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You will never guess what happened to me this afternoon!

I was contacted by a Payplan debt adviser, referring to my enquiry for personal debt advice. Apparently I had filled out their enquiry form as I was in financial difficulty, and needed help! The poor lady on the phone seemed to be terribly confused when I advised her of my profession, and how I imagine some kind person out there thought this would be a great prank!! After a few moments of interesting discussion sharing Data Protection issues, I politely ended the call.

No harm done - but is has made me think of a few people to now put on my April Fools list!

Oh my! Glad you could see the funny side Melanie. I'm sure the lady was a little taken aback when she realied your profession.

You think it was a prank or really a cold call?!?!?

That's a good one ... glad I'm not on your April fools list!!

This is amusing Mel - I can just imagine the silence on the end of the phone once you told her you were an IP!!

Not sure she knew what an IP was! There was certainly lots of confusion.

Don't think it could have been a cold call. If I felt that the banking industry'd preferred provider of debt advice to consumers was engaged in that sort of carry on, then it is time to find something else to do.

Perhaps she was new to the job!!

They make you laugh these cold calls trying to sell you something you sell yourself was funny..I feel like i have insurance for everything and i am fed up of paying them all .So i got a phone call from some twit waffling asking me did i watch sky and what did i watch and he went on and on till he said its expensive when the box breaks down so i said I know what you are after you are after my money for insurance..Well let me tell you i am fed up of paying insurance for everything for some fat man sitting in his mansion living off my insurance payments and if you want to pay it for me then go ahead !!And got rid of him..Their seems to be a lot of cold calling and also sales at the door i send the dog to answer the door...

It wasnt me [:D]

Oh Mel! This one has really made me giggle - I wish I could have been a fly in the Payplan office - or better still, yours after yhe call ended! What colour was the air?!

Love it [:D][:D][:D]

[:D][:D] She could be new to the job at Payplan and 'someone you know' has given her your details to call!
'tis funny though [:D][:D]
Deffo wasn't me.

After a difficult day at work that has made me giggle !

As i was in the office at the time the call came through, i can say it was very amusing oh we did laugh

I cannot fault Payplan at all - the lady was courteous and dealt with the call perfectly adequately. I guess my name was just the next on the list, and if I had not been in a meeting at the time the call came through I might have played along with it a bit for market research purposes. But when I get hold of the culprit ....!!