I just got a call from 0121 7084055. The guy on the other end wanted to speak to my partner Lou and then just abruptly hung up when I explained she was at work. The manner of it was such that I Googled the number which apparently belongs to a company called Ocean Communication Ltd.<\/p>\n
Ocean don’t exactly advertise themselves but by searching on their name and location (Birmingham) I got this info:<\/p>\n
\nOcean Communication Ltd
\nFairgate House
\nKings Road
\nTyseley
\nBirmingham BS11 2AA<\/p>\nCompany Number: 05318031\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
If this is correct them I’m even more intrigued as these guys are a mobile phone supplier with links to the Carphone Warehouse<\/a>. I’ll expand this if I find out more.<\/p>\n
Update 16th-May-2008<\/strong>
\nSince writing that I’ve had calls from 01217084055 every day. Finally after lots of being greeted by a dead phone line I got a bloke who responded to the simple question of “who are you?”. The answer, “I’m calling on behalf of Total Refund<\/a>“. Total Refund are in the blossoming industry of reclaiming bank charges. I’m not convinced that their method of using high-volume call centres is the best approach to giving a client “that warm feeling”. It would have been slightly better if he’d said he worked for Total Refund but no, he, “called on behalf of Total Refund”. That’s a significant difference.<\/p>\nMore to come when they finally catch Lou at home.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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