Non-motoring > I feel just a little bit guilty... Miscellaneous
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 Mon 27 Apr 15 10:16 
 I feel just a little bit guilty... - zippy
I got a call this morning from an accident helpline.

An electronic voice said that it "knew about my recent accident and if I wanted to get help then I should press 1 on my telephone".

So I pressed 1.

A young man answered and asked for details.

I replied, in my best impression of a frail octogenarian "I had a really bad accident yesterday"

"Oh" replied the young man, "tell me more".

"Well I am a bit slow in the car and couldn't park quickly enough when I really needed to and I cannot control things as well as I used to and my cleaner is refusing to help clean the mess up".

Young man made his excuses and hung up. Oh well.
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 Mon 27 Apr 15 10:19 
 I feel just a little bit guilty... - bathtub tom
Like it, but how much did the call cost you when you pressed 1?
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 Mon 27 Apr 15 10:27 
 I feel just a little bit guilty... - zippy
They called me, it was their penny!
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 Mon 27 Apr 15 12:40 
 I feel just a little bit guilty... - bathtub tom
>> They called me, it was their penny!

I think you'll find that when you respond by pressing a button, you're originating a call to a pre-determined number. That number could be a premium rate call and the sky's the limit on charging.
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 Mon 27 Apr 15 10:36 
 I feel just a little bit guilty... - VxFan
>> So I pressed 1.

Oh dear. You're now on a marketing list and will get pestered beyond your wildest dreams.

the simple act of pressing that “1” puts you on a so-called “hot” list of consumers. This list will be sold and resold and resold and you will now continue to get calls from additional scammers

consumerist.com/2013/08/27/please-dont-press-any-buttons-when-you-get-a-scammy-robocall/
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 Mon 27 Apr 15 11:34 
 I feel just a little bit guilty... - zippy
>>Oh dear.

Glad it was on my £9.99 emergency Nokia phone then. I'll just pop a new SIM in it if I get inundated.
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 Mon 27 Apr 15 13:21 
 I feel just a little bit guilty... - Duncan
>> >> So I pressed 1.
>>
>> Oh dear. You're now on a marketing list and will get pestered beyond your wildest
>> dreams.
>>
>> the simple act of pressing that “1” puts you on a so-called “hot” list of
>> consumers. This list will be sold and resold and resold and you will now continue
>> to get calls from additional scammers
>>
>> consumerist.com/2013/08/27/please-dont-press-any-buttons-when-you-get-a-scammy-robocall/>>

Next thing that happens is you will be discovered somewhere, bound hand and foot, with an apple in your mouth, on your way to the Middle East to be some rich man's plaything.

All because you pressed 1.
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 Mon 27 Apr 15 13:32 
 I feel just a little bit guilty... - No FM2R
>>Next thing that happens is you will be discovered somewhere, bound hand and foot, with an apple in your mouth, on your way to the Middle East to be some rich man's plaything.

I have a mental image. I'm not comfortable with it.
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