See, I'd have probably taken his word for it that his name _was_ Barry Richards.
However, my first question would have been "Are you ringing from the UK?"
If he said yes, I'd then happily point out that we're registered with the Telephone Preference Service and that he was risking a £1000 fine for his company by ringing me. And then ask the name of his company.
They've usually rung off by then.
(If he says no, I put the phone down without hanging up and go and make a coffee. If he's too stupid to notice the lack of response, let his company pay international phone rates).
In all seriousness, register with the TPS. We get almost no spam calls now.
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However, my first question would have been "Are you ringing from the UK?"
If he said yes, I'd then happily point out that we're registered with the Telephone Preference Service and that he was risking a £1000 fine for his company by ringing me. And then ask the name of his company.
They've usually rung off by then.
(If he says no, I put the phone down without hanging up and go and make a coffee. If he's too stupid to notice the lack of response, let his company pay international phone rates).
In all seriousness, register with the TPS. We get almost no spam calls now.