Wahesh
The Forefather of The Kennel
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On Monday at 2pm, I received a call from this phone number: 0402 582 790. The Irish sounding guy told me he's from a company called "Aussie Protect" and they compare private health insurance. I told him to call me back at 6pm as I was at work. I thought he wouldn't called as he would've left "the office" by then (he was calling from a call centre). So once that call ended, I blocked his number.
Yesterday, again at 2pm, the same guy called, this time from a different number: 0411 181 632. He said it's the call back service, I said to him again, please call at 6pm as I'm at work. He said that's fine, he was going to do that yesterday but had to leave the office early due to a family emergency - obvious bullshit. Again, I blocked this number. At this stage I was wondering if this guys knows that I'm seeing a mobile number come up.
Then alas at 6pm I received the call from yet another different mobile number: 0403 209 662. All this guy done was transfer me to iSelect to check compare my private health insurance with an operator from the other end. I spoke to her from about 15 mins and it seems like a good deal (better than what I'm currently paying) but I played it safe and told her I'm not changing. After that, she tried to get me to change my gas/electricity plan to save more money based on my postcode (I gave them a fake postcode and name). At that point, I hung up.
Would any company benefit from this? Would iSelect use a different company such as "Aussie Protect" to fish for business?
Yesterday, again at 2pm, the same guy called, this time from a different number: 0411 181 632. He said it's the call back service, I said to him again, please call at 6pm as I'm at work. He said that's fine, he was going to do that yesterday but had to leave the office early due to a family emergency - obvious bullshit. Again, I blocked this number. At this stage I was wondering if this guys knows that I'm seeing a mobile number come up.
Then alas at 6pm I received the call from yet another different mobile number: 0403 209 662. All this guy done was transfer me to iSelect to check compare my private health insurance with an operator from the other end. I spoke to her from about 15 mins and it seems like a good deal (better than what I'm currently paying) but I played it safe and told her I'm not changing. After that, she tried to get me to change my gas/electricity plan to save more money based on my postcode (I gave them a fake postcode and name). At that point, I hung up.
Would any company benefit from this? Would iSelect use a different company such as "Aussie Protect" to fish for business?