, but I think it's a little extreme to go to this length to get business and I personally don't want this kind.
This individual (a male), did say where he was calling from but did not tell me his name. In an attempt to try to trick me, he told me that he spoke to "my husband" and that "my husband" asked him to speak to me to schedule a day to come in. I replied by saying, "Oh really, what number did you call?" he then gave me our home phone number. My point is MY HUSBAND IS IN AFGANISTAN AND HAS BEEN FOR ALMOST A YEAR!
Bottom line is him saying that he spoke to my husband was nothing but a LIE and his way of soliciting me. I told him to take me off the list and don't ever call me again.
I don't know about anyone else, but I think it's a little extreme to go to this length to get business and I personally don't want this kind.
Comments
They are often paid bonuses for sales, so they are incentivized to make their numbers any way they can.
The result can be minor nuisances such as when you catch them in a lie, or on-going problems like the AOL customers seeking to cancel their accounts, who repeatedly got CSRs either trying to "retain" them or refusing to cancel, or simply ignoring their requests and leaving the account open and the charges withdrawn every month.
That is why you should make sure you are on the Do Not Call list, should not respond to ANY unsolicited sales call, and should insist that if you are calling yourself, you get in writing all information on any offer before you make any decision, and NEVER give out your bank or credit card account information unless you have already reviewed an offer and decided to make a purchase or set up an account.
In addition, NEVER use your savings or checking account, check card, or debit card number to make an on-line, retail, or phone purchase. ALWAYS use only credit cards for this purpose. Restrict check usage to ONLY making payments to companies you already trust: rent, mortgage, taxes, utilities, credit cards, etc.
Manage your risk, and reduce your exposure.