Got a call earlier today at work. I’ll tip my hat that the fellow was pretty good at getting me to think about buying the stock he recommended.
But, dude, hey, “no” means “no”. I even gave him a “step to walk down on” as my girlfriend would put it. But he wouldn’t take the hint. Sheesh!
I’m still trying to figure out how I got on their calling list.
[quote=“gus”]
I’m still trying to figure out how I got on their calling list.[/quote]
Remember all that personal information that’s being sold on the black market?
Gus, you’re just too nice of a guy and you don’t know enough really filthy swear words. 
Ah, back in Copenhagen a few years ago I got called up by a boiler room operation a few times. They wanted me to buy Iomega in early 2000!!!
They also mailed me lots of very thin research on currencies and stocks.
[quote=“gus”]Got a call earlier today at work. I’ll tip my hat that the fellow was pretty good at getting me to think about buying the stock he recommended.
But, dude, hey, “no” means “no”. I even gave him a “step to walk down on” as my girlfriend would put it. But he wouldn’t take the hint. Sheesh!
I’m still trying to figure out how I got on their calling list.[/quote]
We can all be gratefull that telemarketing is not as bad as it is in the States. Each time I’ve gone back to visit my brother in Santa Monica, the phone litterally rings off the hook all day, at least every 20 to 30 mintues with a telemarketer. They don’t answer their phone anymore. Just use the answering machine to screen.
You’d be surprised how people get your information. Number one way: You give it to them. You’d be surpised too how many of your friends and associates either pass on, sell or post your personal information.
I created a special e-mail address with my domain when I went to a MTC Reunion at Shitda (mtc@…). Recently, I got a bunch of spam at that addrress. I assumed some bastard at the MTC siphoned off my contact information. Later I noticed they POSTED all alumni e-mail addresses on their alumni website. What DOLTS! It only takes a few hours for robots to suck that information up.
Hey Gus,
Search for your name in this page. No phone number, but the dorks posted our personal e-mail. How nice.
mtc.ntnu.edu.tw/mtcaa/members.htm
Pinesay, huh
Thanks for the tip about the MTC site. I know the webmaster (cool guy, too). I’ll ask him to change my e-mail address to one that screens spam better
Cheers
[quote=“gus”]Thanks for the tip about the MTC site. I know the webmaster (cool guy, too). I’ll ask him to change my e-mail address to one that screens spam better
Cheers[/quote]
Now I feel bad. 
For all I know, that MTC Webmaster “dolt” could be you. :help: My appologies. (You have been a voluntary Webmaster for just about everyone on this rock.) Just kidding. Anyway, I’d suggest he or she make e-mail addresses an opt-in thing. Spamers don’t care about his or her warning in bold not to spam.
Reminds me of this cartoon (Flash required).
Has anybody ever tried using the telemarketing counterscript?
HMG, that’s a great script - and I’ve done telemarketing in the past!
But Gus, my love, this is not really a business/money topic. How do you feel about veing moved to somewhere with a bit more traffic? Living in Taiwan, or Open? (I think the former.)
In my year on a cubicle farm, I’d get calls from time to time from an English guy in Singapore about exciting share opportunities and would I like to ‘come on board’. Classic boiler room stuff. [I hadn’t yet seen the movie!]
He gave a great spiel and even after I’d left the company he called me up at home. Someone at the office had given him my home phone number - thanks a bunch!
Spack, next time he calls reply that you’re going to be committing all your funds to something much more attractive. Don’t tell him what it is, just ‘accidentally’ drop hints about what a great deal it is.
Reverse-pitching is so much fun!
I thought this would be a good place to put it because there are discussions here about buying stocks
I figure that if I’m called by this boiler room (out of South Korea?!?!!) checking to see if I’d like to buy NASDAQ issues, then there are likely to be others here who have also. I am hoping to share experience
A few weeks back, I was called by the company that telemarkets for Harrington. I recognized the accent to be one from the Philippines, and my personal sentiments got the best of me (I am originally from the Philippines, and recognize phone services like this to be one of the few bright spots for the country) and agreed to receive Harrington’s brochure in the post.
I did ask the telemarketer back then how she got my phone number and she claimed she didn’t know
I never opened the mail that they sent, so I was surprised when I got the phone call. I guess this doesn’t sound as “cold” a call as I originally imagined.