Agent issuing threat

[NotAllThere]

If someone really wants to get hold of me, they'll leave a message. If it's just an agent drone "wanting an update of my CV", then I really don't care. Of course, not answering the calls could mean I'm missing out on some superduper contract, but I'll never know!

[ratewhore]

looked into this a couple of years ago and the are limitations on which numbers you can purchase to stop people doing exactly that. I went for a 0870 number instead but that is probably going to have to change now with ofcom's messing about....

25 notes plus VAT

[expat]

If someone really wants to get hold of me, they'll leave a message. If it's just an agent drone "wanting an update of my CV", then I really don't care. Of course, not answering the calls could mean I'm missing out on some superduper contract, but I'll never know!

Maybe not: a lot of people now don't leave messages, on the grounds that you will see the missed call, and return it. Unfortunately I usually can't.

[NewWorld123]

Continuing to receive unwanted calls

Update:

Today I received two more calls (undisclosed number) [probably that same Agent pretending to be Anger Management Company] offering to register me for the Anger Management course.

In the first call, he told, "We are from xxx Anger Management, we can give classes at £60 per hour". I told him, "I am not interested. Please do not disturb me again" and closed the phone.

After about 8 minutes another call came again and he told, "I am calling from Finance Department, you have been booked for Anger Management classes..." I put the phone down.

What are my options? Should I inform police?

[swamp]

Be a politician (i.e. don't answer their question), and remember you are a business too. For example:

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Agent: What rate you were at your last role?
Me: My typical rate is £XXX

Agent: Is that what you were on in your last role?
Me: Like I said, I typically charge XXX. Do you have any roles for this rate that would suit me?

Agent: I need to know what your last rate was?
Me: <pause/>... I'm not at liberty to discuss that.

Agent: Why can't you tell me?
Me: As I said, I can't discuss my last rate. I'm on the market for a contract at XXX a day and I'd be very interested to hear of anything you might have that would suit me, but I'm not going to discuss the specifics of my prior business arrangements with you.

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This is the politest way I know of telling an agent to f*** off.

[ratewhore]

Be a politician (i.e. don't answer their question), and remember you are a business too. For example:

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Agent: What rate you were at your last role?
Me: My typical rate is £XXX

Agent: Is that what you were on in your last role?
Me: Like I said, I typically charge XXX. Do you have any roles for this rate that would suit me?

Agent: I need to know what your last rate was?
Me: <pause/>... I'm not at liberty to discuss that.

Agent: Why can't you tell me?
Me: As I said, I can't discuss my last rate. I'm on the market for a contract at XXX a day and I'd be very interested to hear of anything you might have that would suit me, but I'm not going to discuss the specifics of my prior business arrangements with you.

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This is the politest way I know of telling an agent to f*** off.

That's all very nice but I don't see what's wrong with telling them to f*** off...

Firm but fair

[NotAllThere]

Maybe not: a lot of people now don't leave messages, on the grounds that you will see the missed call, and return it. Unfortunately I usually can't.

Make an overseas calls just to find out who called me? That's not going to happen.

Yet, somehow, I'm continuously in work.

[ratewhore]

Update:

Today I received two more calls (undisclosed number) [probably that same Agent pretending to be Anger Management Company] offering to register me for the Anger Management course.

In the first call, he told, "We are from xxx Anger Management, we can give classes at £60 per hour". I told him, "I am not interested. Please do not disturb me again" and closed the phone.

After about 8 minutes another call came again and he told, "I am calling from Finance Department, you have been booked for Anger Management classes..." I put the phone down.

What are my options? Should I inform police?

I would go along with it and give them false information. Book yourself on it, get them to invoice a made up company and tell them you look forward to the course.

I would also post ALL the details you have of the pimp on here and in lots of other places over the internet...

[cojak]

Do not give false details. Record conversation. Inform them that you are recording the conversation and will be passing onto the police. Give recorded conversation and correct details to police.

Then see what happens...

[ratewhore]

Do not give false details. Record conversation. Inform them that you are recording the conversation and will be passing onto the police. Give recorded conversation and correct details to police.

Then see what happens...

F**k all squared probably, knowing the way things work in this country...